Starting A Conversation.

Megalith has a point. I remember a few years back when we were going through this thing finding out how people acted and such. For any couples, when they asked about those who were outgoing and those who were quiet, one part of the couple was outgoing, the other was quiet. Every time. And when I think about just about all my married friends, I have noticed that also to be the case. Even my wife and I are opposites in that regards.

That all being said, if she doesn't speak English, or it is her second language, then that may be a reason because it can be VERY intimidating to have to speak in your non-native language. From my own experience, if I have to speak in any of my non-native languages, I tend to become a lot quieter, and less talkative. Granted, as I said, I am more of a quiet type of person, but nonetheless I have found that to be the case with secondary languages.

How to start a conversation. Hmm, well, one idea that popped into my head is to ask her, 'Hey, I didn't get all of that last assignment. Do you know what it was again?'. At least that will get you a start and you can find out a little bit on whether she speaks English, how well, if she's shy, etc.

Jam it back in, in the dark.