Mi Hermanito, Javi

I could fill multiple posts with anecdotes about my little host brother, Javi. We're great buddies. One of the reasons I requested this host family was for the simple fact that they have two young kids. Kids in host families take the pressure off. They don't care when you say something stupid or that makes no sense. They tell you the most random stories and get excited about the most hilarious things. They just want a playmate (and maybe a little attention).

Here are a few of the aforementioned amusing anecdotes:

• He loves iCarly. Sadly, i'm now familiar with the characters, theme song, etc. So the other evening before dinner, we were watching the show and, at one moment, two girls get into this huge cat fight. I thought it was weird; Javi thought it was awesome. He gets up off the couch and starts yelling: "Let's go, Sam! That's it! That's how it's done! Grab her hair! Win! Win!" I was astonished and couldn't quit laughing.
• The other afternoon, when he came home from school, he was in a particularly good mood. He said to me, "Guess what, Allison. Today I have TWO homeworks. I love mathematics. My teacher today has taught me addition. Ask me what 0 plus 0 equals! And 0 plus 1!" Cutest thing ever.
• I heard him wake up one night, calling for his mom. Later, when I got up, he told me that he'd had a nightmare and could no longer watch Superman. If only you could hear how he says Superman...
• He's been really excited about swimming lessons that he gets to do with his class. He's told me about his new swimsuit and towel and how there are locker rooms for the boys and other ones for the girls. Then, the night before these lessons were to start, he started to panicked at dinner, telling his mother that he was afraid of drowning. She laughed and said, "Don't worry, Javi! The chubby ones float!" This actually made him feel better...