Show and Tell: Brooke
March 13, 2008
Yesterday, I handed out this flier to 10 random strangers. I made sure I got an affirmative response out of each of them before I let them have the flier. Today, I frantically bought things to make a salad, ordered two large pizzas, made name cards, collected a table cloth and candles and set it all up on a picnic table behind one of the buildings in Wyview.
I was convinced at least half of them would forget all about it or blow it off….
But I am happy to report the Strangers Meet Picnic was a SMASHING success. All but one of the invitees showed up, making the total number of picnic-ers an even 10: Jami, Kelsey, Josh, Bryan, Kristine, Tofer, Samantha, Satoshi, Justin, and I!
2 of the attendants, Satoshi and Tofer were not even from Wyview! They lived in apartment complexes nearby, but I just happened to catch them when they were out and about. Also, Satoshi is originally from Japan! He’s in his first semester at BYU, and is studying English at the foreign student center.
A guy named Felipe was also supposed to come. He’s from Santiago, Chile… which made me really excited, because I ran into him randomly while buying milk. Unfortunately he is the only “failure” in the entire operation. Perhaps his absence is due to a faulty sense of time…? Chileans generally think that events start about 1 1/2 – 2 hours after the written “start” time. Well, if he shows up now, he will be sorely disappointed.
Anyway: mission accomplished! I wouldn’t say I now have 10 new close friends. But I definitely now have 10 new awesome people to say hi to around campus. We all had a good time chatting and eating and we all learned that 10 random strangers will always have these crazy connections to talk about and relate to each other with.
