Connecting with people more easily - by Sasha Chapin

It seems that I’m able to connect to other human beings faster than normal. This tends to mean that I move more fluidly and rapidly through social environments than other people. As compared to many people I grew up with, I’ve made a very large number of lateral social moves, and, as a result, even though I’m a weird person, I’ve landed in a setting where I feel at home. Also, I tend to make connections everywhere I go, in a way that strikes other people as unusual. I’m writing this post because of this comment, on my recent post about Japan. It’s my general, unstated expectation that if I travel to another country, I’ll probably experience a few moments of real bonding with total strangers, and maybe make a friend or two. Some examples of how this plays out: —Once, I talked to some strangers on the street in Bangkok, and within 24 hours, I moved into their apartment —Once, I struck up a conversation with some people in line at a coffee shop in Lima, later we went swimming in the ocean

It seems that I’m able to connect to other human beings faster than normal. This tends to mean that I move more fluidly and rapidly through social environments than other people. As compared to many people I grew up with, I’ve made a very large number of lateral social moves, and, as a result, even though I’m a weird person, I’ve landed in a setting where I feel at home. Also, I tend to make connections everywhere I go, in a way that strikes other people as unusual. I’m writing this post because of this comment, on my recent post about Japan. It’s my general, unstated expectation that if I tra