You've gotten a lot of good advice.
I just recently moved to a town where I knew NO ONE. Not a single person. What I've learned:
1) Take the opportunity to eat healthily and inexpensively. Farmers' markets and buying on sale is best. Living alone made vegetarianism easy. It gave me a chance to find healthy foods I enjoyed eating, as opposed to eating white bread because my ex refused wheat or eating my parents' white turkey swedish meatballs that were healthy, but tasted awful.
2) Develop a fitness routine. This is so much easier for me living alone. After work I can throw on my gear, go running, and blow off steam. Developing this routine really cuts down on that sense of ennui you can get living alone.
3) Socialize. Go to new places. Hang. Tell people you're new. You will be surprised how easy it is to make friends. Don't be offput if you run into an unfriendly dive or two.
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