Telling them and hearing them.

Why do I like telling them?
helps the listener know about me. i get really excited when i tell them. maybe a bit too excited, even when they have no point i'm excited to share. and when i share something about myself w/ them... it means something. we're no longer just acquaintances. and even if it's something as surface-level like the funniest thing that happened in chem lab so far, it's cool. it's still sharing and learning.

Why do I like hearing stories?
Haha, pretty much the same reason. i learn more about that person. you may even discover that you have things in common that you may not have noticed unless you shut up and just opened your ears. i like watching the body language of the speaker. i like hearing the tones in their voice. i like watching their hands move (b/c i move my hands a lot). i like their smile. i like when the shift their eyes as they think about the next phrase. i like it when they use funny voices to imitate other people in the story or acting it out. but most importantly, i like seeing how their story unfolds a piece of that person.

stories are cool. share more of 'em. listen to more of 'em.