Oh, yes! He became particularly close friends with the student from South Africa, as they played soccer togerther. Because that student couldn't get back home except once or twice a year, he would spend about one week-end a month with us. He would bring recipes for dishes from his country, and we would all go to the grocery to find special ingredients, and then cook a meal together centered around that dish. He loved to storytell, and was quite animated and good at it. We both learned quite a bit about growing up in South Africa.
