Let the adventure begin...

Dear Lerhol family and friends,

Well Sondre arrived...he had a very long journey but was happy to arrive.  We feel like we have been waiting for this day for a year and now it is here.  Scott and I met Sondre at the Hampton Inn Hotel to pick him up.  We met some of the other families that are also hosting AFS students and the AFS staff who has worked so hard to make all of this a reality for families in the US.  When we were going through the application process we were impressed with how thorough they were in making sure they found good homes for the students. So thank you to all. 

Here we are at the hotel...right after we saw him for the first time.  We brought him a sweatshirt from his new high school so he can wear his school colors with pride. 

Minnetonka here we come!

On our way home we went to Sondre's new high school to show him around.  He was a little overwhelmed at the size of the campus...but I think he will fit in rather well.  Sondre is very friendly and not very shy so it seems he will be rather popular.  Minnetonka High School has 2,800 students and Sondre's senior class has 689 students. 

Minnetonka is very good at sports, especially Football, Hockey and Baseball.  He is very excited about that for sure. 

This is the baseball field....not sure he will play baseball but I bet he will watch many games next spring.

Here he is on the football field...he will be spending a lot of time on this field practicing and playing games. 

We were all hungry so we went to our favorite place to eat.  Sondre had prime rib for the first time.  He ate every bit of it.  We think he might eat a lot.  We took him to the grocery store so we could make sure we had the right kind of food for him and we realized he LOVES to eat.  He was pretty impressed with the food selection and brought home some great stuff to eat.  

When we got home there was an NFL football game on so Scott was teaching Sondre the rules, explaining all of the positions...it was really cute to watch.  I actually learned a lot by listening and I thought I knew all of the rules.  We are very big VIKINGS fans and expect that Sondre will be come a fan too.  We do not like the Green Bay Packers at all...they are our arch enemy. 

We had a very good first day...Sondre is a really wonderful young man.  He does not seem to be having any trouble adapting to his new living situation. 

Lots of Love from Minnesota.