icuamp

Hello Everyone! I'm newly registered and this is my first posting to AllNurses. I'm a registered nurse with one year of CCU/ICU experience. I've traveled pretty much my entire life and I've never lived anywhere more than 3 years. I've been on Maui for just over 3 years now and I'm really starting to feel the itch to leave. I'm planning to put in another 9-12 months at my current job, but everyone who knows me thinks I need to give agency/travel nursing a try. While I love the idea of travel nursing, and it really would be perfect for my innate "travel bug"; I can sometimes have a hard time making friends in new places (sometimes, not always). The idea of having to make new friends every 3 months is a little daunting. I don't know anyone interested in leaving Maui to give travel nursing a try; so unless I meet someone soon, I'd have to go it alone to start out with... So, here are my questions for you seasoned agency/travel nurses: Have you had difficulties making friends in new places? How do you overcome those challenges? I'd also like to hear any experiences from nurses who have traveled both with and without a companion/buddy. The good/bad of each would be much appreciated. I see a lot of people on here looking for buddies to travel with over the internet. Has anyone met a good buddy online/AllNurses? How about bad experiences? Thanks so much in advance for your responses. : )