Join a club – you have hobbies that can be solo hobbies but they can also be done in a group. Running club. Reading group at the local library. Scrapbooking club, scrapbooking group. Photography club. You can also take a class, even if it’s just a one night thing given by the library or local town recreation department. Photography class. Craft class, Scrapbooking class. Baking class. If you are on Facebook, there are groups and pages for every type of hobby imaginable. You can try typing in the name of the hobby with your local county or town, for example, “Photography San Francisco.” See what comes up. “Scrapbooking Dutchess County.” If there are no groups specific to your location, just join up with the worldwide or nationwide group and then you’ll talk to people about common interests, techniques, etc. and then from that, you’ll find people who are local and you’ll find events that are local. Also, on FB there are groups for local history or “I grew up in ____.” You can join those to connect to potential friends. When you’re in school, if someone looks like they may be an interesting person, strike up a conversation about the school, a class, or something else. Ask them if they want to go to the coffee shop, local bakery or local bookstore. They may say yes.