Three approaches to write about today:
The first one was on the way home from work, when I stopped in Metcalfe's @ West Towne. I talked to this nice woman for a few minutes about what she does for work and for fun. I told her about my challenge, and she seemed to think it was a cool idea.
The second approach was kind of an accidental approach. I was standing around at the Arboretum after a run and this woman was walking through the parking lot and I said hello and asked how she was doing. She asked if we were a run gang, and we started talking about running. I told her about the group and that we have a group for beginners that has just started up. I gave her my run group card and she told me how serendipitous this was, which has been a general theme for her lately. At one point she remarked how funny it was to just talk to a random stranger and then that kind of connection happens and I said "well, talking to strangers is kinda what I do." Then, I told her about my challenge. She thought it was pretty cool, so I gave her my card for that as well.
The last approach was when I stopped at HyVee after the run to get some food for tomorrow. I wasn't really planning on approaching anyone, since it was late and usually there's not many people in the store that late. As I was about to walk down an aisle, I saw a woman there and decided to talk to her. She looked friendly enough, so why not. I found out she's studying to be a teacher, so we talked about that for awhile, since as you might remember, I used to be a teacher. Then we talked for a bit about hobbies. I found out that she cross country skis and she's a runner, which I can certainly appreciate. I told her about the challenge and she really seemed to like the idea.
All-in-all this was a great day for challenges. I met three really friendly people, which is always nice.
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