Bilingual
I forget sometimes how lucky I am to be able to speak multiple languages. My Spanish, which coming along, would qualify me for tri-lingual status... but we'll hold off on that for a few more months ;)
On the way back from errands, I stopped by the bar at P.F. Changs to grab some quick dinner. An older Asian couple sat down next to me. When my order came out, they were interested in my Tuna Tataki Crisps - naturally I offered them one of them. That led to the lady asking me if I was Korean - once I confirmed, she started speaking to me in Korean. She told me a short story about how her husband (an American-born Japanese man) was astounded at how generous Koreans were in terms of food. (I guess me blindly offering food to complete strangers reaffirmed the notion).
She spoke to me in Korean, while I conversed back in English. She would speak English to her husband and then break into Korean to me. An odd conversation, for sure - the last time this happened (multiple languages being thrown away) was when I was in Kungming, visiting my buddy Hao. At the time, there were two Israeli chicks in the apartment as well, and they would speak in Hebrew, then English with us - and then Hao would speak to our hostess in Chinese.
Anyways, the dinner was pretty good. The gentleman was retired from the construction industry, but he had a very vivid interest in technology (particularly with the iPad). He saw how people in his industry loved adopting the iPad, where laptops and tablets had failed before. We exchanged information - he seemed interest in picking my brain to figure out if he could build a business.
Speaking to people outside of the industry is really refreshing. Sometimes I take for granted my knowledge and my skills - and I only see how deficient I am. But many others would love to know what I know and to be able to do what I do.
What a blessed life I have.