Dear Cousins,
For the first few years of my life, we saw each other every other week: despite the 3- hour distance among us all. We were all so close, and we were each others’ best friends. As we grew up, we found interests of our own: we became busier. We saw each other less often, but the love for one another never changed. The jokes and the laughs remained the same; We were still interconnected. Instead of seeing each other every other week, we began seeing each other every other year at times. But that never changed how we loved each other.
I write to you all to say thank you. Thank you for all the great memories throughout the years. I never stopped to think how valuable you all are in my life. You all have taught me so much, especially because I am one of the youngest out of us all. I still remember complaining about a 30 minute ride to a family friends, but being excited as ever for a three hour ride for a family get together. Although we do not see each other as often, I am glad we still communicate almost everyday. We still communicate in the snapchat group-chat of ours and we find time to make group zoom calls during this quarantine.
My favorite memories of us is our “cousins-only” trips. The trip to Ocean City, and to Killington Mountain in Vermont were my favorite. We got even closer during these trips and I will never forget them.
As one of the youngest, I have seen most of you begin your lives and your success. I am so proud, yet so sad, as you guys are becoming successful in what makes you happy, but it’s is taking us apart, geographically. Biraj, you are in Texas getting ready for med school, so you can only visit about once a year. Mihir, in South Dakota, becoming a Pilot. Pooja in New York as a PA. And Parth, also moving to Texas soon as a Business man. Although I am happy to see you guys happy, I cant help to miss the days when we were relatively close, and able to see each other pretty often. Although we will never have those days back, my love for you guys remains unchanged.
Cant wait to see you again,
Romy
English 110 Honors Spring 2020 
Romy,
I really liked your piece! I think it’s really creative to address the letter to all of your cousins. I loved the overall transition of your piece. You began with aspects of your childhood with your cousins and as your writing continued, ended with up-to-date information about all of your cousins! I loved how you did this because it shows how your relationship has evolved and changed over time. Additionally, I loved looking at the pictures, which also show the recreation of a throwback picture, also showing the progression of the relationship over time. I loved your positive ending of the piece “Although we will never have those days back, my love for you guys remains unchanged.”. It shows how even as times changes and people move, the love we have for one another always survives.
Nice work!
~Caroline SanAngelo
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Romy,
I enjoyed the pictures you used! I feel like it fit perfectly with your letter as it shows how you guys have all grown but your deep connection with each other has remained the same throughout the years! I really liked the progression of your letter!
I enjoyed how nostalgic the first paragraph was. It reminded me of my own childhood weekends spent with my cousins. I really liked how you mentioned this aspect of time and how it affected your guys’ ability to meet up as often but it didn’t leave you guys disconnected from each other. I feel like this just goes to show how strong of a bond you have with all your cousins and I felt like it was very powerful. I also really liked how you incorporated specific memories you had with them because it made the letter feel so much more personal. I think your brief mention of each person’s geographical location and current status made the whole letter come together as you personally addressed each cousin and it really showed the respect you had for every single one of them.
I really enjoyed reading this letter!
Hope you are well 🙂
-Joanna
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Romy,
I love that you and your cousins recreated a picture from your childhood together. I have wanted to do this with my brother for the longest time to look back on our childhood memories together, and as a gift for our mom. With you and your cousins farther apart than ever, I’m sure pictures like the one you recreated serve as a remembrance of your special bond. Aside from the picture, I loved your post. As Caroline stated in her comment, I think it is really creative that you addressed the letter to all of your cousins, instead of just one person in particular. This highlighted how important the group bond amongst all of you is. This aspect was also highlighted when you mentioned that you all “still communicate in the Snapchat group-chat” and that you all “find time to make group zoom calls during this quarantine.” Although there are several pitfalls of technology, as we discussed in this class earlier in the semester, the ability to connect people that are geographically separated, like you and your cousins, is definitely one of the pros. Finally, the line, “Although we will never have those days back, my love for you guys remains unchanged,” really stood out to me, for it perfectly captured the overall theme and sentiment of your letter.
-Renea
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