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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 7:49 AM
From: Yulia

Hello my beloved Ryli, every time I can not help smiling when I read your big letters. I am now writing this letter and from the outside my work colleague asks why I am reading something with such a smile. My dear Ryli, Today the first snow fell in Izhevsk. It was so sudden, I was going to work, and when I stopped to wait for public transport, I saw a couple of snowflakes, and then when I was on public transport, large flakes of snow began to fall. It looked very pretty. I have a typical boring day today and very few visitors at work. I am very glad that you, too, want to meet with me in the near future. My dear Ryli, I have always dreamed of visiting the United States and seeing American culture. You can say this is a childhood dream. I can inquire about the possibility of flying to the USA, but for this I need to find out the name of the airport closest to you. Please write this to me. I think that we would agree in character in a personal meeting. You are a very good and optimistic person. I don’t know how to explain, but there is something special about you. Something that other people do not have. You are very dear to me and I think that if we went to a cafe, I would be very happy to listen to your stories about something and talk to you for a long time. I would like to sit in a cafe not opposite you, but next to you. Closer to you. I believe that you are completely right and we need to come up with a plan for our meeting. I think it would be great to do it in your country. Now I called a travel company and found out that a tourist visa in the United States is now available, but you need to go through a check for the possibility of flying to other countries. To do this, I will need to bring documents to the travel agency. I can do it tomorrow, because tomorrow I will have work only in the evening at the event. I was also told that I need to be tested for covid. Fortunately, I recently had tests and I am doing well and I am completely healthy. My dear Ryli, it is just as important for me to know if I can stay with you or will I need to rent a hotel room? I will be glad to spend as much time with you as possible. Why do you think you’re going to go crazy sitting at home? I will not let you go crazy. If everything goes well and we can meet soon, then I have a little surprise for you. I think you’ll be happy about that. My dear Ryli, I called my father today and he is very glad that we will soon have the opportunity to meet. My father said that if I fly to you, he will give a bag with souvenirs and products from Russia, mainly ingredients that improve immunity. As a child, I thought that this was all a fiction, but now I understand why I used to be very rarely ill and was glad that at -30 degrees Celsius in winter school was canceled and I went for a walk. I came home with wet clothes and ice cubes on my long hair. I didn’t even get sick from it. But I remember one day I got sick with a sore throat. I lay at home for 2 weeks and was in a terrible state. By the way, I have my father’s recipe book at home. He used to work in cafes and restaurants. I think I could surprise you with some dishes. I would be glad to cook dinner with you on our first day together. I would cook several dishes of Russian cuisine, and you would cook hamburgers and anything else that is popular in the USA. I think that would be interesting. I often imagine a moment if we were together. I would stand at the stove and cook something, and you would come up from behind and hug me. I would be very happy about that.

I’m glad you don’t drink a lot of alcohol. I very rarely can afford 1-2 glasses of champagne or wine and only on holidays. My dear Ryli, I hope you don’t mind having some wine with me? I will be very glad to feel at least for a minute by your side. You make me really happy. I found a very strange feature. I just took a photo and my eyes are brown. Although my eyes are naturally gray-blue and in some photos the blue is more pronounced. I love you very much and look forward to your letter.