A letter from May 20th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, This is me, your past self. I am 13 years old and I am in 7th grade. As of right now we are stuck in quarantine because of COVID-19. It really sucks because I am missing out on my first year of middle school, and won't be able to go out as a teenager any time soon. When you are getting this, you will be 18, graduating highschool. That just blows my mind, how close you are to getting to success. I am encouraging you to go to USC and fulfill your dreams of becoming a gastroenterologist or a nurse practitioner. You CANNOT GIVE UP. We have been working for this for too long to give up. i just wanted to write this to you so you can be sure of yourself and that we have believed in us for the longest. I believe in you. Mom believes in you. So does Dad, Nana, and K*****. Achieve your goals no matter what comes through your way. As always, Past me.