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travelsandshenanigans

travelsandshenanigans
Date Joined: May 16, 2020
Last Online: August 5, 2020
Birthday: March 22
Country: Germany
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About Me

I'm Sabrina, 43, from Cologne. I was born in the Ruhr area but have lived in Cologne since 2003 where I studied Medieval and Modern History, English language & literature and Scandinavian Studies.

I work for German television in the field of broadcast operations and besides, I'm a part-time student of psychology and cultural sciences at a distance university.

Furthermore, I'm a local committee member of the German Green party and co-event director of Rheinpark parkrun.

Due to a lot of commitments and limited time, I don't have any animals at the moment.

I'm a vegetarian with vegan tendencies and an animal rights supporter.

Hobbies and interests

I love (long-distance) hiking, running (especially at parkruns!), music, literature, travelling (North Sea islands, UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Netherlands), writing letters with quill pens and ink, medieval history, anything British, tattoos, paganism, the supernatual, literature, languages & linguistics, theatre, photography, cycling, yoga, strength training, watching football (Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool FC & FC St. Pauli).

Favorite Music

80s, post-punk, new wave, The Prodigy (RIP Flinty boy), Inkubus Sukkubus, Kaizers Orchestra, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Clash, The Jam, Bauhaus, London After Midnight, Joy Division, Siouxsie & The Banshees, U2, Holygram, Apoptygma Berzerk, The Smiths, Pink Turns Blue, Rammstein, The Doors, Pink Floyd

Favorite Movies

Angel Heart, Joker, The Lost Boys, Interview with the Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Doors

Favourite Writers

Sarah Perry, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Charles Robert Maturin, Matthew Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe, George Orwell, Anne Rice, Astrid Lindgren, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, Barbara Erskine

Swaps

As I love writing, I suppose I'll primarily take part in letter-writing and postcard swaps. Postcrossing has made me such an addict as regards the latter. :)

Mailing in times of corona

I'm still new here but I've noticed that it seems to be a really big issue here. As I've been penpalling for more than 25 years, I'm fully aware of the fact that mail can take a while to be delivered or even get lost. The latter doesn't happen often but it does happen. Since corona started some of my overseas mail I sent and received has taken 4 weeks and longer to arrive as there are fewer flights between the continents.

If you sent something that doesn't seem to arrive, don't worry, I'm a laid back person with a life, a full-time job, hobbies and friends. I don't check several times a day which swaps should have already arrived. So I'm not going to rate you down just because mail delivery takes longer than usual. As soon as you've posted something it's beyond your control.

If you haven't received anything from me after quite a while, feel free to send me a message. I always take photos of the things I mail in front of the post box, so I can send you the photo that has the EXIF data including the date and local time. Why should I keep something that has been stamped and has the recipient's address on it? I always send swaps out on time. There's a post office on the ground floor of the house I live in, and I can even post my stuff at work as outgoing mail is picked up from our office twice a day.

Ratings

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LibraryMaker rated for Paranormal Pen Pals on Jul 27, 2020
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Comment: Hello! Thank you so much for telling such a touching story! Hope you are well!
Scarlett3639 rated for First & Last Lines No. 22 on Jul 23, 2020
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Comment: Thank you so much! I love the postcard and that book looks very interesting.
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Comment: Danke Schon!
nouyana rated for International PenPals - Spring 2020 on Jul 12, 2020
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Comment: I enjoyed reading your letter :) Thanks for telling your story. Also I like your hand writing and choice of blue pen color! They are cool.
ayahsantos rated for New Penpal Swap #2 on Jul 4, 2020
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Comment: Hi Sabrina!! Thank you so much for your letter! I'll get back to you soon. Take Care!
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Comment: I received you letter and will forward it in the next round. Hopefully, we will all be able to see our friends again soon.
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Comment: What a great postcard, thanks!!!!
riftvegan rated for Interest me no. 81 on Jun 16, 2020
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Comment: Thanks for sharing The Essex Serpent, how did you like it? Did she find the living fossil? :)
becait rated for Horror PC Swap on Jun 15, 2020
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Comment: Love the Edgar Allen Poe postcard! Think I might use it as a mini junk journal cover that I’m making for my sister who’s been a long life fan of his short stories! I know she’ll just love it! Definitely looking forward to checking out your recs!
NRGordon rated for Horror PC Swap on Jun 12, 2020
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Comment: Thanks for the ps and your recommendations. I am familiar with the movies but not the books. I will look into them.
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Comment: thank you for your list 🙂 Ive not heard of some of the bands you named hope youre okay, stay safe
ceydaozdemir rated for Horror PC Swap on Jun 5, 2020
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Comment: I loved to read your answers! Some of them made me smile a few times! I’m so sorry for your loss... We have a lot in common! I’m a vegetarian too, and I would love to learn how to sew my own clothes :D imagine how fashionable you could look 👀 Thanks for the tea! I am excited to taste it! ❤️❤️🥰
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Comment: Thank you! Great lists!!!
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Comment: Thank you for your postcard and the beautiful stamps
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Comment: Thanks for sharing! Love that someone else has the same pet peeves about toilet rolls as I do... I put them the "right" way, my bf the wrong way. So annoying.
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Comment: I too liked the Interview with a Vampire! But as always, the book was better than the movie! LOL

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Meisje on Dec 4, 2020:

Just because ♥

Christmas

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