Shy person, thank you for putting in some feedback about how you feel.   I think the reminder will stick in people's minds.

I have an image of two or three shy persons at the Getaway but your comment that "you are nice to people" makes me suspect I can narrow it down more....

If I'm right, you have quite a musical talent and can join in, at least in backing people up, and will quite naturally be absorbed into the flow of music and talk.

If you don't make music yourself, it gets much harder. People relate to the music so strongly that they naturally feel a flow of warmth to the people who have shared it with them.

But I found when I first started coming, that there's another way to become visible at the Getaway, and that is to listen eagerly to whoever you are talking to. Start conversations with "hello, how are you doing?" or "Hi, I'm ----, how are you enjoying the weekend?" and listen. Ask where people are from, etc, etc, the obvious questions, and you and they will quickly feel that you know each other and have passed time together that was special.

I actually reversed this process. I learned that I was spending the entire weekend in conversation and that I felt left out because I was missing so much of the music, so eventually I decided to do more of my conversing away from the Getaway and spend my time at the Getaway joining in with the music. That's what I don't get enough of! ... or should I say, "Music is that of which I do not get enough..."?

Best of luck to you for next year ... and if you are really the person I suspect, do give me that phone call! ... and I'll do the same for you.

Hugs,
Rita