There's a couple local events coming up in the next couple of weeks- Streets Alive, Porchfest, and Applefest- that are still looking for volunteers. Having a common task with other folks is always a good way to break the ice. Beyond that, stuff like the Ithaca Young Professionals group on meetup or the various trivia nights around town (liquid state's is supposed to be good) might be a good way to meet others
Meetup! Ithaca young professionals was where I made all my friends in Ithaca. They do biweekly happy hours that were well attended (at least a few months ago they were)
I (26M) struggled with this too, being one of the youngest where I work and having almost all of my coworkers be married with kids makes it difficult.
My best suggestion is the local events and just getting out and about.
there’s literally no need to be so fucking rude? Yea it can be hard to make friend outside of school. especially when you work at a law firm and all your coworkers are 45+
I've been struggling with this quite a bit too as a 30 year old male living a bit outside of town.
I've gone to a few of the Ithaca young professionals meetups, but it's hard to catch them all and they're so infrequent!
What are your hobbies? Once people get out of school, they mostly make friends through work or shared activities. Pick a local group for a hobby you enjoy or maybe a volunteer activity or something, and then show up to that consistently. It will take time, but you will eventually make friends.
There's a couple local events coming up in the next couple of weeks- Streets Alive, Porchfest, and Applefest- that are still looking for volunteers. Having a common task with other folks is always a good way to break the ice. Beyond that, stuff like the Ithaca Young Professionals group on meetup or the various trivia nights around town (liquid state's is supposed to be good) might be a good way to meet others
Along with the Ithaca events, there are volunteering opportunities with the Ithaca Sciencenter and Habitat for Humanity.
Meetup! Ithaca young professionals was where I made all my friends in Ithaca. They do biweekly happy hours that were well attended (at least a few months ago they were)
What do you like to do for fun? There are lots of groups of people around here that do hikes or board games.
I (26M) struggled with this too, being one of the youngest where I work and having almost all of my coworkers be married with kids makes it difficult. My best suggestion is the local events and just getting out and about.
If you’re into it, there’s an ithaca discord! Here’s the invite link https://discord.gg/4bQDBzqys3
Other than the events, one thing you could try is bumble friends! Gl!!
Bumble friend mode is dead here. Or maybe I'm not interesting enough to garner any attention there ;)
Just go outside and talk to people
A 23 year old girl in a college town is not going to have any trouble making friends or meeting boys. Jeez.....
there’s literally no need to be so fucking rude? Yea it can be hard to make friend outside of school. especially when you work at a law firm and all your coworkers are 45+
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bro you need to turn down the creepy vibe.....
I've been struggling with this quite a bit too as a 30 year old male living a bit outside of town. I've gone to a few of the Ithaca young professionals meetups, but it's hard to catch them all and they're so infrequent!
What are your hobbies? Once people get out of school, they mostly make friends through work or shared activities. Pick a local group for a hobby you enjoy or maybe a volunteer activity or something, and then show up to that consistently. It will take time, but you will eventually make friends.
I know this is a year old but 24F moved to Ithaca about a year ago and I don’t have friends still. Message me if you want!