I know my first pen friend from an organization called International Pen Friends. This organization preserve the tradition of letter writing. Nowadays, I rarely meet new pen pals in this way but through internet. Notwithstanding the tendency of meeting new friends through internet, I do suggest that International Pen Friends is a good platform for people who have no experience to write or receive snail mail letters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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