Zuko,
The Earth Kingdom does sound amazing. I'm definitely going one day!
That date sounded really awkward. I feel bad for her too! It was funny, though. I think the only person you should really be angry with is Lu Ten. He just likes teasing you!
It's still icy as ever. The trade agreements with your Uncle came through so we got a LOT of metal and a few engineers who are going to make our ships and canoes faster, and a lot of spices that I've never tried before. I think I prefer extra salt to a lot of chili, I can't believe that you eat any of it! It gets rid of the actual taste of food and makes me feel like my mouth is bleeding. Ugh.
I went on a date too, and it went pretty well. We went on a picnic and ate lunch and just talked for a bit, and he kissed me (I agree, it's a little gross). Sokka ran him off though.
Oh, that's a story! Bato and a few of the men tricked all the boys in the tribe and told them that it was a secret warrior's tradition to spend a day mimicking a penguin before they could become full-fledged warriors, to build humility. I can't believe they thought it was real, but five teenagers spent yesterday dressed in black furs with penguin warpaint going through the town and giving rides to little children. It sounds sweet but it was hilarious! I guess I'm not really that good at telling funny stories . . .
And the delegation from the Northern Water Tribe arrived! Have you ever met Princess Yue? She's close to your age. Sokka keeps mooning over her, it's hilarious. She's rather nice although she's a lot more reserved than you are, and she's not a bender and her father doesn't like it when she plays with us very much. But she tells me a bunch of stories too, also about the Water Tribes, so I have more to tell you.
She's fun and all but you're a little better to have around. Don't let that go to your head.
— Katara