[Benzgirl]

Trying to make a connection with the PNM. As Jen mentioned, what works for you won't necessarily work for everyone.

I remember one girl that came through rush at the end of the day during first round. After 18 houses, everyone was tired. One of my sisters just couldn't connect and gave me the "help" sign. The PNM was wearing the most awesome pair of shoes. Immediately, I said, "cool shoes, where did you find them". It turned out, they were hand-made by a relative and she started to talk about how she was learning to make shoes herself. For some reason, she opened to me -- my guess is that she was tired of the "where are you from and what is your major" and was excited to talk about something else.

When the PNM came back second round, she was waving at me when we came out singing. The best thing to keep in mind is where you can connect with a PNM on a deeper level and typically, that will lead to something else.