little letters.

dear professors,

instead of giving me a maximum word or page count for an assignment, how about telling me the minimum of what is expected? i prefer knowing how much i have to do as opposed to putting a limit on it.

dear snow,

you are beautiful and lovely, but we've got plenty right now so you can just hold off for a while.

dear people,

when clearing off your cars and driveways, please don't throw the snow into the street. it really is not helpful.

dear peruvian friends,

i'm totally jealous that you are currently on summer vacation and enjoying the warm beach weather. not fair.

dear fotocopiadoras,

i miss you becasue i'm not very good at using the copy machine.

dear amelia,

i really hope you come up for spring break.

dear gordon college,

it's good to be back, but i've noticed that we've both changed a bit.

dear friends,

please be my friends.

dear la casa,

i think of you everyday and am desperately looking for a way to get back.

dear water,

i love that you are free at restaurants and that i can drink you straight out of the faucet. thanks for being so wonderful.

dear english,

you're great and all and i'll always have a special connection with you, but to be honest i kind of miss speaking spanish.

dear TOMS shoes,

i can't wait till springtime when i can walk around in you everyday.

dear introductory phonology textbook,

where are you? why are you taking so long to get here?

dear girl i saw in lane yesterday,

why on earth were you wearing flip-flops? did you not notice the 3 feet of snow covering the ground outside?

dear french professor,

i am sorry that i decided to drop my french class this semester. i do miss taking a class with you, but right now i just need as much spanish as i can get.

dear micros,

as much as i thought it would be impossible to do so, i actually kind of miss you, and the way i felt more peruvian when riding on you.

dear may 21st,

please hurry up.

dear cold, dry winter air,

i really do not appreciate what you've done to my skin and hair.

dear hot showers,

you are so wonderfully marvelous and i will not take you for granted any more.

dear wi-fi at my house,

i'm amazed by how fast and dependable you are.

dear peru,

i'm happy here, but i miss you very much. and i don't think i'm ever going to stop missing you.