I'm a remote worker who moved to Chicago. Social media helped me make friends, but it's hard to meet people during the city's freezing winters.

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Summer is the season for socializing in Chicago, Aley Clark says.

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I'm a Gen Z welder. This job kills your body, but I'm earning $2,000 a week and getting ripped doing it.

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Elizabeth is a welder based in Alberta, who chose to go into a trade job over a corporate role.

Elizabeth

I was at the Copa America final in Miami. Getting in was chaotic and I worried about a stampede.

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Andrea Persson went to see the final match with her husband and described the chaotic scenes trying to enter the stadium.

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I'm an Amazon manager who found out I was on a Focus PIP after helping an employee

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An Amazon manager said they sought to go on leave after trying to help a direct report.

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I'm a conservative who moved from California to Texas during the pandemic, but I only stayed 2 years before moving back to Orange County.

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Heather Nickens moved from Orange County, California, to Dallas, Texas, in 2022 and returned to California earlier this year.

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My kids go to the sleepaway camp I own. I get to see them all summer, but I don't treat them differently than other campers.

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I moved our family from California to Costa Rica for love, and it ended up being the best thing for us — despite the breakup

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Vincent Alcampo (left) and his mom, Ivette Cuevas (right) in the basket of a hot air balloon.

Vincent Alcampo

Making friends in my 30s is hard. I seek out casual interactions with strangers to feel less isolated.

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The comedian and podcast host Chris Duffy says that he's found it hard to make friends as an adult.

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My wife and I are boomers with no kids. We moved to Paris for retirement and enjoy the food and cheap travel.

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Rick Jones and his wife, Ellen Bryson, retired to Paris

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I dropped out of college with $25,000 in loans and did a tech apprenticeship instead. I have a great job now, but I wish I left sooner.

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Janika Cook.

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