It was very interesting to do this activity. The people I chose were my brother who is 35 years old, he kind of acts like a father instead of a bother. So I usually do not talk to him like I would to my other brothers who are a year and a half apart from me. The other person would be my Personal trainer that I have been working out with for a while in basketball. We usually talk about a lot of stuff besides basketball he is a really good friend and trainer to me.
In the first letter to my bother I wrote by pen. It was very interesting because he did not even write my back through email or responding with a letter. He actually called me when he got it and asked why I would send him a letter through the mail, instead of just picking up the phone and calling him. It is funny to me how everyone expects to do the easy way of the internet or new technology, which makes things go faster. And as soon as something happens that is out of the ordinary my brother did not even know how to respond to me. In this letter I actually used a lot of slang words with him. I know he is not used to that because for all of my life I have talked to him like he was my father. And in this letter I talked to him like he was one of my brothers that was a year and half apart from me. The funny thing was he asked me why did I write the letter like I did. And I told him because he is my brother. He thought it was weird because he used to me respond with proper grammar and responding to him like he was my elder. After awhile of talking to him on the phone he really appreciated the way I talked to him and was glad I wrote the letter. I think he realized that he is my brother and not my dad and that I can talk to him in a different way.
My personal trainer I wrote via email thanking him for all the things he has done for me in my life and opening doors for me that would have never happened without him. He was actually fine with the email it did not caught him of guard or anything. I know he is used to getting emails but for me that has never happened. I usually call him on the phone and that is it. His response was normal and he was very thankful for the letter. He wrote me back saying thank you for being the person you and working so hard, and he said he not only helped me but I had also helped him by building new relationships with important people. I was glad that I wrote to him because I have never really thanked in a letter for all the special things he has done. And he was not surprised by the email either because he gets them all the time.
