Making American friends!

I have said it before, and I'll say it again: Americans are so friendly and outgoing. I had three wonderful encounters with some Americans today.

1) On my way to the Maucker Union (basically a center where you can buy food, drinks, hang out with friends, there's computers, etc.), I saw a guy and a girl walking towards me. Since coming here I've learned that if you have eye-contact, you should be friendly and smile, maybe even say hey. So as I passed them I smiled, they smiled back, and the guy, who by the way was very neatly dressed in a suit, turned around and said that he loved my outfit. What a great start to my morning!

2) I've signed up for an American conversation partner who I can hang out with to improve my English and learn about American culture. I met her today for coffee, and she's very sweet. We had a nice chat about this and that, and when our conversation started circling around winters in Iowa, she offered me to loan her spare winter-coat. Also, we're making a kind of "bucket-list" over the things I gotta see/taste/experience while I'm here. I like her already!

3) Walking back to my dorm after meeting with my partner (her name is Kendall), I passed two American girls. They too commented that they really liked my outfit. When I said thanks, they could immediately hear that I wasn't American so we started talking. In the end we exchanged numbers, and I have an invitation to hang out with them anytime.

So basically... I love Americans! They're not afraid to speak their mind and not afraid to initiate a conversation with a stranger. I'm sure that this is how you make friends in America, and I very much like that!