Tra gli scatoloni vecchi e abbandonati ho trovato un diario di scuola. Deve avere almeno vent’anni. L’ho arperto e’ l’occhio mi e’ caduto su una bozza di una lettera che ho scritto a un’amica, corrispondente di penna, finlandese e mi sono fatto quattro risate nel rileggermi dopo tutti questi anni… chissa’ cosa avra’ pensato di me leggendola…

Dear Satu,
I’ve received your letter this morning. You have been very quickly!! I have received a very nice letter and I think you are a very interesting girl. I must congratulate with you for your good english.
In Italy the spring is going to arrive, I am not so happy for this. I prefer the winter, maybe because I love snow. I’ll seem you a strange boy, won’t I?
I don’t like busy life style too even if my life is quite of this kind. I am a computer programmer and I must travel much for selling or exchanging programs to anyone and I after this I have a lot of hobbies. I am always busy. Sometimes for relaxing I go to my country house but my dream is to go to live on a mountain in a small house amid the snow with a wonderful girl without study or work, maybe one day….
I have never go abroad but maybe this summer I will go to Swedish. I usually go to disco on Saturday but not very often because I have to study a lot. I would like to know something more about the exchange student. I don’t know what it is.
Ti AMO it means “I love you”. What’s the finnish phrase for Ti amo?
Last Saturday I played football in the Italian Championship Under 18 with my team Europa and we lost 2-0. I am a bit angry for this. Does your brother play football?
Well, I’ve told all for now. I hope you like my photo and I hope you’ll send me a photo too. You’ve promised!!!!
With Love
David