Gathering in Groups

Since the first day of our prosem class we have been gathering in groups of twenty, ten, fours, threes and twos to introduce ourselves and to talk about our goals. I ususally feel timid and uncomfortable around an unknown group of people. My tendency is to ramble on when talking to a unfamilar group. The more classes that I attend and particiapate in the more comfortable I feel speaking out. It's nice to see many of my classmates doing the same, taking initiave and talking more, approaching each other with ideas and questions.