New social situations

I don't often look at Eleanor's education history and think about change. But when I dropped Eleanor off at Leaves of Learning the first time, I wished her well at her fourth school. Today she eagerly attended a zoo class for homeschoolers where she knew no one. It turned out at that the zoo class was attended by stereotypical "homeschooled" kids. (Did you ever see the "Six Feet Under" with bizarre, formerly-homeschooled Arthur (Rainn Wilson)? That's what I'm talking about.) Anyway, she goes with the flow in these situations. She came home saying how immature the kids were at the zoo class, but unfazed. At Calvin's basketball game last week she made friends with a sister of one of Calvin's teammates.

Eleanor is a extrovert much more than any of the rest of our family. I admire her ability to get into new situations and make friends. I'd rather sit in a corner and not deal with the hassle. (In fact, that's actually what I did at the basketaball game. I mean these people live in Wyoming. They supported the jail tax. How can I relate to/tolerate them?!) Eleanor's ability to adapt to new social situations will serve her well in life. And maybe I can learn from her. Maybe she'll introduce me to some of the parents of Calvin's teammate next week?