Sometimes life just knows what you need to hear, and other times it throws some crazy, unexpected stuff at you. As someone who has self-diagnosed themselves as "too approachable", I have had many strange and interesting encounters with strangers. I have had a man in my local Walmart come over to me, asking about and discussing school, to later disclose that he was unable to graduate due to financial issues that he had tried to remedy by selling marijuana. This, of course, resulted in him being arrested, having jail time, and no longer able to attend or have access to an education. His wise words, "try to get a regular job before you sell drugs." Another occasion led me to a man who originally stopped me on the street for directions, but later attempted to begin a friendship, as he explained to me that he had just recently been released from prison; therefore, he did not know where anything was or know anyone in the area. Interacting with and being stopped by strangers is a common occurrence for me; something that constantly worries my mother. Though these two examples seem to be more alarming, due to the content and status of the strangers, not all of my unexpected run-ins are alarming. Oftentimes, they are eye-opening. My most recent run-in with a stranger happened a few days ago. While flying home to North Carolina for Winter Break, I found myself enthralled in an interesting and lengthy conversation with the stranger who I happened to sit next to on my final flight home.