The Penpal Project

After I received a letter from my Newhouse peer adviser via snail mail, I asked myself...why don't you have a penpal, Vania? I have had penpals through email, but it does seem a little impersonal. When I receive a hand-written letter, it's like getting a Christmas present; I eagerly open the letter. The blog that I follow religiously, Indiefixx, started a project called The Penpal Project where you leave a message and hope you find someone you're interested in becoming penpals with. Sounds wonderful, right? So I read through many of the people's descriptions; most of them were mothers over 25. I was looking for someone who's attending college, so we have something to relate to, and I found Maggie. We emailed each other, interested in becoming each others' penpals. I wrote my first penpal letter to her today (shown above left), and I'm sending it off tomorrow~ I absolutely love the envelope of Paris; the stamps and dreamy image definitely caught my attention at the bookstore. I immediately bought it. On the back of the card (where I drew the bird), I wrote my very long, crooked message. I hate having crooked handwriting, hahaha. I also send her a picture of me from last Sunday, when I went with friends to the Philadelphia Museum. I'm so excited for when she reads it!
I plan to also have a penpal from London, if I ever do plan to study abroad there. Maybe I can meet up with my penpal if so. Who knows!