8 months in - Nic

I tried to pull some thoughts out of Nic for a check-in, and he did have a few things worth mentioning but they all came out of him in bullet-point format rather than a narrative.  So, here you go:

• Nic isn't picking up Dutch as quickly as he thought he would just from existing here.  But Miles is, and that's great!
• Summer is nice.  Things are good.
• He's very glad that there's a dog park in the neighborhood because he does so like dogs.  And Saartje (neighborhood Corgi) is so soft.
• Nic does wish that we had more friends and that he had joined the fencing club by now, but he's also aware that not everything needs to happen at once
• He misses people.
• He's looking forward to engaging in the upcoming Dutch elections and doing some volunteer work with a political party.  It's an opportunity to meet like-minded people and he really likes this work and how this work is part of his role in a community.
• The kids are doing really well growing.  Nic is absolutely loving how Miles has become so interested in history and politics.  David is getting better, but still obstinate.
• Work is going well, that's cool.
• He wishes his body was less fragile.