My grandfather Alex lives on a farm up north, and I live in Chicago with my parents. We only see him once a month, and I always miss him. Grandpa has a new smartphone, but until this year he used it only for phone calls. "These smart things are not for me," he always said.
During winter break, I stayed with him for three days, and I decided to teach him how to make video calls. On the first day, he kept pressing the wrong buttons. Once, he called his neighbor by mistake! We both laughed. Then I wrote the steps for him on a piece of paper in big letters.
On the second day, he practiced again and again. On the third day, he did it alone, without looking at the paper.
Now Grandpa calls me every Friday afternoon. He shows me his vegetable garden, and I show him my drawings. Last week, he even sent me a photo of a tomato with a funny face! I think he is very proud of himself. And I am proud of him, too.