'OK, so the Soviet Union isn't what you imagined, you haven't got a clue what's going on and you haven't seen a piece of fruit in months.'

Air Mail letter to my student self which has taken two months in transit: OK, so you hate being in Russia, the Soviet Union isn't what you imagined, you haven't got a clue what's going on or what anyone is saying and haven't seen a piece of fruit in months.