Watch out for the blizzard... it might get you interacting with Americans.

"How much snow would you say that is?" I asked the girl on the other side of the counter at Starbucks.
"Well, I'm from Connecticut, so... I would say that's a medium amount of snow, but apparently this is huge here in New York. Everybody is freaking out. It's kind of funny, actually," she answered, a smile on her face. I smiled back at her and sat at a huge table with Melina and Ani.
Two Americans were sitting in front of us. Talking to the girl from Connecticut had made my day, but I thought I could give it another try. When I was told I was traveling to New York, I thought I was going to talk to Americans all the time, but the fact is, we hang out with our people so much, there's little chance for interaction. I was feeling brave (bear in mind I had already faced the scary blizzard that was making Starbucks close early, something unheard of so far) so I addressed the boys and took a wild decision: let's keep talking about the weather: "It's snowing heavily... isn't? Are you from New York?" "I am, my friend isn't. I'm showing him around. Where are you guys from?" one of them answered. I've made it! We were talking! In English! With a real New Yorker!
Thank God it was snowing. I won't wait for a snow to get talking the next time.