You are the last born in our family and there is exactly four years between us. Our other brother and I are exactly thirteen months apart so we were always closer growing up and we seemed to understand certain things around the same time while you were still exploring the world. You followed us around, trying to understand things in the same way we did but you still had a childlike wonder about you that you seemingly haven't grown out of yet. By the time we hit our teen years, we were going through things that went completely over your head. While we grew up with cheap technology that was still a work in progress, you grew up with the finished product of these technologies. While we grew up with the original Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, you grew up with the knock off versions. While we grew out of our childhood, you're still growing up in it.

We grew out of our baby toys and games, but you held on to your childlike wonder about things. We're all still growing up, but out of the three of us, you still held on to the curiosity about the world a newborn has as they learn things for the first time. I never understood that. I never understood how you could still be so curious about the world and soak up information like a sponge. You spew out random facts at the dinner table or at random times during the day, without anyone ever asking you about that topic. You're always talking in rapid fire about literally anything, and trying to keep up with you could make a person's head spin, but you don't even care if the other person is really absorbing the information. I never understood that because I guess I had grown out of it so quickly.

So here's some older sister advice, don't lose that. Don't lose that childlike curiosity and spirit as you get older because it can be a wonderful thing in a world that lacks this. You're still young and you still have a lot to learn but as you get some tough love from our parents and as you learn lots of useless information in the required classes to graduate high school, take these lessons and experiences, and make something of it. You are a lot smarter than you think and you have way more spirit than our brother and I.

Don't be afraid to step out of the box. You're already doing that by being a theater kid and a hockey player. Keep doing that. Keep stepping out of the box and trying different things. When the time comes, if you get an opportunity to travel outside of the US, do it. Please go outside of California and the US for a few days or weeks and see what life is like outside of our comfy home in Granada Hills. Trust me, it will change the way you see the most basic things and it will make you appreciate home more. At the same time, it'll show you that there is way more out there for you to discover than what Los Angeles can give you. Don't let things like family, friends, relationships, enemies, or whoever tell you that exploring the world is wrong because, fortunately for you, your big sister is doing it now and I've already begun to set a bar that I know you will surpass one day.

One last thing, hug mom once in a while and tell her you love her. Dad too. I know being sixteen, you think it's "uncool" and it'll make you lame, but it won't. I know you won't believe me now, but when you're in your college dorm on FaceTime with mom, you will cry like a baby when you hang up because all you'll want is for her to hug you and kiss you goodnight. You will miss the days that she comes into your room, shaking you awake, telling you that you're going to be late for school and you're going to make her late for work. You'll miss the days mom and papi would nag you to clean your room or pick up the dog poop in the backyard or to brush your teeth. You will miss it when you didn't appreciate them enough. I only say this because that is exactly what I am going through now.

So baby brother, go out and conquer the world with that childlike wonder I never understood. Go out and continue to be that weird kid you are. Make people laugh, make some enemies, annoy me when I'm home for break, keep doing good in school, explore the world some more, appreciate the people who you have in your life, get a girlfriend, but most importantly never grow out of your spirit.