Letter to a Japanese Friend, Winter Solstice

Today is the first day we meet and my heart is literally flying.

I can be heard by whole the world. We all can be heard and listen to each other.

I am proud to say that my Mandarin has definitely improved, and I have been able to talk with teenagers from Senegal to Switzerland and Hong Kong.

Next month, we’ll finally overcome the 320 km that separate us and meet in person.

Remembering a song by, maybe, the biggest singer from Argentina, José Larralde, he said: "I’ve been through all the world, in the same place..."

And since that, we never contacted each other because he doesn't want to give me a false hope.

Hij kwam naar mijn thuisstad, waar we samen één van de beste weken van m'n leven doorbrachten. Hij werd meteen m'n beste vriend!

I love the idea of this app and its creation is commendable.

I was so happy that I went around the house saying "I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JAPAN"

Our letters are long, drawn out paragraphs, about everything...

I remember back in 80's I used to write real mail made out of paper & pen with stamps and such.