"I like the idea of eating together. You can warn me off the bad food and introduce me to the good ones. Homework might be a little rough - between how much time has passed and being kicked out, I have a lot of catching up to do, you know. Things have come a long way while I was sleeping." And that's probably more the reality of his struggle rather than him being stupid, even if he can't see that most of the time.

He pauses, slightly. "I'll try. It's hard, after spending so long hiding even a mention of it, to talk about my culture. I'm not sure where to start, either. Russian might be the easier part of that deal."