Does anyone want to be IRL penpals?
I have been trying to be more intentional and analog with the way I communicate, among many other things.
I like sending postcards filled with notes and observations about the place I'm in when I travel, but don't plan on traveling a lot in the near future to save some money (hopefully to buy a house), and it doesn't feel right to send friends/family postcards from my hometown... And nobody ever sends reply postcards, anyway.
I think it would be fun to try the penpal thing, break out some lined paper and see how bad my handwriting has gotten over the years of constant digital communication...
Anywhere on earth is fine, international postage for a standard letter isn't that expensive, and it'd actually be kind of cool to know our little papers are traversing the globe and crossing oceans like the good ol' days. All I ask is that you actually want to try and keep it up for a while! I have no idea what a good cadence would be, maybe every-other week? ~once a month? We'll figure it out as we go, I'm sure.
I just think it would be fun and exciting to try and get to know someone the long, slow way, completely separate from the barrage of light-speed communication afforded these days.
I don't want to commit to more than 2 people, I know myself and feel like I'd get overwhelmed with more than 2.
I have never sent anything by post in my life. I don't even know how to send a letter 😅
It's easy! Just write a name and address on the front, make sure you've got the appropriate stamps affixed, and drop it in a mailbox!
Or if you aren't sure, just go to a post office and ask. I sent my first international postcard from a random shop in the Netherlands, and although the lady seemed to keep forgetting I didn't speak dutch, she was very nice and let me know that the postage I requested was in fact enough to get it where it was going.
Want to try? PM me and we can swap addresses.
Hello digital friend. I am currently traveling the world, so may be more apt at sending than receiving. PM me if you're interested.
That sounds exciting! Though, for me, the replying and being able to converse back and forth is really the important part. I'll mull it over and let you know. I wouldn't want to just be a one-sided drain on you sending me anything without getting something in return!
It's not what you're looking for in this post, but you might be a good candidate for postpost.social (note that the dark reader addon kills this page)
Ooh, thank you! I will definitely be doing this.
Sounds fun. PM me if you want to.
I'd be your pen pal. PM me if you want.
I already reached out to FRYD, and I will give a droning_in_my_ears a chance to get back to me, but if either of them don't, I'll let you know!
Oh you were waiting how rude of me! Sorry I didn't realize that.
Now that it's 10 months though, how did that work out? Do you already got a PenPal?
Sent you a DM. If you're like me and using Voyager, it might not show up in the app.
Hey, did you find penpals? If not, here's one candidate.
I sent 2 letters and received 0 in return, so I'm down to try again! I'll DM you
Hey, are you receiving my DM’s?
I have not received any! I was bummed you never responded to my original one but I guess you did respond and I just didn't get it. I am guessing you got the one I sent recently... I'll dm ya my email or something, not sure what's going on...