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Hello, and welcome to Quick Fix,

how-to's Slate Plus episode.

Some of you listeners may remember, I moved last year from my beloved co-housing community.

In that tight-knit community, I was very invested in my neighbors.

We were all living cooperatively.

We had Sunday dinners, we watched each other's kids, we even had a common

area that we shared. But my family and I moved to a more traditional neighborhood, which

meant I had to do something I hadn't done in years. Meet new neighbors, especially ones who

weren't already down for a close-knit community. So while we had Catherine on the line, I wanted to ask her about the best way to connect

with the people closest to us, geographically speaking.

So Catherine, one of the things that I know so many people struggle with, and I've actually

struggled with this year because we moved, is how to get to know your neighbors.

It feels so awkward. You know, I made the apple

crumble. I knocked on the doors. But it's hard to get the sense of like who actually wants

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