September 3, 2022

A.

Writing this letter is one of the only melancholy moments I've had this summer, which means the time we spent together meant something to me and I believe it meant something to you as well. To connect with someone so simply, without having to explain our way of understanding the human condition in all its complex variations, is rather rare in life. And I'll take comfort in knowing there's someone out there who sees the world in a similar way and that I had the chance to share sweet memories with them. 

I don't know when, but I hope to see you again someday. We had three months together and built something honest and unique in it. I wrote as much as I could in the journal you gave me before we crossed some unnamed point and one day in the future I'll read back over it and experience those vivid nights again through the thoughts of a younger me.

I think there's some truth in what they said in Before Sunrise, that the sporadic messaging of long-distance communication can't match the moment, but I look forward to future letters and movie recommendations and Russian poems and books sent across the planet.

Thank you for everything you did with me this summer. And thank you for being you.