http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_odd_russia_letter_in_a_bottle
13-year-old Daniil Korotkikh from Russia recently found a letter in a bottle on a beach when walking with his parents. This beach in the Baltic Sea was off of where Frank Uesbeck left the bottle back in 1987. The letter was written in German and left in a German beer bottle. Luckily, Korotkikh's father knew someone who could translate the message that was wrapped in cellophane and closed by a medical bandage.. The letter read, "My name is Frank, and I'm five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you." Also in the letter was Uesbeck's address in the town of Coesfeld. Korotkikh wrote to Uesbeck and Uesbeck could not believe that someone had written to him. He admitted that he barely remembers the trip and that his dad wrote the letter, not him. The two have recently started to video chat and hope to meet each other in person.
I really enjoyed reading this story. I often hear about people who write messages in bottles, but nothing ever happens with it. In this case, two complete strangers from different worlds connected over a letter. I especially think that this 24-year span made the letter even more interesting; it's almost double the age of Korotkikh. I hope Korotkikh and Uesbeck meet in person and become friends so that Uesbeck can re-tell his adventures from his Denmark trip.
Cool story!
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