Courtesy of Sarah Klein
- I moved from New York City to Boston and decided to volunteer to combat loneliness.
- I was matched with Carolyn, who is more than 30 years older than I am.
- Over time, we realized we cared about many of the same things, and we became friends.
I had planned to move back to my hometown of Boston from New York City in 2020 with my now ex-husband to be closer to family long before we knew what was coming with the pandemic. Once I was finally there, I found myself working from home, taking walks through my eerily quiet neighborhood, ordering lots of takeout, and wondering how I would ever make new friends.