That sounds like a challenging way to spend a few hours. Does small steps engage in the conversation or is it too fast for her too?
I dislike parties where it’s not a lot of conversation I can participate in, and I’ve had a few of those. One of the worst was my opinions were substantially different than everyone in attendance and I wasn’t allowed to correct them. Shitty party and I’ve not been back to one since lol.
She is native, so she has no issues at all. She is quiet at times, but with family she is pretty open thankfully.
I prefer to get into arguments too - though I have the tendency to push them too far and people can't control themselves :D