friends help: ok so I live in the middle of nowhere…well not nowhere,but a small town were nothing ever happens. - Help.com

buy a rabbit :)

ooh buy a rabbit yeah.

but also perhaps learn to drive? make some new friends then go on nature hikes, join a hiking club? form a hiking club? form a book club? join a book club? go out clubbing? go out more often? there are loads of things you could do, but hey if your problem is your town is boring then either move away, learn to drive or make things happen.

Same as me, I live in the middle of nowhere, a small town where nothing happens and to get to where things are happeneing costs a small fortune in a taxi and buses are too irregular to know when to catch one :S

next time your in town have a look in a post office, they usually have a notice board full of events that are happening.

Do you work/ have a job?

Hang out here. We’re an entertaining bunch.

Big Giant Head (lol love that name) kinda said it “either move away, learn to drive or make things happen.” I appreciate how concise that was.

and Xeno Dragon is right, there is alot to be enjoyed here.

What are your resources? several older ladies. any guys? movies? I am assuming you like your teaching job enough to keep you in that town. Try finding another teacher that may be older but shares your philosophies. Go out and have a beer with that person (not to say alcohol is important, just to help you see that person with a different perspective), talk to that person about the resources of the town. There may be fun things somewhere you just need to find them.. or start them.

Question; there are NO people your age? that just makes me wonder.

Well, I like to think long term. So if I was you I would work on my teaching skills and in a couple years (too long?) get a FABULOUS letter of recommedation (or even have the principle or some other biggie set up an interview in a bigger city).

I don’t know why you are staying there. I assume it is the job. So concentrate on the job.

and I promise you. In that bunch of old ladies is a vibrant fun brilliant exciting being (or 2) that will be a joy (for the time being) and probably a life long friend.

Recluses like me would love to relocate to an isolated burg. Sadly, younger folk are doing the opposite just as they’ve always done… migrating away, to busier, more exiting places that offering more opportunity… thus causing many small towns to atrophy and die.

If you don’t have a small town/laid back temperament, as long as you’re “stuck” there maybe you could look into joining or forming a group based on similar interests. The Internet can be a great springboard. The site below offers a free (I think) method of sending smoke signals to others who feel similarly isolated and in need of some sort of personal interaction. It can bring likeminded people (within driving distance) together - http://www.meetup.com/

BTW- Don’t give up if, when you enter your zip, there isn’t a group appealing to your interests already up and running. The smaller and more isolated the town, the less likely there will be, but that shouldn’t discourage you from tapping your creativity and personal interests/hobbies and launch your own groups. At least throw ‘em on the wall and see if any stick.

~LazyDaze wrote:
Same as me, I live in the middle of nowhere, a small town where nothing happens and to get to where things are happeneing costs a small fortune in a taxi and buses are too irregular to know when to catch one :S

next time your in town have a look in a post office, they usually have a notice board full of events that are happening.

Me too. There’s a reason I write books where people are killed in very creative ways. (Just kidding) I read a lot, and that keeps me happy, but try the library, your local community center or city hall, or, heck, hang out in a diner/café, drinking coffee for a couple hours and try to make conversation to find out what’s happening.

Growing things in a garden can be an extremely good way to spend your energy. The more time you have alone, the more you can grow. Plants can provide much more than just nourishment.