A Date with the Language Barrier

So, I'm about to embark on a situation that I surprisingly never expected would happen to me, despite the fact that I intend on making traveling my career: I'm going on a date with a guy who does not speak English fluently. And funny enough, he's not even Korean; he's Iranian. He's fluent in Persian, Turkish, and Korean, and he tries to communicate the best he can in English, but it's hard for him. I'm going to try and find a Korean-English pocket dictionary so I can put in as much effort for him to understand me as he does for me to understand him. At any rate, it won't be bad practice for me in the long run as it will help me pick up more of the Korean language.

I must admit this is an incredibly interesting situation for me. It is sure to be a fascinating study into the dating norms and ideas of other cultures... and I can bet this will be a story down the line. But for now I will go on this date, take the difficulties as they come, and see how things go. Perhaps the language barrier will prove too much. Perhaps not. We shall see.

-AALA