VisitAruba.com has received countless letters from Aruba visitors expressing their appreciation at Aruba's efforts regarding Natalee's disappearance and also pledging support for Natalee's family in the hope of her safe return. Here is one of those letters.
THANK YOU ARUBA!
MASHA DANKI
June 8, 2005
Dear Aruban friends:
Please accept this letter as a thank you "MASHA DANKI" for all you have done and continue to do for the "Missing Girl Case" Ms. Natalee Holloway.
Our prayers are with her and her family for Natalee’s Safe Return.
Also please accept our "Most Sincere Apology" for any negative news that was reported. Please know that the majority of the American People that have visited Aruba will continue to return to the island and are also very upset the way some stories are told.
We have been coming to Aruba for 13 years and we have found "ARUBA" to be the "SAFEST PLACE ON THIS EARTH". What makes Aruba most beautiful is "It’s People". You have made us feel at home. Always polite always willing to help. Always greeting us with a smile and welcoming us back. So many times our car has broken down and every time someone stopped and helped us, even late at night. Anytime we went to the Nightclubs the security guards always kept an eye (since we are girls) to make sure that no one was bothering us. They always made sure we got to our car safe.
People have to realize that everyone must exercise caution no matter where they are, in the USA, in Aruba or anywhere in the world.
Especially young girls, they must be extra extra careful.
So many bad things happen here in the USA, so they should continue to be careful when they travel abroad.
Since we are girls and we do enjoy going to the nightclubs dancing, while in Aruba; we can testify that we have seen many American kids and some adults behave badly. Many of them get trashed and look for drugs and cause trouble. We won’t go into details because we do not want to offend anyone.
The reason why we are coming forward with this information is because we want to avoid future problems such as the disappearance of Ms. Natalee Holloway. In order to fix the problem we must face reality and try to do better for next time so that "THERE IS NO NEXT TIME".
At this point no one seems to know what happened to Ms Natalee and we are all praying for her safe return.
Here are some tips to follow when traveling abroad:
- Use the same caution that you would at home when you go away abroad.
- Parents please speak to your children about being careful when going out.
- Friends do keep an eye on each other.
- Try to go out in groups and try to have a least one person sober.
These are just a few common sense pointers to follow.
Also for the record, we would like to add, that since we have been going to Aruba no one has ever asked us if we wanted to buy drugs or give us drugs. We always see the tourists go up to the locals asking for drugs, or where they can buy some.
We feel for Ms. Natalee’s family because we had a similar situation happen to us. We took a few high school graduates with us to Aruba. As you can imagine they went wild. Unfortunately, one night it took us 3 hours before we could find them and they were the longest three hours of our lives. We were lucky that they turned up. One was so intoxicated that we did not know if she was going to make it. Luckily she did.
Our prayers remain with Ms. Natalee Holloway and her family.
Again, Aruba masha danki!
May God help us find Natalee safe.
Let’s all be safe no matter where in the world.
Sincerely,
Maria and Marcella Albanese
Boston, MA
