Today was a bit different because we had a long weekend in New Zealand, my mates and I decided to go on a long trip to the Far North. So I couldn't finish my 5 by talking to only girls. Also raining all day helped me even more . I still tried to remain in my social state by talking to people. Also most of the interactions took place while I was on the road in different cities 😄

Interaction 1 - This girl was outside a clothing store and I used the situational opener of how it looked boring and talked with her a bit. . My primary goal was to just get her out of the boredom with a little banter. People appreciate when you can just understand them and be empathetic with them.

Interaction 2- This was a girl behind the counter in a cafe we stopped to get our food. Just had a small talk with her about her day and how were things going after all the COVID situation.

Interaction 3 - This was another girl in a resturant while I went to get the food for Dinner. The restaurant was quite full with people so I just commented that it looks like the business was great and other random stuff about the area.

Interaction 4 - This was with an old lady where we went to get a coffee. It was mostly about the place we were going to and just about the cafe.

Interaction 5 - This was at one of the attractions we went to. So New Zealand has these awesome Sand Dunes and you can borrow a surf board from a shop in the area and surf in the sand. It was definitely an awesome experience especially when you surf a steep sand dune. So I saw this girl sitting there so I asked if she had done it and she said yeah like 4 times already. Then I found out that she was with her partner there so I just asked her about her experience and went off to get my own taste of it

Today we were mostly on the road. So I tried to do best with what I had. I will be going back in a day so let's see how tomorrow goes. Meanwhile I would encourage everyone to just talk even if it's a small encounter. It definitely makes you better at bantering.