00:00Hi my name is Shirley. I'm Marcos. My name is Maria. I'm Cory. My name is Katie. And today
00:05I'm going to be giving you my unprofessional, unqualified, totally
00:10personal, but very experienced, advice, advice, opinion, on how to make friends, how to make
00:17friends, because I have a lot of friends like so many. My advice on making new
00:23friends is to first be true to who you are. I personally find it hard to come
00:28up to strangers and strike up conversations, so I've met most of my
00:32friends by being myself, by being funny, by going to shows, going to bars. Finding
00:36those spaces that you really feel at home in and really sparking that with
00:40somebody else. What I like to do is notice what's weird around me and then
00:47comment about it to someone else and be like, hey, that's pretty weird, huh? Point
00:53out something and then like complain about it basically. I can't believe we don't
00:58have any coffee here. It's crazy. And then instant friends and you'll remember
01:04it forever. You won't remember it forever. That's not true. For me, moving to New York
01:08City, I found a lot of friends by finding them on Instagram and sort of connecting
01:12over different issues that we felt were really important. Go out into the world,
01:17participate, go network, go to events, go hang out, try new things. There you'll meet
01:23people and there you can build those relationships. Whole Foods has a lot of
01:27cool people strike up a conversation about kale juice. That is weird. That's so
01:32true. And I'll be like, I know. Want to talk about how it's weird more? And they'll be
01:37like, yes, yes I do. Or if you're in a new class with someone, you could always chat up
01:44the person next to you about the homework and be like, ugh, I hate homework. Chances are
01:49you're going to attract a loving friend, a caring friend, a kind friend. Just be like,
02:18hey, it's raining. You know? People would be like, yeah, it sucks. Your friends want
02:25to know you. They don't want to know the construction of who you are. Do the things
02:29that you like to do and you'll find your people. And don't stress out about making
02:33all of your friends right now or at your school or whatever, because you're going
02:37to keep making friends throughout your entire life and you're never too old to
02:41make friends. So there will be more opportunities. There are millions of people
02:47on the earth and there are perfect fits out there for you. So if you try to make
02:53a friend and it doesn't work out, don't freak out. You will meet your perfect match.
02:59Just keep trying. If I have one takeaway, I think it's just don't worry about it.
03:04You're going to be great.
