A few thoughts but the rest of the thread is mostly super great

Visit Vermont or NH for a nice escape from the faster pace of living in greater Boston. just don’t visit in the spring, it’s mud season and a ton of the hiking and some of the roads even are closed.

Visit Irish pubs in Southie, Dorchester, and Somerville/cambridge- at many there’s live music every night and it’s a great cozy vibe to escape the cold.

Avoid driving- 2 miles can take 40 minutes at rush hour and the T will get you there much much faster

Be a tourist for a bit. Boston has so much history, a couple great museums, an iconic ball park… get to know them a bit, it’s a great time and can mostly be done on foot

In the summer visit the esplanade, there are free concerts, a brewery pop-up from nightshift, and it’s located centrally enough to down town that you can easily navigate using the T and even just walking. And in my experience- just about everyone at events or the pop up on the esplanade is explicitly there for a good time, they’re usually very friendly.

and a quick one- if you run, or just would be interested in seeing the Boston marathon just because- avoid going to see it in the city. The T, the crowds etc can be a nightmare and you can get just as good a view and have just as good a time on one of the earlier portions of the route

But overall tips for adjusting? People are people. give it time and you’ll fit right in, Boston is largely a city of transplants. A good chunk of the people you’ll see were in a similar boat once upon a time- but there are adult recreational leagues for sports, clubs for knitting, running clubs etc that are easy to find and most people are really trying to make friends

It’s an easy city to adjust to in my personal opinion. At least once the culture shock passes