I moved to Canada to be with my husband and had no friends. I joined a book club, gym, and gardening community to meet new people.

The author (far-right) and her husband (far-left) made new friends in Canada.

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• In 2022, I moved to Canada to be with my boyfriend.
• I figured it would be easy to readapt to a new place; I had done it before during college.
• I had to make an effort to make friends of my own.

In 2022, when I moved from India to Canada, I was so excited to reunite with my boyfriend (now husband) that I didn't think about the challenges of moving.

I had jetted across the world before...