31 Mar 2025, 12:21
My first letter home.
Dearest Mum and Dad,
I hope you are both well and that the garden is blooming as beautifully as it always does in the spring. I can almost smell the roses from here. The weather here is finally starting to feel like spring too. It's warm enough to sit outside without freezing, which is a definite improvement on the blizzards we had just a few weeks ago!
Everything here is interesting. I’m learning so much, more than I ever thought possible. It’s like the world has opened up and shown me a million different possibilities. Some of the classes are really challenging, which I like, even though sometimes I wish I could just sleep for a week!
There are so many new things to learn, and it's all so exciting. I've made a few acquaintances, but it's hard to find people you really connect with, you know? Everyone already seems to have their friends from before, and I'm still trying to figure things out. It's a bit like being the new kid at school, but times a hundred.
I had a treacle tart today. It reminded me of the ones we would get from the bakery on Saturdays. I wish you were here to share it with me. The lake is beautiful today, the water is so clear you can see the fish swimming, and the sky is a perfect blue. I keep thinking how much you would both love it here.
Please tell Socks the cat I said hello, and give her an extra cuddle. I think of you all often.
I hope to see you soon during the holidays. Write back when you have a moment. I miss you both!
All my love,
Mirada.
I folded up the letter, gave it to an owl, and watched it fly to my parents.
I hope you are both well and that the garden is blooming as beautifully as it always does in the spring. I can almost smell the roses from here. The weather here is finally starting to feel like spring too. It's warm enough to sit outside without freezing, which is a definite improvement on the blizzards we had just a few weeks ago!
Everything here is interesting. I’m learning so much, more than I ever thought possible. It’s like the world has opened up and shown me a million different possibilities. Some of the classes are really challenging, which I like, even though sometimes I wish I could just sleep for a week!
There are so many new things to learn, and it's all so exciting. I've made a few acquaintances, but it's hard to find people you really connect with, you know? Everyone already seems to have their friends from before, and I'm still trying to figure things out. It's a bit like being the new kid at school, but times a hundred.
I had a treacle tart today. It reminded me of the ones we would get from the bakery on Saturdays. I wish you were here to share it with me. The lake is beautiful today, the water is so clear you can see the fish swimming, and the sky is a perfect blue. I keep thinking how much you would both love it here.
Please tell Socks the cat I said hello, and give her an extra cuddle. I think of you all often.
I hope to see you soon during the holidays. Write back when you have a moment. I miss you both!
All my love,
Mirada.
I folded up the letter, gave it to an owl, and watched it fly to my parents.