"Oh, thank you. Sometimes my accent-" he paused, and laughed a little bit at the way he sounded. "it bothers me a little. And I know there are some words I don't put together right..." he shrugged, and looked around a moment, wondering silently if they were close. He did want to remember this route if he had to do it again, after all.

"Oh...no, I don't think I'm very good at all. But you're right. It is pretty...tough, sometimes."