Experience moving to a completely new city

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KravtZ

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So i grew up right outside of NYC and went to school here, lived here my whole life. Have an awesome job here and make a ton of money so I can't complain. Most of my friends / family is here as well.

I am a massive skier obviously and can't get enough of it. I got the opportunity to potentially move to Salt Lake City for an insane job opportunity with a really awesome company. Would be a pay raise from my salary now, not to mention the cost of living would be much much lower. Plus I would be able to get a new car and be so close to some amazing skiing.

Now I know this all sounds great. But I literally have zero connections of any sort in SLC. No friends, family, etc. I was wondering if anyone out there has ever made a move like this and established a new life somewhere else? How was it? It would be a 2 year commitment so its not really that long in the long run, but still something I have never done before. Especially being mid 20's I feel like its hard to break into new friend circles, etc. But Im seriously considering it.
 
Nope. Not a single person on a skiing website has ever packed up and moved out west. Oh wait.

Get over your fear and get the fuck out of your bubble.
 
13352310:Drail said:
Nope. Not a single person on a skiing website has ever packed up and moved out west. Oh wait.

Get over your fear and get the fuck out of your bubble.
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Yup.

It is what you make of it though don't expect a million friends to fall into place if you rarely leave the house. A high paying job in SLC is a great option for someone who wants to ski alot and not be broke as fuck while doing so. Start in the summer so you can get 6 months in before you start sicking out to ski.

And this might raise your stock in your company doing this.

As everyone knows Im a total idiot and fuck up and have bad grades and stuff so my mom works for a defense contractor and could have got me a job if I was an engineer or had good grades. Anyways she was maybe not the head of a project in a test range in Utah near the NV border but a higher up in it. She said noone would go there it was the hardest thing ever to get anyone to agree to go to Utah and she told me that if I could have passed a drug test at that point in time she probably could have got me hired with a bachelors in unrelated shit and shitty grades they were that desperate.
 
Moral of that story is that NOONE wants to live in Utah if they aren't from there. You have to be a hardcore skiier for it to appeal to you if you aren't a local. MOst people in your office would go insane if they were askeed to move to SLC and would quit immediately.
 
Are you afraid of making new friends?

You can always go home to visit family. You don't get offered very many choices to move and advance your career.

I was given the choice to move to Golden 10 years ago. I haven't looked back.
 
i've done it. it's much easier to do when you're younger than it is when you get older and people become more lame. i'd jump on this opportunity if i were you.
 
I love moving to new areas and not knowing anyone. You can reinvent yourself haha. Wanna be the town rapist? Go for it no one knows you yet. Plus, whole new gaggle of women to chase.
 
13352396:Rachy said:
You will always have us.
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Pretty much. Since you're moving for a job, your going to meet coworkers who you can befriend,and on the skiing side of things, there's always NS. I'm 30 and still making new friends through this website. Don't late the online hate fool you, pretty much everyone on here is a friendly when it really comes down to it
 
It's not as bad and scary as you think. I moved by myself from NY to Seattle when I was 21. Now I'm 23 and moved to Utah, again by myself, last summer. I'm by no means an outgoing person but it's extremely easy to make friends with mutual interests in cites close to the mountains.

It's somewhat sketchy but I recommend finding someone around your age looking for roommate in SLC and moving in with them. They'll take you to the local watering holes, show you where the powder stashes are and likely introduce you to tons of great people.
 
I'd go for it! If you love skiing as much as the rest of us, it would be a good decision. Utah is a health and active state and it would be a fun experience!
 
One of the things i didnt fully understand until i moved was while it might be easy to meet people to do stuff with, it takes years and is work to develop the depth of social network that you are used to now.

having 1 or 2 friends and a 3 or 4 ski/bike/climbing/drinking partners or aquaintences is not the same social network you had back home, ya know. And if you are putting in big hours at work, it becomes even tougher to meet people, especially if there arent many SINGLE younger people at your new company.

Its a life change and it takes years to fully settle in.

BUT, from what you described, it sounds like a lot of things in your life will be markedly improved by moving. If you have a SO and she is willing to go with you, or you are without a significant other both are big strikes in Moving's favor.

that said, i personally didnt move to SLC because of the smog and lack of liberal, "artsy" culture.
 
13352724:californiagrown said:
One of the things i didnt fully understand until i moved was while it might be easy to meet people to do stuff with, it takes years and is work to develop the depth of social network that you are used to now.

having 1 or 2 friends and a 3 or 4 ski/bike/climbing/drinking partners or aquaintences is not the same social network you had back home, ya know. And if you are putting in big hours at work, it becomes even tougher to meet people, especially if there arent many SINGLE younger people at your new company.

Its a life change and it takes years to fully settle in.

BUT, from what you described, it sounds like a lot of things in your life will be markedly improved by moving. If you have a SO and she is willing to go with you, or you are without a significant other both are big strikes in Moving's favor.

that said, i personally didnt move to SLC because of the smog and lack of liberal, "artsy" culture.
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Real talk.
 
13352724:californiagrown said:
One of the things i didnt fully understand until i moved was while it might be easy to meet people to do stuff with, it takes years and is work to develop the depth of social network that you are used to now.

having 1 or 2 friends and a 3 or 4 ski/bike/climbing/drinking partners or aquaintences is not the same social network you had back home, ya know. And if you are putting in big hours at work, it becomes even tougher to meet people, especially if there arent many SINGLE younger people at your new company.

Its a life change and it takes years to fully settle in.

BUT, from what you described, it sounds like a lot of things in your life will be markedly improved by moving. If you have a SO and she is willing to go with you, or you are without a significant other both are big strikes in Moving's favor.

that said, i personally didnt move to SLC because of the smog and lack of liberal, "artsy" culture.
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I would say that is the biggest thing im worried about. Im a pretty out going person but putting in on average 60ish-85+ hour work weeks limits your to really meet people. I wouldn't be moving with a SO or anyone I know. Im very social and have a big network back in NY and the surrounding cities. Would be a big change starting from scratch literally knowing no one.

Got a lot to think about and will ultimately make my decision over the next week.

Just curious...hows the nightlife in SLC? Obviously its not going to be NYC but still a lot of bars, etc going on?
 
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