I am also in the middle of Intro/Extrovertism. I think they call this "Ambivert." Small talk pains me, too! Finding people with common interests I think is the key to avoiding this, and this seems to be an amazing place to do just that (I'm still new here), so making friends before you go is likely ideal for us Ambiverts and then networking from there should be a breeze.
Cheers, m8!
you may gain more insight into your personality and how others operate by studying the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI. It's opened up a lot of understanding for me as an Introvert as to why I interact well with some people, and why others just plain are a pain that I don't want to deal with.
I have heard of that! Thanks for the suggestion!
You should, it is quite interesting. It can amswer many quations you have about yourslef.
Great suggestion. Did this years ago and it has been helpful I'm a INTP.
yep, I share 3 of your traits. One thing I do is in noisy environments I put a little bit of slightly wet cotton in my ears to cancel out the confusion of background noise. It helps me think better.