My advice would be to just calm down first. I would probably take an easy approach like you both meeting somewhere for lunch or coffee if there is a local place you can meet. Once you meet for lunch or coffee you can get into other conversations to locate "mutual interests" or connections you might share and be able to strike into other conversations from there. I would hold off on the liking or telling of interest until you get to know them better to be able to decide how you really feel about them.