A letter from Jun 28, 2022

Dear FutureMe, Today, I realised that what I am doing now is not the right thing for me. Waking up to do a job I don't even enjoy is so tiring; spending 8 hours in an office doing research is not helping neither. Also, living in this city is so consuming, I miss long walks in the woods, I miss waking up to the sound of animals, I miss home, mom, dad and everything that makes me feel safe. life in this city is harder than I thought; having to go out everyday with the fear of being stollen or harassed is a bit weird. most people here are not respectful at all, why everyone cares only about themselves?. I've always seen myself as being nice, but guess what, I am just an innocent naive lady with very little experience with people and everyone is taking advantage of that. at this moment, I feel consumed, not caring, all I want to do is cry, take a break from this, breath... of course, there are good things. my parents have never left me alone since day 1, my friends are also amazing, didn't think I will be surrounded with such caring and loving group of people, and I am very thankful for that. Also, Hamdoulilah, God is always with me, protecting and guiding me in every single step of my life. and finally, I think that by the time I'll be reading this, everything will be ok. hopefully, I'll be the strong, experienced, proud and most importantly pure as I am today. don't forget to love yourself as you are. I love you. Salma.