When in America

We knew before he came over here that J would most likely play a sport. Over in Germany, he plays club soccer and tennis. He is very athletic. Well, when the time came for him to choose one, he didn't go with soccer. He went with football. He wanted the chance to play a sport he probably would never play again. L called the coach last night, and he had already gotten wind of the athletic German kid who could kick a soccer far. See, the kicker here graduated, and they had no one on the team that could kick. Also, J is much taller than most of the kids on the team. I forsee him learning another position also while on the team. Now, of course, I am in my glory that he is playing. See, when naming T, one of my concerns was how good it would sound over a sport PA system. SJ's name on the other hand can and will be butchered. If pronounced American English style, it becomes a girl's name. J is aware of this, and has a good sense of humor about. He picked classes today and went to practice after he did that. He seemed very excited watching the other boys practice. I hope that the excitement is still there after he gets knocked around a little. I can't wait for him to get home and hear what he thinks about. Oh, and his only football experience is watching the last two Super Bowls. This should prove interesting, but hey, it is what these kids come over to experience.