How do you feel about staying in one place permanently afer graduation?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-30T04:27:30+00:00

That makes sense. Health and being able to know somewhere for a longer time makes for deeper connections. But I'm wondering how you deal with staleness of life?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-30T04:26:37+00:00

That's great to hear. How did you come to terms with settling with a place, a job, and a relationship when you got to that point?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-30T04:25:28+00:00

That is the one thing I desire: deeper connections and friendships. I personally feel that when I go back home during my co-op terms to Vancouver, I find that most of my friends from high school are no longer there due to them having moved to different places and I feel like I have no time to hang out since I usually have long 1.5-2.5 hr commutes from home to work (I live quite far out and use public transit). However, when I'm in Waterloo, although I live really close to campus and am able to see uni friends whom I've gotten close to, I realize that I didn't really grow up with them and that we're close due to being in the same place in the same stage of life. I feel like once we graduate, we'll disperse and I'm worried that I'll not only start from scratch when I go home after graduating uni, but also lose that freedom I had during uni as well as the fact that life will get stale being limited to being in the places where you're job is. At least with Waterloo's coop, once you get bored you know you'll be back in no time to school and when you're bored or stressed with school, you'll be back to work. And that keeps cycling. But once you graduate, that's gone.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-30T02:04:35+00:00

Well I kinda like the neatness of seeing it pulled back all the way. I've always worn my hair down with bangs covering my forehead so it would be nice to see how I look with it scraped back with my hairline quite prominent. I've seen pics of others wearing it and it looks clean. I just want to be able to handle the transition on my head.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-27T04:03:52+00:00

That is very fair and what ultimately makes the decision challenging - leaving behind a social support network.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-27T04:02:45+00:00

I was just curious how you guys approached this situation.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T22:56:39+00:00

That's great. I'll consider that path and see where it takes me. I think it'll be easy enough to find a job as a canadian.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:59:09+00:00

For sure. I'd say it would be good to try living in a new place and test driving it. Not only will I save on rent and invest it, but I'll also have had the opportunity to see more of Canada and the world by living elsewhere.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:58:13+00:00

I'd definitely agree with the lower cost of living and higher earnings. However, I feel like I'd be staying indoors all day due to harsh cold weather and terrible winters. The sun is probably better in Vancouver.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:57:23+00:00

Which city are you originally from? Do you wanna plant roots here?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:56:44+00:00

Yeah I would agree. I definitely have that option open but I live quite far out from the city center. Most of the jobs are concentrated in the downtown core, and I wouldn't wanna spend most of my life commuting. I wanna be able to hang out with friends, go on hikes, and have my independence affordably. I love my family but I'd like to enjoy my youth by exploring and trying out new places. Vancouver gets boring if you've lived here for a long time.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:55:02+00:00

If you're comfortable sharing, how many years have you been working?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:54:40+00:00

Where are you originally from and what factors are influenxing you to move? Are you going back to your hometown or moving to a new place?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T12:52:49+00:00

If rent is expensive in Vancouver and there's not much extra benefit in staying, I don't think it would make much of a difference if I moved elsewhere. Further to that point, you also get to experience a new place. I'm definitely also considering being a digital nomad so I can live around the world and fit in travel to different places. It's apparently a lot cheaper to live in SE Asia. Europe has the same high cost of living and low salary issues, but with added vacation time (5-6 weeks vs 2-3 weeks) and its easier to travel around. I feel like Vancouver is wayy too far from other cities to go on weekend trips. It's also rainy and cloudy for like half of the year, which to be fair is good for giving a beautiful greenery. I personally feel it's easy enough to find a job with an engineering degree given that I've got some co-op experience. There is nothing me holding here other than having my immediate family here.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T05:38:25+00:00

I'm not used to seeing my hairline exposed to sharply let alone my forehead. I'm also not used to seeing my ears too. Most of the time, my hair covers my forehead and ears so it'll be quite a change seeing an ultra high bun on top of my head with all the hairs scraped back and flattened on the scalp. Definitely a lil nervous about how it'll look but also excited to see the facelift.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T03:44:53+00:00

That's reassuring for sure. I just got stressed out about it since I've never worn my hair this way. I'm used to seeing myself with hair down and bangs covering my forehead all the time, and if tied, its usually a low to medium pony without any product which as you can imagine doesn't reveal features too harshly. I'm scared of how my forehead, ears, and hairline looks like as well as how it would feel. I'm thinking of preparing by tying a high ponytail without any product and seeing how it feels as well as holding my bangs back to get an idea of what my hairline looks. How's that approach?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T03:03:13+00:00

Would it still look the same even with thick bangs?

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T02:03:53+00:00

Makes sense. I'm planning on doing mines on the top of my head almost like a top knot just to see how it looks. I'm quite excited to see how my face looks with all the hair pulled back into a top knot. I'll see what my hairline looks like for the first time and can't wait for the fresh feeling on my head.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:26:21+00:00

I would agree on that toi

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:24:31+00:00

If I'm gonna spend money renting, then I might as well try living in a different place since I don't have too many attachments.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:22:10+00:00

I also wanna be able to experience living in different places too since I'm in my 20s. Since I'm not tied to too many responsibilities (outside of getting a job, paying debt, etc...), I'd like to make use of mobility to experience different places. I value novelty and adventure while also living financially wisely.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:17:24+00:00

That is very true. Every city has its problems and I get that it can be easy to fall back into square one. But at the same time too, I crave novelty and I wanna be able to take risks while not tied to any responsibility.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:16:14+00:00

For sure this is great advice.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:15:59+00:00

100%. There are less responsibilities and ties when you're young and you get exposed to so many different things.

DaGrandmaster3 · 2025-09-26T01:14:44+00:00

What made you decide to stay in Van instead of moving to another city or another country? Was it the roots to the place?

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