It’s Ruby again. I hope you’re doing well. Have any of my letters shown up? Are my e-mails coming through? I won’t send you anything new via e-mail until I’m sure the messages are going to the right place. They haven’t bounced back to me as undeliverable, but I would rather playitsafe.
If you’ve sent me a response through snail mail, I haven’t gotten it yet, and if you haven’t, that’s okay, too. I know these things take awhile.
I know I already asked, but have you participated with HaS before? You’re my third soldier that I’ve done this exchange with and usually we trade questions back and forth to get to know each other. Hopefully you don’t think I’m being intrusive. I had pen pals in other countries when I was a kid through a program at my elementary school and I thought it was fun. HaS is like a grown-up versionofit.
I have more questionsforyou.
Do you play videogames?
Are you an only child or do you havesiblings?
Pizza orcheeseburgers?
Hope to hear fromyousoon,
Ruby
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June23,2008
DearAaron,
It’s Ruby Santos, your Help a Soldier pairagain.
I’ll answer the questions I sent you last week below ifthat’sokay.
Video games: I really enjoy playing video games when I get a chance. My old Nintendo still works, and I’ve been known to playDuck Huntfor hours at a time if I’mstressed.
Siblings or no: I’m (un)lucky enough to have two brothers and two sisters. I’m the fourthinline.
Pizza or cheeseburgers: Cheeseburgers all the wayforever.
Hope everything on your side of the worldiswell.
Bestwishes,
Ruby
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June29,2008
DearAaron,
It’sRuby.
I hope you’re doing fine. I haven’t heard from you, and I know this kind of thing happens, but I worry anyway. I’m still sending the same e-mails and messages, so I hope I’m notboringyou.
I’m not sure what to send you, and more questions seem annoying, so I’ll give you a break. I hope you don’t mind terrible jokes because they’re my favorite. Here’s amilitaryone:
Sergeant Major to a young soldier: “I didn’t see you at camouflage training this morning,soldier.”
Soldier: “Thank you verymuch,sir.”
Allthebest,
Ruby
