Dear Alexander

Dear Alexander:

     I hope that’s your name now :). Happy Birthday! How are you doing? Where are you? Are you in the States, or did you decide to stay at home? Hope you’re not alone... I have great expectations on you. I think my life nowadays is really nice, and my prospects for the next years are quite upbeat.

     What are you doing? Being 22, I hope you’re still studying. Are you doing Astrophysics, or are you studying any other type of Physics? I’m writing this letter wondering what am I going to do at University. Hope you’ve no problems and you’re happy with your choice.

     And love? Are you still a naïve romantic boy, or life has given you too much lemons to make lemonade, and you’re a common guy now? Hope not; I hope you still believe in fairytales and storybook love. Do you still listen to TS and Boyce Avenue? Well, I’m really looking forward “Red” right now, so I don’t know if she’s a storyteller or a plain pop Singer.

     Hope you’re doing well, and you’re not alone. Don’t remember me as your posh and shallow past.

Keep writing your fairytale

Best wishes, and be ourself

You at 2012

Being 16

      I was in the park with a friend yesterday morning, and as we were walking we had to dodge all the bottles and broken glasses that Euskal Jaiak had left. A man was sitting there, and was staring at us as if we were guilty of that mess, just because we were 16.

      On the one hand, teenagers have that amazing feeling of freedom; we’re not already children, so we are able to travel abroad, stay out until late... And as we are not adults yet, we are free of most of the responsibilities a common person has. We are just expected to study and not causing much trouble.

       On the other hand, there are tons of negative prejudices towards teenagers: at some people’s eyes, we’re just senseless and shallow-minded children that get drunk every weekend, make much noise and whose only objective in life is to have fun... Personally, I find it really annoying to be classified like that.

       In my opinion, being 16 is great. If we met our objectives, it’s the age of having fun and hanging out. And if some people are too stubborn to see we’re not little monsters, I think the best we can do it’s just ignore them and be, just, young.