"Mud Watching" Workshop

This was an interesting story about a man reflecting on his childhood romance. I thought the idea of a young couple hanging out and, basically, doing nothing was sort of romantic; their ties to baseball seem uniquely American, which I appreciate. However, I felt that there were some major holes in the story that confused me. For example, I wasn't sure why this girl was going to Romania, and, moreover, I didn't know if her father was lying about it. The age of the two main characters was also unsaid. I know that the narrator was in his forties while telling the story, but with this kind of story I felt I should have known their ages in the beginning. Age is really important for young characters, because in each year that passes, drastic changes could take place in their psychology.