A letter from Jul 22nd, 2021

Dear (hopefully very beautiful and healthy) future Júlia, I don't even know why I'm writing this letter in english, but I'll just continue as it is. First, I'll let you know a little bit of what's happening at the time that I'm writing this. It's 22nd of July, 2021, and Covid is still REALLY bad here in Brazil, but I think I'll be able to be vaccined soon. There must have been than a month since the last time I left the condo. Honestly, I don't even miss going out that much. I'm having online classes, even though the school is hybrid right now. I don't feel safe to go outside and I rather keep my family safe. I really miss my friends. You are still in touch with Isa, Amanda, Milena, Clara, Mariana, Samuel, Priscila and Sofia, right? If you're not, talk to them! You love them so much, so don't end this friendship. I'm in the last year of school and I'm very tired. You're probably reading this while thinking "It wasn't that bad", but for me it's been hell. Some of the songs I've been listening to a lot are Anti-romantic (TXT), all the tracks from the album "Sour" (Olivia Rodrigo) and Oh (Stray Kids). I'm curious about your music taste as a 22 year-old person. Did it change a lot? Recently, I decided that I was gonna be an architect. Did you change your mind? If not, you're not far from graduating. Wow! There were probably tough moments for you, but hopefully there was plenty of joy as well. It must be really hard, but you're capable of accomplishing anything you want. Trust yourself! And if you changed your mind, I hope you're happy and succeed in whatever you're doing. Do you keep doing the things you love? Please, keep drawing, painting and reading and learn other languages. I hope you can travel a lot and have fun. It would be really nice to be a polyglot too :) I also hope that everybody in the family is doing good and that your friends are still by your side. Did you find yourself a boyfriend? I want this answer to be "yes" so bad LOL. Please, think about yourself and be careful of toxic relationships. Your mental and physical health always comes first! At the moment, I don't love myself so much. I'm begging you to take care of your body and soul and to love who you are. Also, don't be so harsh on yourself. No one is perfect! Remember to thank God for the things you have and tell the people you love how important they are. Be grateful. I don't wanna become a sad person that only thinks negatively. Be brave! Sincerely, 17 year-old Júlia