While it hasn't been quite as hot as last year, temperatures are still hovering around the 100 degree mark. Which is about 20-plus degrees higher than the average high temperature that Janni is accustomed to.
His very first day, even the short walk from the terminal to the parked car sent his sweat glands into overdrive. The next day when I stopped for gas on the way to the Galleria just a few moments with the car A/C off was torture.
A few nights ago the kids all went to play beach volleyball and he told me that he is definitely getting acclimated.
He even survived a temporary A/C outage. Apparently two really smart rats decided it would be a good idea to try and eat some of the wires to our downstairs A/C unit. Needless to say they are now in rodent heaven but they did manage to disable the system for a few hours until the damage could be repaired. By that time the downstairs was about 83 degrees - but Janni wasn't sweating any more than the rest of us!
He and Hunter have been working out and shooting a lot in preparation for the high school basketball season. I think it will be so fun for him to have the experience of playing on an American team. I really think this year will be full of new and exciting things for him.
I do feel really bad for him, however. I hadn't really thought this through prior to his arrival but Janni's culinary lifestyle has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. In Germany, his family owns and operates a hotel and restaurant. While I knew this from his student profile I hadn't really made the mental connection that his meals are often prepared by professionals. And he orders whatever he feels like. If I cook more than once a week the family is asking if I "feel okay" because it is such an anomaly. So tonight I will do my Julia Child impersonation and whip up some homemade chicken parmigiana. School starts a week from Monday and that's when the schedule really gets nutty so hope they all appreciate the effort!
Bon Appetit!
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