I felt like an outsider when I moved from the city in middleschool to a rural area (A k-8th school with less than 100--eleven in my 8th grade class) but so much of the feeling of being an "outsider" is self perception. Whenever you move to a new place--the first year is a huge adjustment for most people. It will likely get better. It only takes one friend whom you truly relate to or who is someone who is part of a larger group of friends and then everything changes. The way I made conversation was to talk about my latest disaster. Some make friends by being in band or participating in a sport--both these groups eventually travel out of town causing adventures which develop friendships. In high school, one of my friends was always discussing how much she had prepared for tests and show me her excellent work and I would inevitably end up admitting to not studying or be finishing my work 5 minutes before class start time. When there was a writing assignment in English, sometimes I would ask if I could read what a friend had written which sparks conversation.....