A letter from September 29th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, Some things about me are: my favorite singers are Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Lewis Capaldi. My favorite movie is Five Feet Apart. Since quarantine started I wake up at 6:30 am, do my skincare, change clothes, eat breakfast and start online classes. Some days I wake up at 5:30 am and go for a walk. It helps me relax and enjoy the sunrise. It also helps me clear my mind. I still love reading, just like when I was younger. My favorite subject is English. What I enjoy most about it is when I need to use my imagination and write. My favorite food is pasta. I have a lot of friends. I still don’t know who are really my real and true friends and who are not. But anyways, I hope I make more real and good friends in the future. I’m really thankful for those who are supportive, caring and inspiring and are always there for me. I hope in the future I become a more responsible, mature, confident and independent person. I also want to be happy and be proud of myself for having two cultures because sometimes I just wish I had just one. Some people wouldn’t understand and would say it is a huge advantage. It is in some cases but sometimes you feel you don’t belong in any of your cultures because you're a mix of them. In my case some things are completely the opposite from the other one. My mom says I should be proud because I learn a lot from both cultures. How people are, language, traditions and how’s the society that surrounds us. I know she’s right but I hope in the future I feel more confident and proud about it. To be honest, having two or more cultures is hard especially when meeting new people and making friends. Sometimes I feel like I don’t fit in and maybe my friends or people I know are just being nice to me because they are interested in what my culture has and also what I have. I have these thoughts because sometimes the people that hang out with me just talk to me when I have something they are interested in and the rest of the time or when I’m not okay they don’t notice me. Most of the time I try to avoid these thoughts and think they are my real friends but at the same time it’s hard, also I don’t want to stay away from them because I don’t want to be mean. But for those few people that are always by my side I just want to thank them and let them know I really appreciate them for being with me no matter what. I hope that I can be a person who is more open and talks more about their cultures, and be proud of having many cultures since they can open the doors to many things in my future. I hope I can make all my dreams come true and do things that I love. I hope my parents let me study a career I’m interested in. I hope they understand that what matters isn’t the profit, what matters is that I do what I like to do and have passion for it. Also doing a good for the community.