Getting established and making new friends is something I am very familiar with. Why did I think it should be any different this time, is it because I am older?

The irony of course, is that as we get older it is almost certain that we will have to move to a place where we may not know anyone, leaving behind our community to start all over again where we are strangers, even if it is on the happy occasion of our retirement.

Allow me to provide some examples on what has made this latest move not only possible but for the most part, a good adventure.