For some strange reason, most people bond with me very quickly. Some have described me as very approachable. A former boyfriend had told me that it was easy for others to quickly see I was a nice person who was not a threat to them. For example, I was standing in a long line at the grocery store the other day and the woman behind me asked me about something I was buying. We started talking and found we had many similar interests. I was in line ahead of her and after I paid, I said goodbye to her. I heard her say to the cashier, "I feel like my best friend is leaving!" This kind of scenario frequently happens to me.
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Some say a stranger is a friend you have not met yet. My trips would not have been as interesting without my encounters with the many individuals I have met. Some of them were really good people with whom I made a lasting connection. For ten years I have been friends with many of the people I met on my trips to California and I keep in contact with them when I return to Ohio. One of the great aspects of vacationing in the same place every year is getting to see familiar faces on the return trip. Meeting new people and making new friends is one of the gifts of traveling.
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