Today it's time to pack Witchner up and return him to school. This morning he was really surprised that it was time to go already. He still has some homework to do. Tonight he'll leave on the bus and this time he'll go through Albany, Buffalo, and Erie. It's a 17 hour trip but he wanted to try it. When he returns in May he'll be coming back on the Amtrak Train. We went online last night and watched YouTube videos of trains and he's really excited about trains.
This evening he asked about the "Subway" sign on Route 5. Paul tried explaining it was a sandwich shop, but then the explanations got complicated because I'd told him about subways in NYC (underground transportation). Paul added "submarine" to the explanation in order to try to clarify why the sandwiches were called "subs"....I'm not sure that Witchner completely understood.
On the way to the bus station they also had a discussion about large animals (bears, deer, wolves, etc.) Witchner was astounded that people didn't own each animal. He told us that all of the animals in Haiti, even the free-ranging rabbits, were owned by someone. He couldn't believe we have animals that didn't belong to anyone. The concept of "wild" is new.
This evening he asked about the "Subway" sign on Route 5. Paul tried explaining it was a sandwich shop, but then the explanations got complicated because I'd told him about subways in NYC (underground transportation). Paul added "submarine" to the explanation in order to try to clarify why the sandwiches were called "subs"....I'm not sure that Witchner completely understood.
On the way to the bus station they also had a discussion about large animals (bears, deer, wolves, etc.) Witchner was astounded that people didn't own each animal. He told us that all of the animals in Haiti, even the free-ranging rabbits, were owned by someone. He couldn't believe we have animals that didn't belong to anyone. The concept of "wild" is new.
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