Dear future me,
Apart from the balloon tokens (I hope you got that red balloon and you treasure it), I'm writing this (and it's going to be long because I ramble) because there's a lot I want to tell you, and a lot you may need to be reminded of five years down the road. So yeah, there's good advice in here. I hope you listen to me, especially since I wrote most of this when I should have been studying for my linear algebra exam instead.
If you're reading this, it means you've survived long enough to play New Horizons! Congratulations! As of right now, we only recently saw the first NH bridge, along with new mouths and noses, a weirdly large amount of buckets, and no new villagers, and there's three months to go. I hope all the things revealed since then have been awesome and that you're still enjoying the game! (And I hope you chose a good town name, because I'm still undecided.) What villagers did you start out with? Have you had any of your old favourites yet? Any favourites of the new villagers (if there are any)? Where'd you put your house? Did Kit return? Did they improve the villager dialogue? Are the funny bulletin board messages back? Have you made your town pretty and put some cool furniture outside? (If you haven't, do it now.) I want to know everything.
Random stats as of Dec. 16, 2019 that you can look back on because I know you'll want to:
Current residents of Heimat: Mint, Anabelle, Lobo, Jay, Snake (just arrived yesterday), Bob, Chevre, Victoria
Current level in Pocket Camp: 243; Master Rank 8 in HH (remember how much you used to play that?)
Favourite villagers: Filbert, Mint, Marshal, Pecan, Francine (I hope there's new favourites here now!)
Okay, moving on to the main part of the letter:
How's it going? I hope you're doing well and that the last five years for you have been a lot nicer to you than my last five years were. But even if they weren't, and if you haven't done everything you were hoping to do, it's okay. *hugs* I trust you're making good decisions and I hope you've stopped holding back so much, but if you haven't, hopefully this letter motivates you to change. Maybe dye your hair blue or something. Or buy a denim jacket. Or go for bike rides more often. I don't know. Do something cool for me. If you still haven't found any awesome new books, reread an old favourite. Just because you're 24 doesn't mean they're not good reads!
And wow - you're 24 now. It must seem crazy, doesn't it? (And please don't feel old as I know you might - 24 is not old!) I know for me, it still sometimes seems like yesterday that I was still in grade school or high school. Maybe it still does for you, too. But don't dwell on the past and the regrets you have - think about your future and how can make the most out of the time you have left. I'm taking a creative writing course next semester, and I hope you enjoyed it and it made you a better writer who can finish projects now. 2019 was a big year for you. You completed your first year of university, won a kaleidoclover collectible, got involved with a professor's research, took two challenging summer courses, passed your driving test, voted for the first time, became a Forensic TA, (hopefully) survived your TF course, beat your dad to make it into your fantasy football playoffs (doesn't matter that you didn't get any further - you made it in and without assistance!), may have lost your high school friend (but that's okay; if he's not interested in being your friend anymore, take it as a sign to move on and find other people), are no longer terrified of carrying milk up to the kitchen, are still traumatized by that centipede you found in your shower, and had your first major crush (I really hope you're not still thinking about him, but if you are - don't. He wasn't right for you; you missed out on nothing). And yet with so much going on, your life still felt like it was going nowhere. I hope by now, you've adjusted to adulthood and worked on improving yourself, and hopefully you're happier now. And if you still feel stuck, it's okay; you still have time.
If there's one thing I've learned about us over the past 19 years, it's that we survive. Somehow, we always find a way to get through everything, even when we don't think we will (although I haven't gotten my final marks back yet, so...). So I want you to know that even if you feel alone right now, you still have me. I believe in you, and I know the right person for you is out there somewhere - you just have to find him, and he's probably out there hoping to find you, too, who will like your weirdness and accept your awkwardness. Remember to be open-minded and not shut down everything before you give it a chance, and be the kind of person you'd want to be friends with. Remember to take care of yourself, relax, and take a break every once in a while. No one's perfect and it's okay to make mistakes. Just breathe and believe in yourself, know what you need to do in order to get what you want, and do it. It's been rough, but never lose faith that things can get better. I hope you find your happiness - this is your life, you deserve to enjoy it, so go out there and live it.
Best of luck and lots of love,
Your 2019 self
. I wish you good luck.
