Hi Steve!

I have the same situation with ya, quite hard to get lots friends. I have
some good friends in my new uni. I've figured it out that i dont smile alots
to people so sometime they think i want to be alone. Maybe it's becos im too
shy to smile. I read somewhere u can make adveritise of urself to urself.
Example ' my name is ita. Im witty and love to talk with people. Im
confidence and do best i can do to everything in my life etc...' Say it to
urself everytime u have a change. I've been doing it since few days ago and
i've feel better.

> I'm definitely not afraid of joining activities (like swing dancing,
> singing in a choir or joining a sports league, for instance) but when
> I meet people for the first time, I feel very awkward. I don't know
> what to say to the other person, don't know how to act and all that.
i think it's normal to feel that. It's not jes u who feel that but also
people who u talk to.
Have u read "How to get friends and influence your enemy" ? It 's said u
should feel interested not interesting.People love to talk about themself.
Try to get something interesting on him/her , like she has nice long hair u
can praise it.with honesty. I know it's not be easy , i've been doing it and
so hard to fight my shyness. But it's my job to achieve it.

Good luck to u , to me and to everyone
Hugz
ita