.
</p>

<p>
Once you've narrowed down your list of projects,
you can decide whether the project is right for you by:
</p>
<ul>
	<li>Introducing yourself to the project's mentor via email</li>
	<li>Joining the project's chat, forums, or mailing list and introducing yourself</li>
	<li>Using or installing the project</li>
	<li>Reading the project's documentation</li>
	<li>Looking at the open issues or feature requests for the project</li>
	<li><a href="/alums/">Reading Outreachy alums' blogs</a> who worked wit