Dear Annmarie:

Some of my thoughts:

A city reads more like a home for you, more than a farm place. A city where people are more likely to be open to friendly interactions with strangers. Rents are more expensive than non cities. Living with roommates in a city can work, or not. Weather is another consideration: what would feel more like home, a Southern California weather (cool and dry by the beach, warm to hot and dry in the valleys,  or Florida weather, hot and humid… And of course, employment, if you need to be employed.

Once you do settle elsewhere, it will not be perfectly home, of course. Social interactions is the crucial aspect of a home feeling. Maybe a place where people meet in person for support groups may be an option, for that immediate sense of connection to others.

Big shopping centers, there is that feel of lots of people around, a relief in itself from loneliness and isolation, at least when first arriving to a city and before successfully socializing.

anita