| I used to be very shy. |
| I would not go up to someone that I did not know and say hello. |
| I was afraid that people would not want to talk to me. |
| I have changed. |
| I have become less shy. |
| I have learned that making friends is easy to do. |
| All you have to do is say hello. |
| Most people will respond to a smile and a friendly hello. |
| People will begin to talk to you about little things in their lives. |
| You will soon realize that you have something in common with that person. |
| Whenever I start talking to a new person |
| I find that there is some interest that we share. |
| Maybe we know some of the same people, |
| or we went to the same school. |
| Often we find that we like the same music or the same movies. |
| It is easy to have a conversation with someone |
| once you find a topic that you can both relate to. |
| The most important part in making friends is to listen to what the other person says. |
| If you take an interest in them, |
| they are sure to take an interest in you. |
| I have learned many things from meeting people. |
| I have had many fascinating conversations, |
| and I have made a lot of good friends. |
| One day a girl came up to me and said that she was lost. |
| She couldn’t find her way to her English class. |
| I said that I was going to that class too. |
| I told her to come with me. |
| We began talking, and we became very good friends. |
| That was a few years ago. |
| She is still one of my best friends. |
| Just think, if she hadn’t been lost |
| we might never have become friends. |
