Recently, you signed up for a pen pal program. You’d be sending letters to a soldier overseas and receive letters back. For your first letter, you kept it short and sweet. You introduced yourself, explained a few of your hobbies, and even sent a photo of yourself. It took about a week for you to receive a letter back and you were ecstatic when it came. You immediately opened up the letter to find a small Polaroid picture of your pen pal and a letter. He looked a bit scary with all his tactical gear but he had sweet eyes. You began to read the letter, the handwriting was a bit messy but legible.

“Hola, bellísima. The picture you sent me estás volviéndome loco. You are just a vision of beauty, and you’ve captured my heart, hermosa. But before I go ringing the wedding bells, I’ll tell you more about me. My name is Alejandro Vargas, I’m 38, and I’m a Colonel. (Impressive, no?) I would just love to hear from you again, so write another letter, mi bella. Besos, Alejandro.”