Dear Ben,

I am writing to you from the year 2028, to let you know that you are a complete dumbass.
When I was 17, I felt like going back in time to kick your little freshman ass into some sense.
However, I should also tell you that you are going to change so much throughout high school.
You might have a few big questions like will I get a girlfriend? Will I ever be the varsity
starting goalie for the RM hockey team? and will I get into college? Those are questions I
cannot answer because if I revealed all of that, I could screw up the timeline of my life. But lets
just say that during your junior year, there is a fine exchange student in your film class (no you
two dont end up dating, but. Ok you know what, youll find out what happens on your own)
and senior year, Jeremy is playing hockey for a private school on a scholarship, and Connor
obviously graduates, so your time is coming bud. Well enough of the little details, lets go over
the next four years of your life.

I know you hate school and you get practically nothing out of your classes right now, but just
brace yourself. Shit is about to get crazy. You are going to do a lot of amazing things, and you
are going to accomplish so much, but you are also going to do a lot of stupid things, and screw
up so much. Your relationships with Thomas, Joe, Maksim, Andy, Kaitlynn, Eduarda and even
Emily are going to become so meaningful. You are going to keep the relationships you have
with everyone you talk to now, except for Tyler, screw that backstabbing ginger prick. Ill
strongly advise you to stop associating with him RIGHT NOW. Trust me, just avoid him. In
addition, so many things will change in your social life. I wont go into full details, but get ready
for all the good times and brace yourself for all the drama. You are also going to meet so many
new people throughout the next four years and these are all peers whom you will remember
and keep in touch with your whole life.

Sophomore year is honestly nothing special. Well not that its nothing important, but nothing
relevant happens. Your junior year is going to be extremely hard on you mentally. Prepare to
work harder than you ever have in your life only to get such a bad G.P.A. that your parents stop
punishing you for poor grades because they become such a common occurrence. Eventually,
your IB Film 1 class will become the only class you actually try hard in that year (no, you are not
joining the IB program). What you lack in grades will be made up for with your passion of film.

Senior year is probably going to be the most bittersweet moment of your life at that
point. You are doing so much better in school compared to junior year. You will be taking
classes you actually enjoy. These are Film 2, Photography, and Digital art. You dont have any
hate for any of your classes because your teachers during senior year are some of the chilliest
people you will ever encounter. Oh, and like I said before, you become the starting goalie for
RM Ice Hockey. The only sad part about senior year is the fact that well Joe, Kaitlynn, Emily,
Eduarda, Johnny, Thomas and Maksim have all graduated. You and Andy are the only people in
your circle of friends who are still in high school, but Andy goes to Magruder. That means you
mostly keep to yourself in school throughout the year, but by all means, you are nowhere close
to being isolated from everything and everyone around you.

If I could give you any more advice, I would start off by recommending that on Friday May 2,
2014. LEAVE YOUR SUBSTANCES AND ACCESSORIES AT HOME!!!!!! YOU WILL THANK ME LATER.
Also, on July 29, 2014, you will be riding your long board at night. You will see an unlit hill and
think, I can totally bomb that, I dont care that I have to get on a flight to Paris tomorrow
morning. DO NOT BOMB THAT GODDAMN HILL. You will save yourself from a trip to the
emergency room and a very painful 8-hour flight. And Finally, in August of 2014. The weekend
before the first day of school. You will decide to make a joke video of the school. No. Please
dont do it.

Well Freshman Ben, I hope this helps you in your journey, and at the same time I hope this
letter doesnt somehow or someway fuck up the space-time continuum.
Stop being stupid to an extent.
Sincerely,
30-year-old Ben

P.S.
DONALD TRUMP BECOMES PRESIDENT IN 2016 AND TED CRUZ IS HIS VP. MAKE SURE YOUR
FRENCH PASSPORT IS RENEWED AND PREPARE TO LEAVE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS TO AVOID BEING FORCED INTO JOINING THE US MILITARY, AND GOING TO CURCH
EVERY SUNDAY!!!