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Original Message

Letter 1

Hi Richard, I'm glad to read your letter again. I will send you some pictures. I hope that you will guess that in the picture I am with my mom and my little sister. I will also add some pictures of me at the apartment. I will tell you more about myself today. I have higher education. I graduated from Volgograd State Agrarian University. I am a landscape designer by education. Do you know what a landscape designer? This is a specialist engaged in beautification, landscaping garden, park, garden plots. This is a profession that combines creativity, love for nature, and accurate technical calculations. I did well at university.
My professors said I had a talent for this profession. That's why sometimes the university authorities ask me to hold urban plant exhibitions. And also to supervise the landscaping of urban areas for a nominal fee. But I myself am interested in this profession, so I am ready to help them. Unfortunately, I am not working in my profession yet. In order to work as a landscaper you need to open your own firm and work for yourself, make projects and sell them. I got a job at a firm, but I had to work very hard and the pay was small. I wasn't satisfied with that at all. So I took an accelerated course as a hairdresser and makeup artist. Now I work in a beauty salon, making beautiful images for girls with the help of cosmetics. I have a mother, her name is Nina, she's 48 years old. And I have a younger sister Cibina, she's 6 years old. She is my half-sister. My mother divorced my father 20 years ago, when I was 4 years old. Mom got married 7 years ago, for the second time. Mom and her new husband and little sister live separately. Ask about what you want to know about me? In turn, I also want to know more about you. Will you tell me more about yourself, about your education? About your hobbies? What do you appreciate in women? Send me more of your photos. I look forward to hearing from you. All the best, bye!

Letter 2

ello my friend Richard. How are you today? As always I enjoy reading your letter... Your letters make my day brighter. In the last letter I told you about my family. As you know, I live apart from my family. I rent an apartment together with my girlfriend. It's cheaper to pay rent and utilities. I've been living apart from my family for 4 years now. The reason for that was my mom's new relationship. I don't like her new husband at all. I don't consider him my father. We have a very bad relationship. My mother has been living with him for 7 years. In the 3 years that I have lived with them, I have seen his bad attitude towards my mom. He doesn't work anywhere, he lies on the couch, my mom provides for him. He also drinks a lot of alcohol and has raised his hand against my mother several times. I told my mother many times to leave him. But she doesn't want to listen to me and says she loves him. I don't understand why she needs this kind of relationship...???? I'm afraid of this kind of life and I can't imagine myself in such a relationship. I have the impression that all men in Russia are like that, incapable of real love. They treat a woman like her own thing.
My first serious relationship started when I was in high school in the 10th grade. It was a guy I had known since childhood. Our friendship developed into first love. We had a good relationship. After graduating high school, he left to study in St. Petersburg. After that we seldom contacted each other, or rather he seldom wrote to me. Our relationship was ruined by distance. I think that most likely he found another girl and left me. Now I have no contact with him. I stopped trusting men in Russia. This pushed me to the idea of dating a foreigner. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, because we are experiencing a language barrier. I don't speak English and we are a huge distance away. I think I've told you quite a lot today about my past relationships. I would be interested to know about your past relationships. I will look forward to hearing from you. Have a good day and a good mood. Bye.

Letter 3

Hi Richard! How are you today? I always enjoy your letters. When I read your letter, I get a smile on my face. Today is a special day. It is my little sister Cibina's birthday. She is turning 7 years old. We decided to celebrate her birthday in the village with her grandparents. So today is my day off. I decided to devote this day to my family. My mom and sister decided to take me away and we went together to my grandparents in the village. On the way to the village, we stopped at the store to buy food, as well as cake. I was very happy to see my grandparents. And they were happy to see us. I would like to go to the village to visit them more often, but life has its own rules. Now we will decorate the house, prepare a festive table. My grandmother has been baking pies since the morning, this is a traditional Russian dish. I've never eaten pies this good anywhere before. How do you feel about Russian cuisine? What have you tasted of it? Grandpa makes bathhouse. How much I've missed this kind of family cozy atmosphere. Are you wondering what gift I decided to get my little sister? I decided to get her a drawing tablet. She loves to draw. And my mom already got Cibina some earrings. Her grandparents gave her some money instead of a gift so she could buy her own present. It's a good thing Mom took her laptop with her. I was able to write you a letter. Unfortunately, the Internet here is bad. I took some pictures on the trip. I will send them to you, I hope you will like them. I am curious to know how you are spending your day today? What are you doing? Tell me, how do they celebrate birthdays in your country? Maybe you celebrate your birthday in some special way? I am curious to know. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a nice day. Bye.

Letter 4

Good afternoon Richard! It's so nice to get your letter again. I enjoyed it very much. How are you today? We had a good birthday party. We went back to Volgograd. Routine work has begun. It's good to live in the countryside, don't you agree? Away from all that hustle and bustle. I hope to have my own country house someday. Today I want to tell you about my trip to Belgium. I still remember this trip with admiration. I liked it very much in Europe. I have already written to you that I studied landscaping. Because I was a good student and an able student, I made it to a plant show in Belgium in 2020. At that time, the restrictions because of Covid, were strict, I took almost a dozen express tests. A group of students was recruited, myself among them, under the guidance of two professors. We lived two weeks not far from Brussels. I worked in a botanical garden, studying plants. My task was to make a term paper on plants that can grow in the Russian climate. It was difficult and at the same time fascinating. My work was noticed by the site manager, who was responsible for everything related to perennial flowers. He was a Russian emigrant. I received an offer from him to come and work for them in Belgium, in a botanical garden, next season. They liked the enthusiasm and effort with which I worked. I really love this job, I loved what I was doing. In 2021 I went to Belgium on my own, I had to get a work visa for 3 months. I am still in contact with this organization. Once a month I remotely do a 3D design project for them. I understand that it is profitable for them to work with me. Such work in their country is several times more expensive. I have nowhere to go, my part-time job brings me a small income. I like to plant our environment. In Europe, more attention is paid to the landscaping of territories, homestead plots. In Russia it is also beginning to gain popularity. How in your country now with work? Do people have enough work? We have fewer well-paid jobs. Many companies have left Russia. But slowly life is getting better. Can I ask you some more questions? Do you have a lot of parks in the city? And what kind of plants are growing? Are your people friendly and respectful of nature? Tell me more about how people in your country treat each other? How do people in your country treat Russian people now? I'm Russian, I won't get beaten up in your country because of that :) ? There is just a lot of propaganda on TV that we are treated badly in all countries. I think this is not quite true. I want to know more about you and your country. I hope that you will tell me and most importantly answer my letter. Have a sunny day and a wonderful mood. Bye.

Letter 5

Hello my friend Richard! I am always glad to hear from you. I read your letters with pleasure. I have the feeling that I am gradually getting used to you. I think of you all the time, I want to read your letter as soon as possible. When I write you a letter, I have a smile on my face. My friend, with whom we rent an apartment together, tells me that I have become something different, I often smile and have my head in the clouds. Maybe you have such a positive effect on me? You know, when the war started in Ukraine, I was very frightened, I didn't understand what was going on and how to live with it. Of course I'm against the war. After all, any war, is not worth a single human life.
Unfortunately, this war is not over yet. I hope that peace will come soon. I want all people to live amicably, and children do not know what war is. But unfortunately in our time, it seems that this is not possible. How does your country feel about this war? What do you yourself think about this war? It's important for me to know your opinion. Because of all these events, In March 2022, I was contacted by the staff of the Belgian Botanical Gardens. They persuaded me to relocate to Belgium, offered me a job. They saw in me a good and promising employee. They were ready to help me get a residence permit in Belgium. I was ready to do it, but it didn't work out. At that time I had a boyfriend, we discussed it and he wished me to stay with him in Russia. He promised to take me as his wife after my studies, but he left me. Now I realize what a fool I was. Just a few months later he left me, not caring about me and our future. For me it's in the past, I learned a good lesson, now there's nothing keeping me here. I want to change my life dramatically. I see you are a man of your word, a real man, with you I would not be afraid to try to start, to change my life. I hope I am not mistaken about you. I am curious to know how you imagine our first meeting? If our meeting in the future ever happens. I will wait for your letter. Have a good day, take care of yourself. Bye.