I'm sending some letters to my friend in Kazakhstan, and want to write one to her parents who don't speak English... I'm nowhere near fluent enough yet, though, to translate it all. Also, I'm not sure if letter writing customs in Russian are different than in English. So, I'll just write it out in English, and a translation would be awesome, along with any tips about letter writing etiquette. Of course, make it as polite as possible... if there's anything that would come across as strange in Russian, amend it, please... also if there's other ways of saying these things... a literal translation wouldn't be great, most likely. Much much much thanks.
Here we go (I use initials for last names on the internet ) :
Dear Mr. and Mrs. N,
Hello! I met and became good friends with Yuliya during her year here in America, and I would like for you to know how grateful and lucky I am that she came here and that we met. She's a very special person to me and a very unique girl, unlike anyone else that I've met. From the very start of the school year, she was loved by everyone, and rightly so. She's very intelligent, funny, kind, caring, confident, and many more great attributes that you must be very proud of! I have to suspect that she had great parents to teach her the values that make her so amazing, so I congratulate and thank you. The world would be much better if more people were like Yuliya and had great parents, but, like I said, I've never met anyone similar to her... she's on in a million.
It was nice meeting you over Skype, Mrs. N. However, I became nervous, and forgot all the Russian I knew! I doubt that I said anything right, but I'll keep practicing so next time we can converse better. Hopefully, one day we can meet in person. I won't allow myself to never see Yuliya again, so maybe I'll be able to stop by if I'm ever on the other side of the world.
Also, tell Yuliya's brother that I said to listen to her because she is a great role model.
Sincerely,
Stephen
Thanks a whole lot to whoever helps translate this! If there's anything that I could do (although there's most likely not), tell me.