2. Daylight is your friend: While it might not always be possible, try to avoid meeting strangers at night. If it’s inevitable, choose a well-lit location with plenty of people around.

On my trip to London, I decided to talk to at least one stranger a day on public transit and in pubs. My social skills ...

Vige Barrie has mild cerebral palsy, which occasionally makes her trip and fall. One day, she was in Washington, D.C., for a big meeting. Little did she know, she was about to meet her unsung heroes.

Jeannine Gramick just had a friendly meeting with the pope. In the not-too-long-ago, that might have been the punch line to a bad joke or a way of emphasizing that something was impossible.