The young man came do our door wheeling a bicycle that had a flat tire. I was resting on the living room couch so Rita went to the door. I could over hear their conversation which is in French, which is unusual in our county. The young man wanted to know if we had a bicycle pump. From my spot on the couch I gave directions to Ian for the pump and immediately fell asleep.
Rita and Ian had an adventure. The young man was an exchange student from Belgium. He had arrived September 1 and was living with his local family who lived in White Point Estates. He had gone for a bicycle outing and had a flat tire in the middle of the causeway and came to our door for help.
The tire was split so Ian and Rite put the bike in their truck and drove him home. The polite young man asked them to come in and meet his family so they did. The couple knew our home but do not know us but they were grateful and gracious to Rita and Ian to bringing their young visitor home. The couple had been housing exchange students for 20 years and told Rita and Ian that the present exchange student was the best they had ever had. "He is a gem", they said. After chatting for fifteen minutes or more, they drove home, impressed with the young man, his host family and the whole program. He attends school in Liverpool but his main purposes is to improve his English. You just never know what you will learn when someone comes knocking at your door wheeling a bicycle with a flat tire.
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