When Mr Brad Koenig divorced and moved from Toledo, Ohio, to Ormond Beach, Florida, in 2017, two of the first things he did were sign up for a yoga class and join a running club.
"The only people I knew in the area were my brother and sister-in-law," says the former truck driver, 50, who is now a full-time student.
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