Kendall,I know you can't talk much---but I think you need vocal contact as much as this cyber-babble. You can just listen to me talk. (Won't that be a treat?) Get a pot and a glass and a dish---whatever. For yes, just hit the cup. For no, just clunk on de pot. To ask for exotic food from S.-E. Asia, just "bang la desh".
I'll be calling soon.
Love ya,
Art