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.
When I had pen pals, I looked forward to receiving letters from them. The nicest thing of having pen pals is that you may receive some little gifts from them. I had a Norwegian pen pal who loved native American history, but he couldn’t get a book called the Ishi, In Two Words that he wanted. The book is about a Yahi man who was the only one to survive from a slaughter in his tribe.
Having a pen pal from exotic areas like Pitairn Island was an interesting experience. The most recent inhabitants in the area are the descendants of the HMAV County. Their history and culture are very fascinating indeed.
In the old days, people would prefer writing letters to each other and the world has undergone changes. People switch their communication mode to emails. Three years ago, there was a Yahoo! group about Pitcairn culture and history and I joined it with excitement. This was an opportunity for me to share my interest with people from other parts of the world.
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.
I have found several pen pals through these Yahoo! groups. Although I do not write to them very often, I discuss with them about our common interests other then the Island via email. Yahoo! groups surely can help you if you want to make new friends who have common interests with you.
The website-Interpals also provides a good platform for us to meet new online pen pals. I knew my Japanese pen pal through this website and it is trustworthy. You can meet people around the globe.
How about Myspace and Facebook? Have you considered them as a way to meet new people? Some of you may aware of the safety problems of meeting new friends in such way. But I do recommend you to try it because you should grab every single chance to meet new people. You can take precaution by looking at someone’s profile before adding them as friends.
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