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Sometimes when we land in a place that doesn't immediately feel like a fit, we have to figure out,

how do we put down roots here?

How do we go from, I can't believe I'm living in

Blacksburg, Virginia, to feeling like, oh, this actually is a home and I love it.

Welcome to how to. I'm Courtney Martin. As many of our listeners know, I moved about a year

and a half ago. I only moved about 10 miles away, but it is often

felt like 10,000 miles away. All new neighbors, a new school for my kids, a new rhythm to each day.

Whereas I used to walk my kids to school along dense urban blocks and then maybe grab a coffee

on Telegraph Avenue with a friend, I now have redwood trees, the occasional coyote, and a whole

bunch of strangers surrounding me. I have found it difficult to make new connections.

Neighbors seem more private here, maybe a result of them being more spread out. And I still

haven't found the ideal coffee shop scene, despite a pretty formidable effort. Last week on the show,

we talked with a listener who is aching to do what I just did, move to a new place.

Journalist Melody Warnick helped her think through her options. This week, I'm going to talk

with Melody about what comes next, learning to love a new place. In her book, This is Where You Belong, Finding

Home Wherever You Are, Melody wrote about her own experience moving to Blacksburg, Virginia

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