Countdown

We've gotten to the point now where the NZS is really counting down his time in the US. As you would imagine, there's a lot more he wants to do and not enough time to do it (he leaves Jan 8th).

Since his football team lost in the playoffs he's back on the soccer team. Soccer is his true sports love and he's very happy to be back on the pitch. On the football field he always looked a bit lost and on ice skates. Playing soccer he's very fluid and comfortable.

Xmas afternoon we (the four of us) are going to do a quick trip to Vegas and the Grand Canyon. After we get back, he's going to head up to the mountains for some snowboarding with some of his HS buddies (one of his other host families has a place up there).

I would imagine that when he gets back from that we'll have to start shipping some of his stuff home (there's not way he could pack it all on a plane). That will be a sad day.

I'm trying not to talk too much about the NZS II who arrives a couple of weeks later. The NZS asks about him and they occasionally exchange e-mail. I try to remind the HB that the two will be very different and to try not to always mention the NZS in front of the NZS II.

But, all of that is in the future. Today the NZS has a soccer game (possibly in the rain) and some end of the semester projects to finish. Time marches on.