Heidi unt (and) zi (the) "American"

This is Heidi--Bec's sister :)
I got landed in Sweden yesterday afternoon to meet Bec for a sister trip!
The air plane trip here was awesome! I sat next to a lady who turned 83 today :) Krystyna was her name and she is from Poland although she has an American passport. Krystyna told me when I first sat down next to her, "I do not speak English." I said that that was 'totally cool' and sat down. A short time later I realized that " I do not speak English" was the only phrase she knew in English...
The Flight Attendant was coming down the aisle when we had been in the air for about 30min and Krystyna leaned over to me and said...well, she said something in Polish. I then let her know that I only speak English and she and I were at a stand still, or were we?! She managed to communicate to me through a series of gestures and broken [spanish?] that she wanted to know what the attendant was serving. I busted out my trusty pad of paper and pen and drew a picture of a a keg with XXX on the label. She blushed and ordered wine. We were fast friends from that moment
***Some time later***
I was watching Marley and Me, a new release movie that was an option on the in flight Lufthansa Airlines movie options page, when I rocketed Krystyna's and my relationship to a different level. In the movie Marley, the dog, gets old and sick. I happen to have a HUGE soft spot in my heart for canines. I start to get teary eyed. Then I start to cry. Then I start to all out boo-hoo. Krystyna thinks that I am having a serious problem--stroke, seizure, diabetic fit, something--and presses the button for the attendant to come over. I see her press the button and think, 'geeze! She's already had one drink and now needs assistance to the bathroom?!' She was calling the attendant over for me. The attendant and I managed to put Krystyna's mind at ease and the flight went smoother from then on...
The rest of the flight was fine and then I got to see Bec! Wait around for more details on The Adventures of Bec and Heidi!...