25/7/1992

Barcelona, Spain

Dear Future Me,

I think that when we write these letters to our future selves, we're supposed to write about wars and inventions, or things that will change and such. However, there were no specific instructions given with this whole project. Ages ago, they just told us to 'write down everything we think is important'. I don't think this goes with the normal criteria for what nations write, but hey, the world will not forget today! Might as well write about it. I'm hosting the Summer Olympics (it's still weird holding Summer and Winter sports separately) and think I just had the best opening ceremony ever. Ever as in the history of human existence itself! A flaming arrow was shot to light the flame for this year's Olympics. A FLAMING ARROW. An arrow was actually launched from a bow, WHILE ON FIRE. And it worked! You should have heard how the crowd cheered! Well actually, I guess you -I- did. You better not forget that though. I'm serious! Well anyway, I've got to go. My favorite event starts in fifteen minutes and I'm not about to miss it because of this letter writing thing. Can't wait to see what kinds of neat things and inventions are used in the future opening ceremonies. (But don't worry. This one is still the best, right?)

- Spain

Well lets see. If he were to order the Olympic opening ceremonies, in order of best to worst present day it would have to be:

1. Barcelona, Spain, 1992

2. Barcelona, Spain, 1992

3. Barcelona, Spain, 1992

Haha! Maybe reading the letter only 58 years after it was written was too soon. Many countries would beg to differ with his list. After all, entire floors had been turned into screens, amazing fireworks displays had been shown, and a hundred other things. The nations had all outdone themselves in the past few decades. But the Barcelona opening ceremony? Two words: Still. Awesome.

If you haven't seen the Barcelona Olympics with the flaming arrow, you should see it. :) Sorry it took so long to update! I've been traveling and without internet, not to mention writer's block (though I don't typically have issues with that). I've been working on other letters, but wanted to post this one so that 'yall aren't waiting too long for an update, so sorry if this is really short and to everyone who read, favorited and followed, and especially to those who left reviews. Please let me know if you see any errors. (I just fixed the spelling in chapter 1. I have never misspelled so many things; I am so sorry. I don't know how I managed to proof-read it and miss that much.)

So I've gotten requests to do a letter from when England was a pirate, and a few for the the revolutionary war. I'll try to start working on those soon, although for the revolutionary war, who's perspective would you all want it to be in? England? America? It could even be France. Anyway, if you have a request for an event you want to see (or invention) in here, just let me know. I was thinking maybe the invention of the computer, telephone, or light-bulb, or for the Magna Carta or Louisiana purchase?

FYI, yes I know that the date goes day-month-year :) That's how the date is normally written in Spain (or most places for that matter). Didn't mean to confuse anyone since most readers for this are from where it goes month-day-year in America :) Thanks again for reading!