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    I saw her last night! I ended up meeting her at the park where we met and we went for a walk and also stopped for some ice cream. Her English is better than I probably made it sound, as we ended up just hanging out and talking for about 3 hours before I dropped her off at her house. She kept asking me to say stuff to her in Russian, and she got a huge kick out of whenever I was able to string a few sentences together. I wish I had been studying up on my Russian more, as summer vacation has made me rusty, but she absolutely loved it whenever I spoke it.

    The first question I asked her in Russian was about her birthday, and it turns out that we share the same birth date! That was a very pleasant surprise. The conversation for the most part settled around the differences between the United States and Ukraine. She said that two of the big things she's noticed is that people here are very friendly and happier in general, and that the food here has a lot more calories, so she has to watch her weight more. She was also very confused about baseball, so I spent twenty minutes trying to teach the game to her, but it's a very difficult game to explain to non-English speakers.

    I also found out that in Ukraine she was a professional dancer, and also taught young children to dance. I forgot the name of the type of dance she does, but apparently she won an international dance competition in Poland against dancers from all over the world! Needless to say I was both very impressed and slightly intimidated. She's been applying for a dance instructor job here and was looking for dance classes, but hasn't had much success there yet, so she mostly spends her time just sitting at home with Vladimir and going for the occasional jog. She was also very happy to learn that I also work with kids (I'm a sports camp counselor), and when we said goodbye she asked what I was doing the rest of the weekend, and that she couldn't wait to see me again. So pretty successful first date, if I may say so myself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cowhead418 View Post
    I saw her last night! I ended up meeting her at the park where we met and we went for a walk and also stopped for some ice cream. Her English is better than I probably made it sound, as we ended up just hanging out and talking for about 3 hours before I dropped her off at her house. She kept asking me to say stuff to her in Russian, and she got a huge kick out of whenever I was able to string a few sentences together. I wish I had been studying up on my Russian more, as summer vacation has made me rusty, but she absolutely loved it whenever I spoke it.

    The first question I asked her in Russian was about her birthday, and it turns out that we share the same birth date! That was a very pleasant surprise. The conversation for the most part settled around the differences between the United States and Ukraine. She said that two of the big things she's noticed is that people here are very friendly and happier in general, and that the food here has a lot more calories, so she has to watch her weight more. She was also very confused about baseball, so I spent twenty minutes trying to teach the game to her, but it's a very difficult game to explain to non-English speakers.

    I also found out that in Ukraine she was a professional dancer, and also taught young children to dance. I forgot the name of the type of dance she does, but apparently she won an international dance competition in Poland against dancers from all over the world! Needless to say I was both very impressed and slightly intimidated. She's been applying for a dance instructor job here and was looking for dance classes, but hasn't had much success there yet, so she mostly spends her time just sitting at home with Vladimir and going for the occasional jog. She was also very happy to learn that I also work with kids (I'm a sports camp counselor), and when we said goodbye she asked what I was doing the rest of the weekend, and that she couldn't wait to see me again. So pretty successful first date, if I may say so myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cowhead418 View Post
    I saw her last night! I ended up meeting her at the park where we met and we went for a walk and also stopped for some ice cream. Her English is better than I probably made it sound, as we ended up just hanging out and talking for about 3 hours before I dropped her off at her house. She kept asking me to say stuff to her in Russian, and she got a huge kick out of whenever I was able to string a few sentences together. I wish I had been studying up on my Russian more, as summer vacation has made me rusty, but she absolutely loved it whenever I spoke it.

    The first question I asked her in Russian was about her birthday, and it turns out that we share the same birth date! That was a very pleasant surprise. The conversation for the most part settled around the differences between the United States and Ukraine. She said that two of the big things she's noticed is that people here are very friendly and happier in general, and that the food here has a lot more calories, so she has to watch her weight more. She was also very confused about baseball, so I spent twenty minutes trying to teach the game to her, but it's a very difficult game to explain to non-English speakers.

    I also found out that in Ukraine she was a professional dancer, and also taught young children to dance. I forgot the name of the type of dance she does, but apparently she won an international dance competition in Poland against dancers from all over the world! Needless to say I was both very impressed and slightly intimidated. She's been applying for a dance instructor job here and was looking for dance classes, but hasn't had much success there yet, so she mostly spends her time just sitting at home with Vladimir and going for the occasional jog. She was also very happy to learn that I also work with kids (I'm a sports camp counselor), and when we said goodbye she asked what I was doing the rest of the weekend, and that she couldn't wait to see me again. So pretty successful first date, if I may say so myself.
    Gratz man! Sounds like things went pretty darn well!
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    Excellent news, glad the two of you had such a good time!



    Quote Originally Posted by Cowhead418 View Post
    I ended up meeting her at the park

    when we said goodbye she asked what I was doing the rest of the weekend, and that she couldn't wait to see me again.




    People would be surprised how many great women there are, who just want a normal, fun guy, without issues, who can give a girl a fun afternoon / evening in a sunny park. Dating is too artificial, in America even near formal, with the cinema / dinner / 'drive her home and hope she asks me in' thingy. When the chemistry is there, a park is actual romance, straightforward and real.
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    Great news, bro, I'm happy for you! I guess you're hotter than we all anticipated...

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    I just want to thank everyone in this thread for their advice. Things have been going great with her, and we are now currently dating. After the park date I took her and Vladimir to the pool with my brother and sister, and it was a great time. She looks mighty fine in a bathing suit too. Though I only met her last Monday, we've already been on five dates, and I'm taking her to the White Sox (baseball) game tomorrow, so she can get a great American experience. Even though we don't always understand each other perfectly, we have great chemistry and it's clear that we both really dig each other. She even said that due to our Russian connection and the fact that we share the same birthday, she believes that it was "destiny" that we met. My overall love life to this point has been pretty uninspiring, but this girl is absolutely amazing and I think I may have hit the jackpot here.

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    That's so sweet.



    don't tell her just yet you take your dating advice from a computer games website...
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    Congrats! It definitely seems like this will go much better than any of my past relationships!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
    don't tell her just yet you take your dating advice from a computer games website...
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    Congrats Cowhead!
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