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Very much so. I recently moved into a Senior Apartment Complex. I have made many new friends. Even though I drive, I love adventures on the bus. We have great bus service. There is a wonderful Senior Activity Center. Made many friends there. Lunch is only $1.50. They have live music, dancing, exercise classes, pool tables. I am so glad I retired so I have time for all this.
P.L.
Not so much adventures but I like meeting new people and being able to share ideas etc. I know many more people now than I did a few years ago because I moved to a new area but I still see the old friends and acquaintances when I go into the town where I used to do my shopping regularly. If I meet someone I knew well we might go for a coffee and a long chat and I then stay in town an hour longer than I originally intended. To me that is about as 'adventurous' as it gets but it's great and is a nice change to the usual routine.
Where I now live a mix with a totally new group of people but am not especially close with anyone. I like to be friendly with many and able to join in joint conversations but don't go the their homes or away for a day etc. I like things as they are - just having many people I can converse with on any given occasion and then go back to my own space and do my own thing.
However, I have a few brochures of day trips and weekend breaks (starting next Spring) and am giving some of them serious consideration. Those, to me, would be a real adventure as I'll be doing it alone for the first time. Time will tell.
Frank
Meeting new friends, these days, is mainly determined by who is in the library when I am there. Thankfully, libraries don't insist on total silence any more so good conversation can take place in a warm and pleasant place, rather than on a cold, damp park bench. I still see family members reasonably regularly so don't really crave a lot of company most of the time.
Having a day out to my nearest city (40 miles - one and half hours by bus or 40 minutes by train) is about as big as an adventure gets these days and I'm totally exhausted when I get home.
Micol
Hi Marilyn, I love meeting and developing new friendships. I try to treat each and every day as a new adventure. I miss the days of traveling alone, and have run across to many wonderful people along the way. Some of which am in contact 20/30 years after bumping into while exploring new paths of life. Dining at the common table when visiting new cities makes for some healthy conversations while sharing a meal.
M P A
Since moving house I have met many new people just by travelling on buses a lot using my bus pass. I have not had any actual adventures with any of them nor would 'friends' be quite the correct word to describe them but I know a lot more very nice people now with whom I stop and have a chat if I ever see them in town. I would not rule out the possibility of having a cup of coffee with some of them now and again. Time will tell. I am well past wanting new 'adventures' though.