Sometimes you need to make an effort to make new friends. At other times, you can do it easily. I saw an awesome dance performance by an American woman. I really liked her dancing and wanted to invite her to my English dance group, but I didn’t know her. I asked the man in charge of the party if it was OK to send her a message. He let me do it, and I got a reply from her. I invited her out for dinner, and I told her about the dance group. She liked the idea and joined us. The group lasted until she went back to the U.S. After that, one of my Japanese friends invited me to a party, and I met a Canadian woman there. We both liked karaoke, so we became LINE friends and started an English karaoke group. It was much easier to make friends the second time. (156 words)

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