my suggestion, go to a tea shop. they will sit you down and offer you different types of tea. If you have not seen how they serve the tea, it is an education. If you have, then you have a good chance to make new friends. This past trip, I met the regional president of the chinese tea association. I gave him some beef jerky, and he gave me a lot of tea to bring home. Now we are good friends. If your passion is books, go to the book store, they ladies are always willing to help out. Bottom line, figure out what you like to do, then frequent the places, you will have good friends is no time. buzz