October 13, 1990

 October 13, 1990

Dear Mr. Meitinger:

I am aware that this is going to seem like a strange request to you, but in my desperation, I am forced to resort to strange measures to find the person I'm looking for. on October 8 I met a guy on a bus bound for Los Angeles California, who, I soon found out, is from Germany. after talking to him for a short while, I had become quite enamored of him but I didn't realize until we had parted ways that it was really love at first sight (now you know that it really does happen!). I am writing to you because I really must find him and I have reason to believe that he is a student at the Technical University of Munich.

I know these things about him: he is an architecture student and he just returned from spending two months in the states. He is an avid rock climber and is so good-looking he could pass for a deity. His name is Andreas, and I don't know his last name.

If you know this person, please let him know that I am trying to contact him and am very anxious to hear from him. Any help from you would be greatly appreciated. I might even let you be the best man at the wedding!

Even if you can be of no help to me, please write back letting me know, just so that I know at least that you received my letter. Thank you very much! Here is my address and number. Julie Wahl; 619 standard drive; Nashville, Tennessee, 372xx; (615) 226-xxxx. Until I hear from one of you, I will be waiting with bated breath! Thanks again.

Sincerely,

Julie Wahl

Oct., 31,1990

Dear Julie,

there is now an end for your waiting with bated breath!

Thank you for your letter dated 13th October 1990. You have indeed really serious problems, but we will do our best to try and help you to find your loved Andreas. As a matter of fact, there are 27! Architecture students at the TU Munchen named Andreas. Each of them got a letter with your detailed description about time, place and distinguishing marks. If one of them is your Andreas you will hopefully be hearing from him soon. That is all we can do for you. Hope everything will be solved out very quickly.

Take care, yours sincerely

Otto Meitinger

November 7, 1990

Dear Julie

what a surprise. I still can't believe that things like this really happen. Yesterday I received a letter from my university and while opening the envelope I expected some boring paperwork or bills. But they told me something about a girl who met a guy at a bus station and that she wants to contact him. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was the wanted person and then I remembered you. On the next day, when I went to Professor Meitinger’s Secretariat, they told me that they have sent 27! Letters to all Andreas to find out the right person. As I was sitting in the bus to Los Angeles airport I was thinking about getting out again and asking for your address. But the whole time you seemed so cool to me that I finally decided to let it be. So I am anxious to know why you changed your mind, how you found out Mr. Meitinger’s address, and a lot of other things. I want you to know that I'm really glad to hear from you because you seemed very sympathetic and interesting to me. I don't want to let you wait any longer, in a few hours this letter is going to be on its way to you I'm really looking forward to your next letter.

Andreas