We might be moving from New Orleans to somewhere around Washington D.C. because my dad might be getting a new job in Washington. I'm pretty afraid because I've never moved before while I was old enough to care or have worries about it. The last time I moved was in Kindergarten! How am I gonna meet new people at school? What do I do or where do I sit during lunch (in my opinion, the worst time at school if you don't know anyone) those first few days until I meet new people? What if I don't make new friends? Any advice on moving to a new place?
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Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
Pretty terrifying, I'd agree. I'm not the sociable type, and I would certainly not like to be moving at your age.
My advice would be to try and enjoy this. This is not an end, it is a beginning. You will make new friends, you will gain new experiences. Just go with the flow and see where it takes you.
My advice would be to try and enjoy this. This is not an end, it is a beginning. You will make new friends, you will gain new experiences. Just go with the flow and see where it takes you.
Yeeek
Seizing The Day
Don't be afraid, due to the my father's work we had to move every 6-12 months and for some time lived in a caravan. All that untill my 15 years.
Hence i never built friendship or i would get very sad. But, it has allowed me to see many places, even outside my country and meet different people/culture.
I can understand why you are afraid to move, its normal. Anyone does whenever they move somewhere they don't know as they have lived in the same place for so long. I'm sure you'll get new friends!
Hence i never built friendship or i would get very sad. But, it has allowed me to see many places, even outside my country and meet different people/culture.
I can understand why you are afraid to move, its normal. Anyone does whenever they move somewhere they don't know as they have lived in the same place for so long. I'm sure you'll get new friends!
Elta
我不会把这种
Be so cool that you allready know everybody.
like when I would go to a new school I'd go up to some chicks and just act like I knew all of them and they all thought I knew one of the other ones.
See a nice group of girls? walk over to there table at lunch and be like is this set taken? (as if your going to move the chair to another table) and then just sit there; act smug and say I KNEW it wasn't.
Remember your not looking for friends (or girlfriends) since everyone likes you allready they just don't know it yet,
like when I would go to a new school I'd go up to some chicks and just act like I knew all of them and they all thought I knew one of the other ones.
See a nice group of girls? walk over to there table at lunch and be like is this set taken? (as if your going to move the chair to another table) and then just sit there; act smug and say I KNEW it wasn't.
Remember your not looking for friends (or girlfriends) since everyone likes you allready they just don't know it yet,
Washington DC is a really fun place, and im sure you'll like it. I lived there most of the last year, and I'll be headed back eventually.
I was living far away from where I grew up (Im an Ohio boy), and the only person I knew there was my girlfriend. I joined clubs, played pickup sports, and tried to befriend people in class. Eventually, you'll find a new crowd to run with
I was living far away from where I grew up (Im an Ohio boy), and the only person I knew there was my girlfriend. I joined clubs, played pickup sports, and tried to befriend people in class. Eventually, you'll find a new crowd to run with
Elta said:Be so cool that you allready know everybody.
like when I would go to a new school I'd go up to some chicks and just act like I knew all of them and they all thought I knew one of the other ones.
See a nice group of girls? walk over to there table at lunch and be like is this set taken? (as if your going to move the chair to another table) and then just sit there; act smug and say I KNEW it wasn't.
Remember your not looking for friends (or girlfriends) since everyone likes you allready they just don't know it yet,
That seems too hard!
Kan' Sharuminar
Fluffy
homeyg said:
In my honest opinion, it is hard. I won't deny it. But please try to enjoy it. You have to move, you will have to adjust. Just try and think of it in good terms.
It's a challenge, but one that, in the end, you will come out on top and be a better person and, ultimately, have it as another experience in your life to look back on.
7ronin
海軍少佐
I grew up in Washington, D.C. and environs and it's a great place to live. Lots of things to do and see.
Moving for someone in school is hard; no doubt about it - but don't stress unduly about it - you'll get over it and things will be fine. First of all, be yourself. Don't try to be someone you aren't in an effort to fit in. When people find out that you are from Louisiana they're probably going to approach you about your hurricane experiences. That's the perfect time to start making friends.
And don't forget what Elta said (what a great comment - I wish I'd thought of it): "people already like you, they just don't know it yet."
Moving for someone in school is hard; no doubt about it - but don't stress unduly about it - you'll get over it and things will be fine. First of all, be yourself. Don't try to be someone you aren't in an effort to fit in. When people find out that you are from Louisiana they're probably going to approach you about your hurricane experiences. That's the perfect time to start making friends.
And don't forget what Elta said (what a great comment - I wish I'd thought of it): "people already like you, they just don't know it yet."
Syterion
Voodoo Economist
If you just take whatever small abuses you may face by being a "new kid" then they'll accept you. This probably won't be a problem though, since I'd figure that high school kids are mature enough. At my school, at the end of the year in history class, we realized that we forgot to make fun of the "new kid" who had now been there for a school year. We all regretted it.
warmwaffles
Programmer
Join the club my man...I am moving in the middle of my Junior year in highschool...I have to move to texas from oregon...we finally get to move back after 6 grueling long years of having to live with these Pinko Commie Democrats
CaptainF
The Professional Poster
Drivebymaster said:
Bah! Shut yo mouth!
Oregon ain't all hippies you know...
C~G
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homeyg, like they say there lies opportunity in every crisis.
You have to just raise above all of this.
I can honestly say this is your time to make yourself what you have wanted to be. Like Elta said, be open and act like you know how to act. There's nothing to it really. What there is to lose? Think about it. Move one step at a time, concentrate and be consistent of what you do.
What happens then really is out of your hands, just be sure you always do your own thing.
I have moved so many times in my life from one period to the next that it's almost a blur, you get used to meeting new people and like I said enjoy it. Many people don't have such chance. They might live in one spot all their lives.
You have to just raise above all of this.
I can honestly say this is your time to make yourself what you have wanted to be. Like Elta said, be open and act like you know how to act. There's nothing to it really. What there is to lose? Think about it. Move one step at a time, concentrate and be consistent of what you do.
What happens then really is out of your hands, just be sure you always do your own thing.
I have moved so many times in my life from one period to the next that it's almost a blur, you get used to meeting new people and like I said enjoy it. Many people don't have such chance. They might live in one spot all their lives.
Godwynn
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Don't sweat it. Be yourself. I would be careful about what Elta said, since it could invoke jealousy within those already there, and with the normal adolescent macho attitude, it will carry over until they are sweeping the floors for you 10 years down the road.
You'll have 3 or 4 classes before your lunch period, talk to people sitting next to you in there, computer geniuses, jocks, hawt chicks, whatever. You'll look back on this four years from now and laugh. So enjoy it.
You'll have 3 or 4 classes before your lunch period, talk to people sitting next to you in there, computer geniuses, jocks, hawt chicks, whatever. You'll look back on this four years from now and laugh. So enjoy it.
Eukaryote
Deity
Shyness is usally misinterpreted as unfriendlyness, just be brave and make the first move.homeyg said:
Eukaryote
Deity
You're gonna have some trouble making friends.Drivebymaster said:
warmwaffles
Programmer
Yes...but atleast I have family down in Texas as opposed to Oregon...
Makin friends will be easy...its just making friends with good people that is the trick.
Makin friends will be easy...its just making friends with good people that is the trick.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
It is BY FAR the funnest thing you will ever do.homeyg said:
warmwaffles
Programmer
Thats my plan man....Moving is the little reset switch on life...unless...you murdered someone...then its a different story but back onto subject
No one will know who I am and I drive a total B.A. car and my last few years are gonna rock
No one will know who I am and I drive a total B.A. car and my last few years are gonna rock
