Featured Letters from the past

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

Bericht uit 2010

Dear Futureme, this is an exercise for the 'Global thinking project' about my ideal day in 2010, I hope it will become reality! Dear Diary, 23 January 2020 Today I came back from Haiti, I’ve written a piece for the national paper about the earthquake which happened ten years back. Normally I write and photograph for the travel section of the paper, but they’ve chosen me this time to go t...

Time Travelled — almost 6 years

A letter from January 22nd, 2014

Dear FutureMe, You have just arrived home after a trip to Cordoba, Spain, travelling while writing a journal on its magnificent architectural heritage & culture. Your eldest text to say he will see you tomorrow for brunch at The Majestic since he hasn't seen his mother for the last three weeks and may have found the perfect girl to marry. Your youngest called to say he loves you and can ...

Time Travelled — almost 5 years

A letter from January 23rd, 2015

Dear FutureMe, Sitting in your new apartment, looking outside the porch, watching the whole horizon of east dallas, drinking hot chocolate with raisin bread and peanut butter. You seem calm and content right now but deep inside your thoughts, you are full of fear, anxiety, doubts... Can I keep up with this new job, new people, new environnent, new way of life? Am I strong enough? Can I hold...

Time Travelled — almost 4 years

A letter from January 23rd, 2016

Dear FutureMe, At the time I write this you are 18 years old. You have a boyfriend who loves you, and two best-friends who mean the world to you. If you ever have a moment in your life where you think, 'Damn, I really screwed up my life.'. Stop. Think about how great things will be. When you were 16 you felt like you could die, but 2015 had been a good year for you. By now, you should be climb...

Time Travelled — almost 3 years

A letter from January 23rd, 2017

Dear FutureMe, I'm not exactly sure what point you are in life right now, but I just want you to remember that you deserve someone who loves and cares about you and really makes you feel special and important. Remember to keep your heart healthy and your mind even healthier. By now, you might not be friends with the people that you were before. I mean who knows really? I just hope you're happy ...

Time Travelled — almost 3 years

A letter from January 23rd, 2017

Dear FutureMe, Hello, dear I in future. It's been 3 years, and is a long time. What has changed in your life?! My dear, I love you very much! Now I try to do everything to you there in the future, live well. I set goals, constantly doing something, reading books on motivation and management. Now to prepare mentally writing diploma, and this week plan to meet with the head. I hope that all...

Time Travelled — almost 2 years

A letter from January 23rd, 2018

Dear FutureMe, Dear FutureMe, Looking at old pictures I took by my old camera tells me more about my past, than pictures taken of me. I look at image that I chose to capture. After years has passed, it feels as if through the photo I can pull to zoom in or push to zoom out of a camera that was beyond the lense. Time right through the windows of my soul to how I felt and how the air used to s...

Time Travelled — about 1 year

A letter from January 22nd, 2019

Dear Baby Bear, It's a few hours away from the time you were born, and for some reason I'm feeling particularly sentimental this year. I cannot believe you are 5. I cannot believe you start school in just a week and a bit. You have grown up so much this year, especially in the last 6 months. Your questions and conversations are so complicated now, lots of things I'm having to look up and you h...

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