I have been doing a course a couple of evenings, of learning to recognize edible weeds. Of Wednesday we went picking plants. I made some nice contact with some of the women on that course. And yesterday we made food, where I also had good contact with some of them.
But I did freak out a bit yesterday. We were making the food in 2 kitchens, with 17 people or so moving around. I was working hard on my tasks. Many others just hang around, standing in the way in the already full room. Some speaking with a very loud voice, which makes others talk back with their loudest voice. It was extremely stressful. I even asked a person to please use an "inside voice", a term from Norwegian kindergartens.
I was stupid enough to leave from there without exchanging information. But I have all the email addresses, I'm just not sure who is who. But I think I will go through all the addresses, and try to find a face on the internet, fitting to the name. If I recognize a face, I will invite the person as a facebook friend.
One of them that I had most contact with is not on facebook. Maybe I'll send her an email to stay in touch.
I will see the teacher again in the weekend on a mushroom trip we are both going to. She wanted to join me later on a mushroom control event, which will be in the autumn. There you need to be 2.
Yesterday we were also visited by another lady who is good at mushrooms and greens. We talked a bit and I will probably see her again at later events. I had seen her before, but never talked to her. Stupid me: this woman has the kind of face with mouth ends pointing downwards, not showing happiness. And somehow this turned me off to talk to her. When we talked yesterday, she was nice, so I should learn not to judge people on their face.