"It would be useful..." He looked thoughtful. "Sometimes I just know things, even though I don't know how. So when I tried to swim I could just do it even though I never remembered swimming before and I can climb super good. So sometimes I don't got to even remember, I'm just good at knowing things."

So maybe that would help, if indeed he was from a place with countryside, he might know some things already that could help. He just doesn't know it yet!