I am moving to south dakota in 4 months

Well, first of all…take warm clothes for winter… :)

Actually, small towns can be more fun…People tend to be warmer and kinder…since they know everyone. Also, you’ll be the big NEWS…I really do think you’ll enjoy your time spent in a tiny town.

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What Part of South Dakota? Where are you moving from? There are some very cool areas in both North and South Dakota. I have traveled a bunch in my life. I have been in every inland state but Maine (bummer), and The Dakotas hold some of my very favorite spots.

For the first time in my life I’m living in a tiny village (between 35 and 47 inhabitants, depending on who’se counting). I’d grown up on a farm with no neighbours, and had studied at Columbia in New York.

But moving to the village was the most extreme of all!

First thing I was learned was to learn people’s names and who was related to whom and what they did. In a small place, people expect you to remember who they are - and because they are often related to each other, there are an awful lot of look-alikes, I found!

So I started making lists on my pc, and people were really happy when I could remember them!

Second, begin by keeping your eyes open and watching how people do things. How do they dress, for example? (YES YES warmly - but otherwise?) You don’t want to stick out too much at first.

Yes, people in small towns tend to be very friendly. Sure, they’re also very curious about strangers - but if you want to belong, just relax, get to know them, and play it slow to begin with.

I’ve done the whole big city to small town thing before and its not bad… (I moved from Paris, Fr. to Cambridge, On.)

but don’t be scared its not a big deal…

the only thing is that it’ll be a lot quieter, and theres not as much to do… but other then that its really chill.

wow..haha I lived in houston most of my life to…I just moved to california and I am moving to siox city…there are only a totall of 200 kids at the high school :/