Alex, can he watch you programming? Can he see your joy in what you do? I think the best way to do this is to have a blast doing what you do and making sure he sees it.
Other posters are right that it's all too easy to turn an 18-year-old off no matter what you do.
You might spend some time analyzing a game with him, talking about the data structures inside the computer, and relate that to your own experiences with what can go wrong while you're programming, things like passing around objects without considering the cost of doing so. See if you can develop a shared conversation about how games work, to the point where he wants to both impress you and learn from you.
The aforementioned fishing trip would be the perfect place for such a discussion. :D
Don Wilde
"There's more than one level to any answer."
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