Letter Example

17 November 2013

Dear Miki,

Well, Here I’m in New York City I still can’t believe that I’m actually here. I arrived on Saturday. After a long flight from Paris on Air France. The food was excellent, and so was the movie. We saw gone with the wind. I stayed Saturday and Sunday nights at the Fairmount hotel near Rockefeller Center. Then on Monday I moved into my dormitory at New York University.

I spent my entire first weekend here sightseeing. I saw many famous places : Rockefeller Center, The United Nations , The Guggenheim Museum, The New York stock exchange, and The Statue of Liberty. I window-shopped at fifth avenue. I also visited another famous art museum and the NBC Television Studios.

Today is a holiday in the United States. It’s labor day, so all government offices, schools, and banks are closed. People in the United States celebrate the end of summer by having a three-day weekend. Many New Yorkers spend the day in Central Park or go to the beach on Long Island.

I learned some interesting things about New York. It’s nickname is ”the Big Apple”, but no one knows why it’s called an apple and not a banana or an orange. Another interesting fact is that the first Europeans who came here bought Manhattan Island from the natives for only $ 24. Of course, it’s now worth trillions of dollars.

Well, that’s all for now. Classes begin next week. I’m having a good time, but I miss you all, and I really miss French food. Write soon.

With love,

Nicole