text: Going hand-in-hand with the discovery of self-interests and career choices, extracurriculars also provide many a chance to discover people with a common self-interest. Many students circulating throughout Generic_School have uncommon - or even bizarre - interests. Unfortunately, this means that many do not have an outlet to express those thoughts. Even with the prospect of electives, many people are simply not inclined with reaching out to others for fear of rejection. For example, my Computers in Art class was all about film making; however, I was always hesitant to discuss Transformers - "those giant metal things," my friend said - even with the group of friends that I always worked with. Even more so, I hated talking about anime, a type of Japanese cartoon - this was not because I despised it, but rather because many of its fans are commonly stereotyped as cringeworthy. One day - not in Computers in Art, surprisingly, but rather in Physical Education - I offhandedly mentioned to my dance group about one of my favorite anime series. One of my group members - who, until this point, I hardly ever talked to - immediately reacted with elation, stating that she was also a fan of the series. We became friends, especially after I introduced her to the many online sites dedicated to anime; with extracurriculars, I am sure that I would have not only met her faster, but that other people would also have the chance to meet new people with their same interests.