How to make friends in new school?

-Well you see I'm a really shy person. I only talk to people when they talk to me. I'm new in this school here in Australia. I made friends but they are the same nationality as me. But i want to try to make friends with others because i only have 5 friends and in my other subjects they are not there so i just keep quiet and i'm alone the whole period of subject. I try to talk to people but it just ends quickly because it's awkward already. I want to know how can i survive the whole period when my friends are not in that subject. I want to know how to overcome my shyness and have many friends so i don't feel like a loser :)cool, I'm in australia too.



anyway, try not to be shy. When your friends aren't there with you, say hi to someone. Ask then what their name is, what their hobbies are... most people will be really nice and even ask questions about you if you talk to them. If the person you talk to isn't nice, leave it. They're not worth bothering with.First find out what type of person u r and obviously ur shy so met friends that met ur stadards.Second find out who is who like bullies,athletes, popular u know etc.Hopefully u will find some friends.Next try 2 get some cummunication going like phones, web,or meets like hangout.But if fells just keep trying.Eventually u will have ur day.
I would try to fit into ever group in school it didnt work -_- be your self but mostly dude Be a Skater I always loved skaters haha
Just smile and speak to those strangers just like you would one of your friends! You'll do fine
Be a whore. ;)
Hey, first of all, it sounds like you're already doing great. It might not seem like a lot, but 5 friends is already a pretty good number, especially if you consider yourself a shy person! :) So you should feel proud of that. As for overcoming your shyness -- the only way to get over it is to just keep doing what you're doing. Keep putting yourself in awkward situations and talking to people, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Try to go into each conversation thinking that you have just as many interesting things to say as the other person. Little by little, you'll have more friends. Of course, you need to remember that it's not just the QUANTITY of the friends you have, but the QUALITY too. If you make 10 friends who are all great people who would stand by you through anything, that is worth a lot more than 40 friends who'll leave your party as soon as you run out of beer. ; P
How are you even passing your classes when your spending so much time worrying about what other people think about you. The last thing you ever want to do is worry about what other people think. Here's the plan work on making good grades, drop your current friends if you can, make friends with nobody until they prove themselves first, otherwise ignore them, they are leaches and will waste your time. In fact wear sunglasses all the time so nobody can look you in your eyes it will make avoiding eye contact and thus people much easier. Read Flannery O'connor "Everything That Rises Must Converge", and Jorge Luis Borges "Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings". Once you do this you will realize that most people are stupid and will have the power to recognize people that are worth your time (which there are few).