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I'n my experience, it's as easy as you want it to be if you want to meet people abroad... even if you're an introvert (like me).

As it was mentioned already, staying at a hostel or smaller guesthouse is a great start.  Look for couchsurfing meetups in places you're heading to, or meetup.com if you're in a location a little bit longer.  Use the couchsurfing forums and discussion boards to reach out and see if someone wants to join you on a walk around town or a day trip.

If you're really not feeling it, you could start off the trip with a guided tour with a company like G Adventures or Intrepid, then do the last part solo.  Great way for people to get their feet wet when traveling abroad again.

Consider checking out the blogs of these (mostly) solo female travelers:
http://www.legalnomads.com/
http://alittleadrift.com/
http://www.dangerous-business.com/
http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/

and these individual posts about safety
http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/2015/02/9547/
https://www.facebook.com/adangerousbusiness/posts/823678334372687

and Shannon's book on volunteer travel http://alittleadrift.com/volunteer/
and website http://grassrootsvolunteering.org/
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