Just a stranger

Dilia Rosa Cortecero

Heroza:
“A little girl loves her bird - Why? Because it lives
and feels; because it is helpless and harmless? A
toad, likewise, lives and feels, and is equally
helpless and harmless; but though she would not
hurt a toad, she cannot love it like the bird, with its
graceful form, soft feathers, and bright, speaking
eyes.

Anne Brontë
 How it started?
Agnes
Agnes

II been always loved handmade things, I adore

sharing cards, letters, even small paper figures
to my family and friends.
So when browsing the internet I came across the
community of pen pals it was something that
immediately caught my attention, I was reading
a lot, and finally decided to do it, I found a page
with interested people along with a short
description about them, there was one that I
especially liked was a boy from Canada, his
name was Gray, he liked cats and his favorite
band, like mine, was The last shadow puppets, I
told him I was interested in being his pen pal,
and he accepted by sending me the location
from the post office of his city.
 To Gray
life be tw ee n tw o ta le nt ed sisters, I really
my
I'm a teenage girl living ,I
a dr ea mer. In addition to that
i
Opt im ist an d
s
love music. I'm an
i
ways looking to find new
S
ne r an d a cr ea to r, al
consider myself a lear ill s. M y days are filled with
d de ve lo p m y sk
ways to express myself an ly se ar ch ing for new sounds,
ncin g. I'm co ns ta nt
panting, sculpting or da m ys elf. I love going to music
w ways to ex pr es s
new instruments, and ne ee and have fun and get
ds , wh er e I ca n be fr
festivals with my frien wo rk ing hard to make my
a ha rd wo rk er ,
inspired. Furthermore, I'm ar ning more about literacy
so in te re st ed in le
dreams a reality. I'm al y ow ns bo ok s. I'm so excited to
so I ca n cr ea te m
creation and linguistic,
xt.
see where life takes me ne go ing to send you some
be au tif ul ca t, I'm
By the way, I have a
and a pl ay list th at I make for you.
pictures of him d
d to m ee tin g ne w pe op le, learning new skills, an
I'm looking forwar an k yo u fo r taking the time to
on the wo rl d. Th
making a lasting impact to our journey together!
I'm lo ok in g fo rw ar d
read a bit about me.

xoxo
Agnes

Big Ideas by Arctic Monkeys

Espuma y Arrecife by Vicente Garcia
Perfidia by Ibrahim Ferrer
Mujer Divina by Joe Cuba Sextet
Back To December by Taylor Swift
 How it started?
Gray
Agnes

To be hones, I started to be pen friends just out

of curiosity, I like to live new experiences and
get out of my comfort zone. And this seemed
like a good opportunity to interact with people
differently.
One day I received a request from a girl named
Agnes from England, from the little I could find
out about her. I realized that we had some
things in common, and it seemed like an
opportunity to start exchanging correspondence
with her.
Jay Films
Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind
The witch
Las cosas del querer

To Agnes

ki nd le tt er ! It wa s so interesting to
for your
Dear Agnes, thank you eamer and an optimist.

ab ou t yo ur lif e an d pa ssions. I am also a dr

read t
g, an d ex pr es sin g myself through differen
I love learning, crea tin
bo ok s. Gl ad to he ar th at you are in search
and
mediums, such as films yo ur skills. I can relate
to
yo ur se lf an d de ve lo p
of new ways to express qu ite excited to see where
say th at I am al so
that feeling, and I must le, can't wait to see
the
. Yo ur ca t is ad or ab
life will take me next ng an d film-making. I also
e abou t re ad in g, wr iti
pictures. I'm passionat wise, I believe that thes
e
es an d cu lt ur es . Li ke
love to explore new plac
experiences help to sh
ape wh o
we ar e, an d I am always seeking for
al
le dg e an d un de rs ta nd ing of the world. My go
ways to expand my know
ma ke a la st in g im pa ct , no matter how small.
is to look
th e tim e to sh ar e your story with me. I
Thank you for taking
mo re ab ou t yo ur lif e an d experiences!
forward to hearing
With love, Gray. tc h an d a picture of my
vies th at yo u sh ou ld wa
I sent you a list of mo
dog
 To Gray gl ad to hear that we have
r yo ur le tt er ! I'm
Thank you so much fo goal to make a last
ing
I'm ins pir ed by yo ur
similar passions, and
impact. e Sp otless Mind and The
erna l Su ns hin e of th
I recently watched Et ting.
sm er ize d by th e st or ies and the brilliant ac
Witch, and I was me plot and
er er wa s al so a gr ea t movie, with a unique
Las cosas del qu
a powerful message. with
qu ite ch ao tic . I'm struggling to keep up
My week has been of my
ol , an d I'm ha vin g a few issues with some
classes at high sc ho
le ng es , I'm st ill tr yin g to stay positive and
chal
classmates. Despite the
self.
find ways to express my r your
do ing we ll , an d thank you again fo
I hope you're
recommendation.
All the best,
Agnes.

Your dog is
super cute I
want to see
more photos of
him
Your dog is super beautiful I want to see more photos of him
 To Agnes

ha vi ng pr ob le ms in high school. I
you are
I am very sorry that
de rs ta nd th at it ca n be very complicated.
un reason
wa s bu lli ed a lo t fo r having ADHD, for this
In previous years I tt er and if you need to
s. I ho pe th in gs ge t be
I had to change school
unt with me.
tell someone, you can co re commend Her, it's a
liked th e mo vi es , I
By the way, if you d wr ite r who develops a
about a di sc ou ra ge
fascinating movie. It's 's op erating system, an
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Sa ma nt ha, I know it sounds a
kind
intuitive and sensitive
astic movie.
of weird, but it's a fant
With love Gray

Some pictures of my dog

What is the next step?
Gray
Agnes

That was the beginning of our friendship, at the

end our connection was so much that we ended
up talking almost every day online.
We shared everything, even the silly things of
everyday life. Eventually three years of talking
all the time, and after a lot of effort, I managed
to get a scholarship to study in Cambridge.
I will be accompanied by my best friend Agnes.
It is incredible how everything has developed
and how much we have grown as people
I'm lucky to have her.
Friends can be anywhere
Agnes
Agnes

Gray understands me better than all the people

around me. It's amazing to see how we can find
people who understand us in contexts so
different from ours, and although we shouldn't
be naive.
Finding someone capable of listening to you and
empathizing with you is so powerful. That can
change your life.
Gray gave me a new perspective on things, he
pushed me to get to know myself and experience
things that without his help I would never have
been able to try.
And that is priceless to me.
Epilogue
Agnes-Gray
Agnes

Surprisingly Jay and Sisi get along very well.

Our apartment is a mess however we managed
just fine.
Our days are chaotic but fun, we are both
focused on our goals and soon we will graduate
from university
Thank you for joining us on our journey.