A letter from January 18th, 2021

Dear FutureMe, Since now I can write and read in English, I'll take the liberty to do it here. It was 5 years ago, from now, 10 for you, when we wrote this: En Ushuahia, a una semana de haber empezado las clases ( 1 año de mecanica en la ex enet 1 ) A unos dias del cumpleaños de mi mama, muy feliz y disfrutando de todo, me gustaria saber que en el momento que te llegue esta carta habras terminado la secundaria, seras un tecnico de lo que fuere, de lo que te guste. Que estes o en Barcelona disfrutando de ese tiempito que mama y papa nos prometieron, o que estes estudiando LO QUE TE GUSTE!! que es lo mas importante de todo. Ojala sigas siendo como soy ahora, serio, inteligente, querido, ojala hayas encontrado nuevos amigos. Bueno nada mas, esto es algo para que recuerdes este momento en el que estoy ahora, dia martes a las 11 menos 15 de la noche, con sofi en la cama, y con papa y mama haciendo la sobremesa en este lugar tan hermoso. XOXO Saludos del Nico de 15 años PD: Ah y feliz cumpleaños! Wow, it was a lot for me, 2021 me, to read that. I was sat in the dining room, worried for Donato, the new dog, because now he loves to go to the neighbor's house. I was worried about when to do my first final exam, Algebra!, I still don't know how that's going to turn out, so you will have to tell me ;). Sofi was at my back, cooking for the family, remember we all were in Roca, #coronatime. Talking about that, the pandemic did not hit hard as it did to other people I know, but who knows, maybe all this worldwide chaos it's just starting, probably. A lot of people know is asking themselves and the surrounding what they'd learned with the lockdown and everything, and I can't have a good answer to that, people say that they learned to be alone, I pretty much my whole life, well 20 years now, lived kinda alone, I mean alone with my mind, bruh, It's difficult to explain but I'm sure you will understand my point. These years, from 2016 to now, 2021 I learned and changed a lot, hope we do it too during the next 5 years, can't wait to hear from you in 5 years, It's exciting. I changed the way of being, but essentially I'm the same, cold from the outside, warm in the innies ;), lil joke, unique sense of humor, but not really, I think none of us are uniques, we as humans beings like to think we are unique, but we are not, well maybe a little but not as much as we think. I'll talk about 2019 and 2020 because are the years that I remember the most, 2019 was the best year of my life, I hardened? my personals relations (I don't know how to write this in English), I mean, my friendships are now stronger, I have two well-marked groups, I hope this two remain until 2026 and further, my college group, the old ones, Password and Zapallote: .Leo (now probably he is in the country, near Maquinchao, single, a few months ago was with Mariana!) .Ulises (like has always been, single and beyond bad or good) .Hernan (having an existential crisis about love, currently in love with Luciana, the friend of Ares, currently waiting for a child with Jaime) .Julian (7 years with Ariana!) .Farreras (my #BFF, currently married to Karen) .Lauty Paz (the new one, from Rio Colorado, It's a PROCER, I had to write that in Spanish sorry, single) .Juliana (the julaaa, phenomenal human being, well like everyone, currently single but always biting somewhere, now she is bisexual, and veggie obviously) .Ana (my first different-*** friend? my first kiss, I bet you remember this, currently single, I would like to see her married like toto, that would be funny) .Cande (the pereira, now she is in Cordoba, last time I saw her was more than a year ago, I miss her, currently single, well that's what I think but she's always bitting somewhere) That was my college group, now the rugby one, the ******* Culisueltas: .Agustino (he is skinny now, almost clothe model wise, single but always bitting somewhere, now he is my gym mate, we go to the DG) .Braian (the monooo, he is crazy, really, says that he is in a relationship with, Julieta? but no one believes him, probably he is talking with more than 5 girls at the same time, so, no chance he is doing the boyfriend role) .Franco (the deigor, currently single, some weeks ago he was in a relationship with Sofia, not my sister *******...) And now I have to say something about my new, non-male friend, Agustina, it started as a night kiss, in the bajada of my friend Franquito, weeks after getting things right with them, cause I managed poorly my relation with that group and ended being mad with them for no reason, stupid 2019 Nicolás, things learned from that. But going back to the track, we had some nights together with Agustina, then I traveled to England, we will talk about that later, then she traveled to Cordoba, keep talking via WhatsApp, but suddenly, with some things in the middle (you know, that Amancay and Camila history), we stopped talking, it felt sad for me but whatever, some months later we started talking again, and it's until now that we keep talking, yesterday we went to the river together and drank some teres. She is a good friend, I hope that this relation, like all the others, remain strong, and who knows what happens. Well continuing with the 2019, I finished college, I had my first incursion in boy-girl relationship, with Camila, untill all turned out dark, nah it's a joke, I learned a lot about that too. Later I knew Amancay, and did some stupid things as well, learned a lot from that too, but wait that was 2020 already, so it doesn't count. Rugby wise, was the best year too, the last in juvenile category. Awesome year, in that matter, a very emotional last game were I played for the last time with a lot of friends which I have been playing with them since I was 12, little of them are still training with me for the First XV team, hopefully we can play soon, and have my first senior game here, in my home club, my second house, family. Now I'll touch the highlits of 2020, I flew to England and met an awesome family, Paul, Hillary, Kate, Jay, Kate v2, Elizabeth and Paul v2, new cousins, Ollie and Ben, I knew lot of new places, new how to handle situations alone, learned a lot of English, knew my second club and my second town, Crediton. Awesome place, awesome people. awesome family. Went to see a Exeter Chiefs match, the best team of the world, that's my other team. Forever greateful of this experience, and left a sensation in my that I want to feel again, so England wait for me, I'll go back there and do the South West Coast Path, and hopefully play some rugby again, I would love that. I'll left all this things for you 2026 us. Continuing with 2020, lockdown, economic crisis, kind of freedom again. More than 6 months without doing excercise, 83kg now but 2cm taller, 1,77 now. As i said before, the emperor of Argentina let us do some more stuff so, on the gim I went, I feel better physicaly, I don't know how much I weigh now but I feel more muscular, more prepared for rugby, WANNA PLAY RUGBY JESUS CHRIST. Little thing about 2020, I finished an old theme of my life, Oriana *laughs*. What else happened in 2020, let me think... I'm stupid how can I forget this, UNIVERSITY! I started studyng mechanical engineer, Idk what you are doing now, maybe one year or two to finishing? maybe studying other stuff? who knows. It was a nice experience, learned a lot, knew good professors and good fellows, Celina and Agustin were the ones I studied the most with. Talking about study, I want to learn another language, maybe japanese, and want to learn Python, hopefully 2026 us did something about these desires. The last thing to highlight of this 2020 was the last monts, were it merged with 2021, I started reading again. Finished "Factfullness", my first Discworld book "The Colour of Magic" (I think I will end up reading all the series, please do it 2026 us), and I almost finished "The Salt Path", the one that Hillary gifted to me. And that's it, 2020 turned into 2021 fast, like if it was thrown away by a gust. And here we are, January 18 of 2021, we are 20 now. Just wanted to say to you that you are wonderful, your family it's wonderful, your friends are wonderful, everyone supports you, you are the one that have to support you, don't be a rock in the path to yourself, be a fetch to you (took this from The Salt Path), live life, do things, make choices, bad or good ones it doesn't matter, do it, don't let the things go by, catch them, like waves. And the most important thing, BE FREE, because this days freedom looks boring to the people, they're afraid of it, but it's wondeful, makes you and only you responsable of the things that happend, you can shape your future, so do it, do it, JUST DO IT, okay some nike stuff here, but really, Be Free. PD: Happy Birthday and please when you read this, go and search for all the photos of those years I talked about, they will help you remember all the things that happened, and probably some things that I missed here, because it's too much, I'll take one now, so you can see how I looked when I wrote this. And please, write a message like this for the 2031 Nico, maybe he will read it in Mars. PD2: I hope we got a beard. With much love, yourself. Be Free. Be Kind.