I miss having a local community. Advice?
So,for the past 2 years I have been spending summer at my S&B, winter at my snowbird town, and spring and fall camping and visiting people. I have close friends who I talk to on the phone long dist...
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Thank you folks, for the ideas and for the commiseration! It's kind of good to know we are all in the same boat.
I think you are right, John&Joey, that it's a seasonal thing. Spring in the southland makes me feel like I should be going 'home' and then it's a bummer to realise I have 4 months before I can! I felt this way last February, too. But I DID continue on to have a fun spring.
The idea of joining a national group of some sort sounds good to me.
I think with time I will find 2 or 3 locations besides my hometown that I return to for extended stays each year, and that will help. I have already found that coming to a park just for the second time, people remember me and are friendly. This is one reason I LIKE parks with permies in them :).
I think you are right, John&Joey, that it's a seasonal thing. Spring in the southland makes me feel like I should be going 'home' and then it's a bummer to realise I have 4 months before I can! I felt this way last February, too. But I DID continue on to have a fun spring.
The idea of joining a national group of some sort sounds good to me.
I think with time I will find 2 or 3 locations besides my hometown that I return to for extended stays each year, and that will help. I have already found that coming to a park just for the second time, people remember me and are friendly. This is one reason I LIKE parks with permies in them :).
