Find a place where you can hang out at for free/little cost, try out: - public libraries
- coffee shops with later hours
- a body of water (there’s a park in my neighborhood with free entry to their pool, I hung out there for a few hours and read outside) or just walk around, flaneur-style…,
when I was trapped in suburbia, id go to nearby parks and playgrounds/school yards (when school isn’t in session) with friends and just goof around. do photoshoots, lay in the grass and talk, sometimes bring snacks and have a picnic. your local library might be a good solo option too, it’s free!
bring an adult who is cool being ditched to read their book in a corner or coffee shop while you mingle with new friends but will accompany you there + home
if you have a local coffee shop, go there and don’t drive to a starbucks or dunkin get a library card befriend your neighbors get plugged into the goings on of your town or city repeat local legends become friendly with your favorite store’s employees read in your local park patronize your local artists the way to plant roots is to stay in the same place for as long as possible! you don’t get that by driving out of town for every meal and beverage and thing you want
