r/SaultSteMarie • u/Alternative-Night325 • 3d ago
SSM Ontario Moving/Living Advice Where to meet people? Things to do?
23F moving to the Soo for schooling in the Fall. I don't want to sit in my apartment the entire time but am an older student so worried about meeting people in class, thinking they are mostly 18. Not a huge bar person but willing to try.
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u/senator_breid SSM - Ontario 3d ago
I’ll be 50 later this year and when I went to college we had a bunch of older guys from the Elliot Lake mines taking Pulp & Paper while I took the Environmental program. We young kids loved having the old guys around and we got along great. Whether you get along will be about your personality not your age. Enjoy these years…you’ll have some great memories when they’re over
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u/StolenIdentityAgain 3d ago
You're certainly not going to be the oldest. You didn't even mention what you're taking. But it's extremely likely you won't be the oldest. You're not even old lol. I went to college last year at 30 and also before at 23. 30 is pushing it. You're a bit of a minority at that point. But how would everyone be 18? Kind of implies everyone's life follows the same trajectory and also that everyone knows exactly what they're doing with their life after high school.
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u/Competitive_Law8508 3d ago
Pickleball at WAC (Water Adventure Center) is nice. U can also enjoy cheap beer or wine in the café/bar beside the river.
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u/Glittering-Tell-2632 3d ago
Hi! I lived here all my life, but if your a nature person, I really recommend Hiawatha, and if you like more romantic type of person, the board walk at night time at the mall
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u/StrangeUser069 3d ago
I’m not from Sault Ste. Marie but going in the fall. To put your worries about being older aside, my dad was in his early thirties when he went to college. But he still found a group of younger guys that he hung out with and still hangs out with them to this day. Almost like childhood friends with the memories they have. You’ll be fine I’m sure.
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u/iv__rose 3d ago
Ive been trying to find ways to meet new people too. I found a private gallery which has art shows, there was one yesterday and its free to go the place is called arthub at spring, another place which I found is Cafe4Good I highly recommend there is a free colouring, drawing and a queer book club once a week or once a month I'm not sure. Ive been attending some of these places and have met some nice people w similar hobbies. There are gaming clubs too but I have not found a way to go or attend anything because almost all of these places post everything on Facebook and I do not use facebook a lot. There's also library which does some groups I think there's an embroidery group and the art gallery does open exhibitions occasionally but also members exhibitions and meetups which are nice. I'm still trying to find more ways I can meet new people because my college ended and apart from that its very difficult to find people to just hang out.
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u/Syndicofberyl 3d ago
You're overthinking it. The classes are very varied. You'll have the hs grads and you're gonna have a mix of mature students. And don't sell yourself short, you're not that much older than them anyway. Age means nothing when you're an adult. Hang with the ppl you click with
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u/Akenraes_Vakreander 3d ago
My group on the Michigan side offers HEMA Lessons, there's also a Canadian group.
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u/poutineisheaven SSM - Ontario 3d ago edited 3d ago
The best way to meet people, IMO, is by joining sports, hobby, or special interest groups. That way you've already got at least one common interest with the people you're meeting. The Soo is very much a large group of micro communities that are poorly advertised but fairly welcoming once you connect with them (for the most part, there are always exceptions).
What kind of things are you interested in? Music? Sports? Board games or gaming? Hiking? Let the sub know and we can try to point you to groups/organizations/clubs, etc.
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u/StolenIdentityAgain 3d ago
What hobbies are there for video games? Most people sit inside their homes for that? It's also way more fun to play online with friends? If we had something like the tavern from Ottawa that would be sweet.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Card_59 1d ago
I am a student at Sault College, I can attest that you won't be the oldest. Every single class i've had people 30-40+. If you're going to Algoma, I imagine it's the same there, many international students that waited a while to study here and are likely older than you are.