A letter from July 31st, 2020

Dear FutureMe, So I don't want to make this too dramatic, because we both know that's cringy as hell, but I do want to romanticize this. According to the plan I have now, you should be almost done with your masters in psychology, and you should be preparing for a Ph.D. or PsyD program (are you abroad? I only had the idea for that today but I haven't thought a ton about it so I don't know how realistic it is). I hope you're a TA too, I feel like I'd be a really good teacher, just look at how well you babysat Jace and Bodhi and Kailyn (that's where I am right now) and how well you connected with all the kids you C.I.T.'d at Camp Wingmann! I hope you're still really enjoying psychology, it kind of just felt like an obvious choice. I hope you're still on that path. Have you gotten to travel? I want to go to Greece alone after my bachelors in a couple of years and many other places too, as I mentioned above I even considered doing my grad programs abroad. There are so many places that I want to see in my lifetime and I hope you've gotten started on that for both of us though. I've gotten a glimpse of how fast time can pass and I hope you're taking advantage of the time we have. If you haven't yet I hope that you're planning to soon. I wonder how much the world has changed, is it in a good way or a bad way? It kind of feels like it can't get any worse right now-- with Trump and his cronies and COVID-19 (you're getting tested before move-in in a couple of weeks, and I'm highkey nervous) and Black Lives Matter... has the world gone back to the normalcy that it was at in like 2015? Or are y'all chilling in a new utopian world? Or maybe a revolutionary dystopia? Hopefully, you're taking part in the revolution and have thrown a teargas canister at a pig by now!!! Are you still doing witchy ****? I hope so, it's fun!! Are you still friends with my friends? Siobhan, Patty, Jordan, Cammy, Katie, Fab, Natasha? Who are your new friends? Hopefully they're not toxic. What about your love life? Right now you're ******* Brandon whos a cutie that ***** like it's his job but he's def not a continuous thing. Are you dating anyone? Guy or girl? Have you ever gotten the nerve to date a girl? I hope you're seeing someone that you adore, but if you're not it's okay because you should be focusing on yourself. How's your mental health doing? I've been working on not repressing my trauma anymore and I think the next step is healing from that but it seems like a lot to do. I think that you have a very bright future ahead of you, no matter how corny it sounds. I love you. Nora