How To seek A Pen Pal
I have tried to get pen pals through International Pen Friends, an organization which aims to promote the traditional art of writing letters. Now I seldom find new pen pals as I am having good friendship with my online friends. However, I do highly recommend people who have no experience in writing or receiving an international snail mail letter to try International Pen Friends.
I remember that I looked forward everyday to receiving my pen pals' letter. Sometimes they sent me little gifts. I had a pen pal from Norway, he loves reading a lot. Once he shared with me a story about a man who was the last survivor from a slaughter in the tribe. That was great.
If I had a pen pal from some exotic Islands such as Pitcairn Island, I would be exhilarated. I spend most of my time looking up the history and culture of Pitcairn Island and it really interests me. The most recent inhabitants over there are descendants of HMAV Bounty. I reckon there will be people who will share the same thoughts with me.
People preferred to write letters as it was the best way to communicate, but nowadays people would rather choose to send emails. For example, three years ago I started to communicate online, like on Yahoo!, with people from every corner of the world who love exploring Pitcairn. That's marvelous!
Every once in a while, I meet some online pen pals who are living on Pitcairn Island. But, they do not show up very often as they are busy with their housework and marking handicrafts.
Although I did not frequently write to my pen pals, sometimes I will choose to email them. But of course emails cannot replace the power of letters writing as letters can show our passion and make our friendship more remarkable.
You can also try Interpals, a website that helps people get online pen pals. It is free. Three years ago I got a Japanese pen pal through the site. It does help a lot and you should try.
Other choices are Facebook and MySpace. People are now more careful in accepting friends on Facebook and MySpace, but this does not do good as they lose chances to meet good friends from other countries. We could add these new friends to widen our social circle, just to check the profiles of the new requests carefully, then you can meet new friends without fear.
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