Sat, Sept 12, 2009 from Cleveland

Hello Bashir,

I just sent you the Learnit Institute information in another email. This email is about everything else!

Thank you for your respect and compassion as you remember the people who died on 11 September 2001. The Pentagon building was indeed maintained and has been fixed. The World Trade Center, in New York City, has not been rebuilt, but people do want to build a memorial there.

You wrote that you were in Primary 6 at the time! I was at work. At that time, my brother Joel lived in New York City near the World Trade Center. All that day, I worried about Joel, worried that he had been injured. Finally he was able to call us and let us know he was safe. We were happy for his safety, but mourned for the people who had died.

It's super-great that you like listening to the B.B.C Radio! It's such an excellent way to get information about the world and about many different topics. "Good for you!" as we say in America, meaning "Congratulations, that's a good thing you're doing!"

I'm starting to create the new package I'll be sending you! In the package, I will send you a notebook filled with questions about your life story, your beliefs, and your dreams for the future. You can write your answers on the blank pages in the notebook. I will also send you new pens and pencils to write with! It will be easy to do. You'll see when you receive the package.

You might think your life story is not very interesting, but to me your story is very interesting and special, because you are a brave, talented, and amazing young man. Also, your English is so excellent, in speaking, writing, and reading. You are a very fine and intelligent young man.

I'm hoping you can write your answer to one question each day. It will take time to answer all the questions, but that's okay.

I will let you know when I have mailed the new package to you at the Palm Beach Hotel.

Yes, indeed, you are very handsome! If your dear and precious mum were here with us today, she would also tell you so!

Our Prayers & Praises to God have been answered, because Jimmy is healing well! He returned to work and felt really good. Now he will rest at home again, and return to work tomorrow.

Will you play football this weekend, visit your friends and family? Do you have to work all night at the P.B. Hotel?

God Bless You, rafiki yangu!

Yours faithfully,
Nicole