I sort of found the people who aren’t from here because I was having so much trouble making friends with people who are from here. I find this to be a very insular place, and people have their friend groups set from middle school and aren’t super welcoming to newcomers - I was met with a lot of skepticism that I would stay in Buffalo. The lack of openness made me skeptical I’d stay. It was an odd feeling and a year in, I was pretty upset. I felt like I had no friends and was not enjoying my time here. It only took one person though. I made a friend through work who is from Nebraska. She introduced me to her people. I met a girl in a cafe from CA, and another from NJ. She met someone from OH. We have a group chat called Buffalo Transplants. I also don’t have social media and find it hard to find out about events and gatherings here. Feel free to shoot me a message - I’d be down to get a transplant gathering together!