_______1. Erica and Jaymie had some classes together at school, but didn't really know each other until they found out that they both loved horses. Erica owned a horse, and she invited Jaymie to come over to ride. They both enjoyed riding together and found out that they both also liked to cook, read, and go hiking.
_______2 Bill joined the school track team. He got to know Chuck, who came from another school. They spent hours and hours together running laps on the track, going to team meetings, going to track meets, and riding on the bus for team events.
_______3. Suzanne did not like the family that moved next door to her. They were a young couple with three small children who made a lot of noise and left their toys out all the time. Suzanne wished that they would move away. One afternoon, the woman asked if Suzanne would mind babysitting one evening while she and her husband went to a party for work. Suzanne agreed, hoping they would pay well, but found that she really liked the kids and that they liked her as well.
_______4. Kara thought that Mary was kind of stuck up and ran around with only a certain group of girls, so she was not thrilled to find out that she and Mary were paired for a social studies project. While they were making their plans, Kara found out that Mary's favorite TV show was also Kara's favor-ite. They laughed as they quoted their favorite lines from the last episode.
_______5. Every Saturday, Chuck and four other guys get together to play basketball. They never see each other at any other time during the week, but on Saturday—that's their day!
_______6. Allison works at a fast-food restaurant after school and on weekends. She met two other employ-ees who work the same shift that she does. One of ller favorite workers is a lady who is twenty years old than she is.
Skill 25: Dealing with Strangers