Creative Places to Find Your Next Roommate

September 10, 2018 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Looking for a new roommate, but not having any luck? Never fear! There are plenty of creative places to meet the perfect roommate for you, without too much stress or panic! Like most things, finding a roommate will require you to put yourself out there and meet new people and make new friends. Don’t be afraid…

Getting to Know Your Neighbors (For Introverts)

December 5, 2017 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

When it comes to day-to-day interactions, I’m a tremendously shy, introverted person. Even the friendliest of people intimidate me. If it were up to me, I would never have to meet new people, and I would never even see my neighbors. However, that’s not the way life works, and there are some very good reasons…

Getting Involved in Your New Community

October 15, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

For many of us, moving into our first apartment also means moving to a new city or state! Whether you move for work, friends, love, or adventure, it is a very exciting time. However, after the excitement of your move fades, it can become difficult to find and make friends or feel connected to your…

Apartment Activities with New Friends

May 20, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re moving into your first apartment away from your college city or hometown, you may find it difficult to make friends! This is totally normal, and happens all the time. But after you move away from college roommates and friends, you’ll need to find a squad to support you in person when Face-Time just…

Living Alone Doesn’t Have to be Lonely!

October 9, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

When you are living alone for the first time, away from friends and family, it’s easy to feel lonely. Don’t let yourself get into a rut of Netflix and pizza. Get out, socialize and make new friends! Here’s how.

10 Reasons Your Roommates are Actually Your Significant Others

June 22, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Roommates, when you pick them right, tend to become much more than roommates. After a few months of living in a confined space with a couple people, you get to know basically everything about them. 1. What’s yours is mine (and vice versa). “Separate pantry shelves” cease to exist, closets become interchangeable, and you stop…

How to Meet People in Your New City

November 5, 2014 | By Jessie AuthorMy First Apartment

1. Join groups based on your interests Most larger cities have all sorts of groups that cater to people who have a wide variety of skills and interests. For example, I am a bluegrass and folk musician, and wanted to find a place where I could play with other like-minded musicians. I did a Google…

How to Make Friends in a New City

October 18, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

MOVING TO THE BIG CITY…ALONE by Katie Moving to a new city is an exciting and scary time, and it can be even more daunting when you’re doing it on your own. I started my career and life fresh out of college in NYC a little more than a year ago. I moved to the…