How do I approach Women and meet Women when I have no experience from childhood?

The only way i’ve managed to meet women so far and befriend them is through the internet. like craiglist or through a meeting arranged by a school. More specifically, I’ve only met and befriended foreign students specically Asian. For me meeting asian women is sooo much easier especially if they are shy, because I’m shy. Most American or latinas or europeans that i’ve seen around are aggresive, so as a shy guy, i avoid them cause what’s the point..they won’t have any interest in me.

The asians that i met, are nice and quiet and they are interested( especially the ones that don’t speak English that well). That’s why i made 2 great friends and they are still my friends even though they already returned to their countries.

But that’s Asian calm/quiet women. But since I’m American, i would also like to meet American women. All throught my school life, I’ve yet to see any American or latina who is calm and quiet…so it’s really scary to just approach them cause i don’t match up to the kind of guys they like to meet.( outgoing, confident guys) and then i suck at speaking so they’ll just think i’m a stupid shy guy who is desperate.

Also, just meeting anykind of Woman, doing it on the street with strangers is scary and also Women dont like guys who approach them like that. They have told me( in forums) that that makes me look like a stalker. So, is the only way to meet Women in a natural way to go to some dance class or something like that?

But most of those things cost money. so…what activities are there that are free..and with high probability of meeting Women?

Many guys who were confident and outgong in their childhood( like for example all of my classmates), never had problems so for them meeting women was not such a challenge. But i never had friends much less female friends in my childhood.

I’m male in my 30’s . thanks.