Good to hear from you. Thanks for answering my questions. I appreciate it. Let me start this email by answering some of your own questions first........
I'm 40 years old. (That's old.) I'm returning to school in the fall to finish my degree in medicine. As I told you previously, I've worked in the medical field for a long time. I've been attending school and working full time, and also taking care of my elderly mother as well. It hasn't been easy, but nothing worth doing is ever easy. I'm finally finishing up my education after so many years! What did you think of my photos? I hope that you enjoyed them. I tried to send you a variety of pictures to show you what it looks like here. How is your family? I hope all is well with them. This is the weekend so I've been relaxing and listening to my classical music, and basically doing nothing. It's nice doing nothing ever once in a while. Don't you agree? I will send some photos of New York City to you. New York City is  an hour's flight from here, and it's a six hour car trip. I haven't many photos of me up to date to send, but I'll try to find you some. I'm still waiting for photos of you yet.(ha ha). Well, take care of yourself my friend. It's always a pleasure talking with you.
 
                                   Your friend in New York,
                                        John