New city - Nouvelle ville - Acquitaine

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I'm pretty scared and excited because I have to move to a new city in France anytime soon, in Nouvelle-Acquitaine (near Bordeaux). Did anyone have advices to prepare oneself (both mentally and physically) to enter a new slice of life in a place where you have never been to and don't know anybody there ? And, more consequent question : How to reduce oneself fear of unknown when you are physically alone ?

A little bit of context : 21 years old student. I graduate from my first 3 years of Psychology university degree ; but I haven't been accepted to any of the Master's degree I applied to (I don't know about the estate of this type of selection around the world, but in France there is about 20 students per Psychology Master's degree, low rate/percent of entrance)). Soo I applied to another formation (of 7 months) to streigthen my candidature for next year (for Master's degree) and I've been accepted ; wich is the reason of my precipitate moving out.

On one hand this feel like a restart, a perfect reset to push myself to evolve, benefiting from this 'unconfortable' situation to encourage and permit myself to go out of my little comfy -but deceivingly immature, and voluntary not challenging- cocoon !! 🐛
And I will NEED to change, because professionally I'm heading to a path that need me to present stuff to workers and their superior ; wich implied to be sincere and relevant in my interaction : being elocant 🦋.

SOOooo about the "I will know no one" situation : May you have any recommendation to reach out to new friends ? I think that I might be able to 💠find my people💠in video game stores and geek conventions ? (But I feel like I've been tooo inconsistent with video game and new geeky stuff those past years... I might not be able to connect as easily...) Maybe at work? (I will find a job once here). Or should I try a sport activity here, through university sport group, aiming to have a good time discovering a new sport AND interacting with peoples ? Of course, If you are an adult from Bordeaux, ⭐I'm willing to connect !⭐ 0w0

Honestly any option evoke dread in me ... I know that it's totally rational to be anxious about all of that ; and I will be fine once here ; but I'm sure that I can benefit from de story/advices from others who have beeen in this situation ! In my case, I'm sure that what I anticipate -so, indeed, what is scaring me- is to freeze during an interaction, to feel like I'm perceive as somone ridiculous or malicious. I hope that because everyone will be an unknown to me, those fears will disapear, or be manageable.

💠Please do share your thought !! 💠

Even tho I'm french, this entry is in English because I want to reach as many people as possible, aiming to receive a variety of advices !! Sowy for the mistakes OwO !

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