If you want to meet people, a good way to do it is to sit alone outside a coffeeshop.
Place your pack of camels on the little round tabletop. Read a book and wait. Eventually, someone will approach you and ask to bum one, because the world is full of people who can appreciate subtle masochisms like smoking. After they light up, they'll start the conversation out of courtesy.
They'll say "Do you go to school here?", "What year are you?", "What are you studying?", &c.
Show who you are, where you stand. For example, when they ask you "Do you like it here?", don't just say "Yeah, it's all right."
Say, "Yeah, actually, I really do. Last year I had a hard time adjusting because I missed the ocean too much. But now I'm growing to see how much the mountains have to offer. It's a really beautiful area. Western mass is sleepier than the north shore, and right now that kind of suits me."
They'll say "Do you go to school here?", "What year are you?", "What are you studying?", &c.
Show who you are, where you stand. For example, when they ask you "Do you like it here?", don't just say "Yeah, it's all right."
Say, "Yeah, actually, I really do. Last year I had a hard time adjusting because I missed the ocean too much. But now I'm growing to see how much the mountains have to offer. It's a really beautiful area. Western mass is sleepier than the north shore, and right now that kind of suits me."