Each day the kids are on the ice once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The rest of their day is filled with fun and interesting activities. On 2 separate days we take the boys to the local city swimming pool and turn them loose. Of course we have at least one movie night at which time we watched Miracle, when Team USA won the 1980 gold medal at the Olympics.
When I think about these kids in comparison to American kids I see many similarities. In many ways, kids are kids anywhere you go. However there are also differences. The children here, it seems to me, have a sweet, naive type of innocence that sometimes appears lost in many American kids. They are a joy to be around.