Hey, Rodney!

By all means, learn the language. See my post from June 20. It will demonstrate that you are serious, and it's a lot of fun!

I have an online Ukrainian teacher in Kiev, and we Skype every week. Your lady friend will be impressed as you learn more phrases and can actually converse a bit with her!

The site is called Preply, and you can select a teacher at varying prices.

I hope you do this. You will enjoy it!

Багато успіхів!

David