Postcard from Freddie to his parents December 20th Dear Mom and Dad, Merry Christmas! life at I'm sorry that I have not written for a long time, but the academy has been so busy. And our soccer coach does not want us to contact our families too often during the first year. He says we need to keep our minds on soccer. But we're allowed to relax sometimes. We all came to England for our Christmas break. It's very cold! Everyone is shopping for Christmas presents. I miss you all so much, but please do not worry about me. I'm having lots of interesting experiences and meeting new people all the time. All my love, Freddie