Welcome, @deste, and thanks for sharing your aquatic adventure news. Well done for giving it a go!
@Popcornbetty, I'm a Yank and live in US. Here, to be specific:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Highlands
Uni here is four years. DS just finished his third year and is an accounting and finance major. He already has a full-time job offer for when he graduates next spring, based on an internship he did this spring. He's here this summer but will go back to Boston in the fall and will likely stay there when he graduates to take this new job.
DD just finished her first year and hasn't declared an academic major yet. That's common in US universities. She is also studying in Massachusetts and has stayed on campus this summer to do a paid internship in the neurobiology lab. I expect she'll do something science related. We drove up to see her last weekend, which was lovely. And yes, DH and I are very proud of them both. 
They are both really lovely kids. Paying American tuition and fees for both of them at the same time is a bit less thrilling.
My blueberry bread is cooling. I realized after I put it in the oven that I had forgotten to add the egg, which explains why I needed extra orange juice to get the batter to the right texture. I've made this recipe dozens of times, so I was lazy about double-checking the recipe. We will see how it turns out eggless.