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Penpal Friends - USA

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Swap Coordinator:anandatashie (contact)
Swap categories: Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:Regional - USA Only
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Rating requirement:4.90
Last day to signup/drop:July 26, 2013
Date items must be sent by:August 10, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

To me, penpalling is a path to building solid friendships. Penpal friendships grow at different rates, some slowly over years, some with speed in a matter of weeks, all with varying lengths of letters. I've found that the people I really get close to either write long detail-filled letters OR simply write frequently (letters sometimes brief, sometimes long, often in between).

For this swap, we're going to try the "frequently" aspect.

I would like for everyone who joins this swap to be sincerely interested in building penpal friendships with others who are wanting to exchange letters at least twice per month long-term. View this swap as a sincere trial to see if you're potentially compatible. If so, write back. If not, no obligations.

SWAP GUIDELINES:

  1. You will have one partner. (That means that you have 2 possible penpal opportunities, the one you write and the person writing to you.)

  2. You will be sending four letters total: two mailed between July 29 & August 3 and two mailed between August 5 & August 10. When all are mailed, you will click sent. (Edited to clarify: all four letters will go to your one assigned partner.)

  3. Letters must be handwritten and at least 2 pages (ie. one paper front & back or the front sides of two pieces of paper; A5 / standard size or larger). They can include basic bios, stories of your days, elaborations of your interests, what you're looking for in a penpal, anything that will give your partner a true glimpse of who you are.

SIGN-UP REQUIREMENTS:

4.9 rating with at least 10 completed type 2 or 3 swaps; no recent 1s or unexplained 3s; any iffy swappers will be removed. Thank you. :)

Discussion

benevolentghost 07/27/2013 #

Just to clarify-- is the idea that the first two letters are sent a couple days apart, but the next two are sent after receiving from your partner? I ask because it's USA-only, giving the first set plenty of time to arrive before the 10th. Will we be responding to anything in their letters as part of this swap? Or is that only if we choose to continue?

Thank you!

benevolentghost 07/27/2013 #

Oh, duh, I guess my brain wasn't working for a moment. I forgot that you're writing to a different person than who writes to you. Nevermind!

anandatashie 07/30/2013 #

Sorry for not catching your question earlier, but you figured it out. :) The idea is just to rapidly send letters to give a potential penpal a good "feel" of who you are (and vice versa) and have two weeks of mailbox-happiness.

anandatashie 08/22/2013 #

Updates for meee:

benevolentghost - waiting for rating from nanatam; sent nanatam PM on 8/22.

nanatam - waiting for rating from me; notified her on 8/21 that I have only received the first two letters.

Everyone else has been rated.

anandatashie 09/26/2013 #

Everyone has now been rated.

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