What RockMessiah said. But don't be too afraid to make friends. I've never moved to a new town and been completely new to an area, so I can't say I understand that.
Personally what has worked for me is that nobody knows that I like to animate.
I don't know how people in Canada would take it, but in California where I live animating with Flash = Anime nerd. They see things very black-and-white here. Also, I wouldn't talk to anyone about Newgrounds. Most other kids I know think it's a porn site.
I don't mean to be a negative nancy but since these things have caused problems for me I just thought I'd give you a warning.
RockMessiah123
it was my first week last week. just lay low and play it cool and you'll be fine