I wouldnt necessarily stress the whole networking thing..
I dont know you obviously, but it seems most people tend to have a work personality, and a real personality...
If you can turn that work personality on when you're trying to build bridges and network, you're doing alright...
Developing real friendships are tough.. and they usually take awhile (years for me)to truley build... but buisness relationships are a dime a dozen. Much easier to accomplish.
I guarantee Donald Trump can count the amount of friends he has on one hand.