look it up on line, mom

Jonah called today at 10 am in the middle of my workday, the sounds of voices and dishes clanging loud in the background. He's at breakfast, post-surfing. Says he's talked to Kalei and agrees she's doing well, is immersed and engaged in the life there. "Look it up on-line, mom" he advises, "there's stages kids go through when they go away to college: first stage is immersion, next they get homesick, etc". Yeah, good idea, i say (surprised) I haven't done any reading on this for some reason. So cute, this isn't the first time he has advised his mom on how best to cope with his little sister, combining a college education with his powerful intuitive insight into the workings of the human psyche.