Here's how I ended up making a great group of friends, and what we do together. She used to live in Los Angeles, and had some friends who had also recently made the move to the desert. Soon, we met their other friends, Chris and Kelly, who were planning to relocate from San Jose — then our group became six. Krista and Colin were also working toward relocating to Palm Springs full-time. We hike, have house party dinners, celebrate birthdays, play pickleball, hear live music, and keep in touch over a group text during the week.

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Persons: Kirsten, Erik, Chris, Kelly, San Jose —, Shelley Karpaty, Mike, Kristen, Krista, Colin, It's, Joshua Tree, Israel Nash, Harriets Organizations: Springs Art Museum Locations: Springs, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Jose, Palm