Jake nodded. "Cool... I think I might try and check it out properly at some point... in the summer," he added. The cold was getting to him more than ever this term. Maybe it was because they were that much further North, or because he was getting outside more often.

"Oh, my mum was an only child, so I don't have cousins or anything like that," Jake explained. "And, when I came here, I was obviously totally clueless... not sure if that would have been a good or bad thing in the long run," he smiled.

"You never mentioned your dad," Jake suddenly remembered. "Just living with your mum..."