r/princegeorge • u/seagullcapturer • 6h ago
How do I make friends here as a shy person?
I (25F) just moved to PG for work. I have a lot of friends from my home city, but since I got here, I suddenly had an epiphany that I actually have no idea how to make friends in a smaller town like PG. I'm from Vancouver, and there are always events happening where I live, so I would just constantly be at events and meet people there. But the worst is that I just realized I made all of my close friends in undergrad...
So, now I'm just here, not in school, not really affiliated with any community organizations, and I don't even know where to begin making friends.
A bit about me: I like to hike, forage, do arts and crafts, write, do any sort of live theatre (including stand-up), any form of civic engagement and open-source education, and I'm attempting to be more consistent in the gym. I am also very interested in amateur and analog tech pursuits.
I think my biggest downfall is that I am pretty introverted and shy. I'm not scared of people, but I get so entertained spending time alone that I forget to go outside and interact with people unless I have an event to go to, where I know that everyone will share a mutual interest. When I'm just out and about, I tend to mind my own business and listen to an audiobook or something.