<human>: So here's my situation, I'm 26 and have been living in Connecticut all my life. I moved out of my parents house after graduating high school and have lived in 5 different apartments within a few towns away. I dropped out of college after about a year and regret doing so, however debt / constantly moving made it difficult for me to focus on schooling and even just making it to my classes. I work paycheck to paycheck for barely $10/hour and just enough hours for health insurance, so my job is not something keeping me where I live. The only real reason for being here is the small amount of family that still live in the area. My mother, brother, and 2 grandparents, which I stay in contact via Steam/Skype anyway.

So here is my problem. I want to experience living somewhere out of my cultural comfort-zone. I'm not really looking to move somewhere that would make it extremely difficult to adapt to, just somewhere different with different people, different atmosphere. Somewhere that has good public transportation would be key mainly because in my area if your car breaks down you don't have many options to get to work/school (which is one of the contributing factors to not finishing my education). I speak English and a little bit of Spanish but would not be against moving somewhere with a language difference. I find it hard to explain what I'm looking for since I've never really left the US (aside from cruises and Americanized locations). Right now I'm paying ~$370/month for rent with 2 other roommates which is pretty cheap for the area so I'm not sure what I should expect in other states / countries.

Any helpful info on where I should begin to look for a chance to start fresh?

Stories of people in the same situation?

Anything is appreciated!

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<bot>: I have no reason to be living where I am. I want to experience living somewhere new and hopefully be able to continue my education/career. Don't know how to start this process.