Dear Frank,
How is everything going? I have been in America for a month as an exchange student. I am now staying at Mrs. White’s. She is said to be in her forties but looks very young and attractive. She is of normal height, with a slender figure, blond hair and big blue eyes.
Mrs. White shows a keen interest in everything about China, especially its culture and places of interest. She has a large collection of items that have to do with China, such as books videos, tea, artworks, and so on. She asks me so many questions about my country that sometimes I have to consult my friends to give satisfactory answers.
Mrs. White is kind and outgoing and she usually wears a smile on her face. We are getting along very well with each other. She takes me out to local places every weekend and if you come here, I will be your guide.
Look forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
dear vv,
your delightful present,vv,reched me vv and i must thank you very much indeed for it.it was awfully kind of you to think of me.you could not have chosen anything else that would have given me more pleasure.i put it to use right away,and have already had some pleasant time out of it.
once again,many thanks.
yours,
vvx
Dear Mum and Dad:
How are you doing?
I’m writing to you about my gratitude for your having brought me up and my future plan.
Dear Mum and Dad,I am already 18 years old,which shows that I have grown up.Whenever I am thinking of this,I can’t help feeling grateful to you .It is you who first give me encouragement when I meet with difficulties,especially when I am not getting along well with my studies.Indeed,your inspiration seems to be a lamp,which offers me light of hope,
courage and confidence.And more importantly,you are always teaching me to be good to others,and try to contribute to our society.
Dear Mum and Dad,I an now a senior three student ,who is facing the competitive national college entrance.
examinations,So first of all,I ought to try my best to pass the exams.I am sure that through my great efforts I can and will be able to realize my beautiful dream of being a key university student.Then,I will strive to be an independent youth.The social situation I will be facing must be more competitive,so I will develop and prepare myself to be a youth with a strong sense of cooperation and competition.Believe in me,Mum and Dad,I will make a difference.
Best regards to you .
Yours sincerely,
Wang Hua
Dear Tom,
亲爱的汤姆,
My name is Li Ming. I am a primary school student in Hunan province. I’m10 years old. I like English very much, i hope to be your best friend ,then i can learn english from you,and you can learn chinese from me ,too. My favourite fruit is apple, because it’s sweet and healthy. My favourite day is Tuesday, we have computer, P.E. and English. It’s a great day. Tell me somethingabout yourself, please
我叫李明,我是湖南一名小学生,我10岁。我喜欢英语,并希望能成为你的好朋友,那样我就可以向你学英语,而你也可以向我学中文了。我最喜欢的水果是苹果,因为它很甜,又有益身体健康。我最喜欢的日子是周二,因为那天有计算机课、电脑课和英语课。那天真是个好日子。请告诉我一些关于你的事情吧。
Your pen pal,
你的笔友
Li Ming
黎明
It wasn't until we moved into our new home in 2006 that I found it again. It was addressed to me with explicit instructions not to open until my birthday 2005. It was now 2006 so I decided to open it. This is what it said:
Dear Sherri
By the time you read this you will be 30. At the age of 18 I had so many hopes and dreams about where you'd be, what you'd be doing and with whom you'd spend your life with.
Right now I hope that you have traveled and seen everything you've always wanted to, both in Canada and overseas, and maybe even settled down somewhere in Australia doing some research in the field of biology (genetics.
I hope you're married to the man of your dreams. The man of mine is Gwynn. He is originally from South Africa (another place I wish to visit.
You'll probably have two children of your own – a girl(Michaela Anne and a boy (name yet to be decided.
If everything goes according to plan you'll be living in Australia in a big house in a small town outside of a big city with a lot of land, a dog, Gwynn and your two beautiful children. Hopefully you have a career in the medical field, maybe doing research in genetics. Gwynn will be a computer programmer and you will be doing alright for yourselves.
However, if things don't go according to plan for you, I wish you all the love, happiness and joy in the world and don't settle for anything less than the best since that is absolutely what you deserve.
Live long, be happy and live life to it's fullest.
Love Sherri "18″
When I read this for the first time since writing it I was floored. Even now having dug this up again another 4 years later I still can't help but think this is really cool.
So much of what I wanted for myself has materialized.
I did travel to a few more places in Canada although I haven't seen everything I'd like to.I did marry the man of my dreams and yes he still is my one and only.I've traveled to the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. I lived in Australia for nearly 4 years in a big house, in a small suburb, in a major city (close enough. I had a career in Biology in the field of genetics for 10 years.I have two lovely kids – both boys (names now decided.
I have not one dog but two dogs. Both yellow labs from Australia.Gwynn is a computer programmer. We are doing okay for ourselves.
After writing this I quickly forgot about what I had put in here actually. The things that materialized were all met with quite a bit of resistance (all internal but I suppose these were things that I really did want. Having never strayed too far from home overseas travel was a huge deal. Having never been away from my family moving to Australia for several years was an incredibly huge decision.
I find it fascinating how the dreams of a young and naive little girl can become a grown woman's reality.
I'm curious if you guys have ever written anything to your future self and how it stacks up to your current reality. If you haven't, will you join me in writing a letter now to yourself in say 10 years from now? It's an interesting little experiment.
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