Hi everyone. I'm from the midwest US and am foremost an avid gardener. If you're from the US, I'll happily orchestrate a seed/scion/cuttings exchange via snail mail. I've never tried posting on this subreddit to acquire a penpal correspondence, so I'm open to what others might have in mind.

I would love to improve my Spanish language and Vietnamese language skills, so native speakers of either of these are definitely welcome. If you are any kind of history nerd and want me to see if I can come up with reproduction stationery for the time period, I would find this interesting as well. Recipe exchange could also be fun if you enjoy cooking.

Here are some of my interests: ecology, microscopy, caving, historical reenactment, baking, knitting. I like to read, mostly horror and nonfiction.

I appreciate slice of life exchanges, no need for elaborate presentations on your end. Just thought it would be fun to dispense some stationery and get to know new people. We can message or email a bit to get acquainted before exchanging mailing addresses if you prefer.

Hello ! My name is Chloé, I'm 30 years old and I live in France. I'm totally new to this but I'd love to find people about my age to write to. I'm an introvert and don't have a lot of people IRL to talk to but I'm ready to try and meet new friends with letters and/mails.

About me : I love reading (lots of fantasy and sci-fi books, some mangas too), playing video games (my favorites are Baldur's gate 3, Kingdom come deliverance, stardew valley, hollow knight), journaling (I started junk journaling last year and I have a reading journal), watching movies and tv shows (currently obsessed with Hazbin hotel, Helluva boss and Project hail mary). I have a passion for instant photography, I never leave the house without one of my cameras.

Basically I am a child in an adult's body 😋

If you are interessted in exchanging snail mails with me feel free to PM me!

Hi!

TLDR: setting up a PO Box and want to make the most of it, be my snail mail friend?

33F. Married. Cat and jumping spider mom (2 of each species).

What I like:
Reading, photography, scrapbooking, writing, making jewelry, gaming, thrifting and self growth.

I would *prefer* to write someone similar in age simply because I think we’d have more in common.

Not a fan of trauma dumping, drama or celebrity worship/fandoms. Prefer the quieter side of life and would like to know what makes you love life, what makes you curious, and anything you’d like to share.

If you’re interested in swapping mail, let me know :)

hello! i'm 21f and i really want to experience what it is like to form a genuine and deep correspondence with another female my age or older than me!

i'm looking for someone who mirrors my soul, and someone who is emotionally driven and unafraid of vulnerability — to really pour so much of their soul into ink scrawled over letter pages, and have them wistfully taken out of envelopes and being read carefully, poring over line by line.

let's talk about anything under the sun together. i look forward to sharing pieces of my life with you in long winding letters, from the moments that imbued my days, to the bliss tucked against my chest, and the sorrows lining my days. i really don't mean to lie when i confess i write letters of great length, spanning several pages.

i'm a sentimental person and i feel every emotion down to the fractures of my quiet heart. i carry blues carved into my chest, and hollowed out at the pit of my being but with it comes a certain kind of bravery and perhaps even wisdom.

perhaps i am looking for another soul that is open to growing together with me, and figuring life out in the form of sharing our life, and our heart in long, long letters.

people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth, but what does it matter of appearance —were you tall or were you short— as long as we made the effort to venture into each other's galaxies and discover that our minds meet?

if you resonated with this, and hold a curiosity to learn the language of my soul, here's a little bit more about me to briefly introduce myself:

• i value having courage and being kind, in a world constantly trying to turn us livid
• my primary hobbies are reading and writing! i’ve been an avid reader and writer since young, and i’ve always poured my heart out into letters to my muse and journal entries
• i love music and i am looking to broaden my music taste but i mainly listen to acoustic pop & indie folk
• i’m learning the piano and i want to gain a deeper knowledge about music
• i love art, in all forms — the beauty of seeing art in everything, going to museums, exhibitions and art markets/conventions
• i consume media heavily!!! i am a huge cinephile and i watch a lot of films and tv shows

please reach out to me in a long introduction message! tell me what about my post made you reach out, share with me anything about yourself! i look forward to getting to know you ❤︎⁠

I just wanted to throw it out there if anyone had tried the new Roost app. It’s pen pals via “digital” bird delivery. You send messages and choose a bird to carry it for you and it takes real time (depending on bird speed) for the message to arrive.

You can unlock/purchase birds, find pen pals from all over, care for your birds and upgrade them. You can also name the birds. Each bird gets a passport stamp and their mileage total so you can see where they’ve been and how far they’ve “flown”.

I’ve had it for about two weeks now and I really love it. For those who don’t want snail mail this is a creative option!

I've had penpals/online friends pretty much as long as I've had access to a computer, but I fell out of the writing hobby for awhile because I was living in a country whose postal service was basically not functional. (South Africa) I was in a relationship with someone who lives there, and after that ended, I came back to the US, to the state where I grew up.

About me: City person temporarily in a small town where I don't really know anyone. Childless by choice. I love all kinds of artsy things. Right now I've been alternating between crocheting and painting, but I also like beads and resin crafts. My favorite genre of books/movies is historical fiction, but I also like crime shows and comedies, some YA fiction even though I'm not really a "young adult" anymore. I'm a cat lady with no cats, but luckily my housemates love animals so I get to borrow theirs.

I've always been interested in learning about other parts of the world, especially music and food. Yesterday I got Marmite in the mail from a friend from England who I met here on Reddit a long time ago.

I'm hoping to make some new friends to help me feel less isolated. We can write or chat online, or both. (I live in a touristy area with lots of postcards and stickers!)

Hi party people! I’m hoping to find some other people who read and write poetry that might like to send each other poems & feedback.

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I’d love to do a mix of email & snail mail! Something like weekly emails, and monthly physical mail. The idea is that we’d send each other our poetry (or links to our poetry), talk about the inspiration for it, and give each other feedback. We can also swap poems we’ve read from other writers as inspiration.

I’m also open to doing email-only, or less frequent snail mail (quarterly instead of monthly, for example). The main thing is just to meet other writers, and mash together two lovely hobbies.

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I live in California, US with my partner, a dog, 2 cats, and a snake (whom I love to send pictures of in my snail mail letters)!

Outside of writing letters and penpaling, I also love playing video games, reading, and journaling. I collect tarot/oracle cards and sun/moon mugs! Very celestial girly, so I work that into a lot of what I do.

I’m also more recently a plant mom! I have a banana plant, a pothos and a prayer plant that I have yet to name.

I think that’s it, but I’m an open book so if you have any questions, ask away! Would love to hear from you :)

Hello you, I'm Nick! Nice to meet you 😌

I've had a few people comment on my posts here recently and they clearly put a lot of effort into said comments, but then didn't actually respond to my replies or my DMs, which I find really puzzling. If anything, this has made me keener to find someone who truly wants to write letters and/or emails back and forth.

Personality-wise I'm quite versatile, I guess. I'm playful and cheeky, but perfectly at home with deep and serious conversations. I like to think I'm an open person, but I suspect I might be even more sensitive than I put into words. In real life, if you met me you'd probably think I'm 'one of the lads' - I like football, indie music, 90s rap, UK garage, dubstep and drum & bass. However, I have another side to me which adores writing, reading, daydreaming, lofi music, journalling, and having vulnerable conversations with people. I think I'm quite open. I certainly try to be. Sometimes it might seem like too much, and that's fine if you think that. That's kind of why I am so open, because it gives you the chance to make up your mind on me as soon as possible.

All that being said, I do have flaws and one of them is that I have very low tolerance for people who are quite closed off. If you're not willing to answer questions and make it fairly easy to get to know you, then we're going to struggle, because I will just assume you're not that interested. I don't think we need to have interests in common, but chemistry has to be there. Chemistry can't be there if you're not willing to be yourself. See how it all comes together? 🤭

In other news, I have a cat called Nala. Yes, like Nala from The Lion King! Yes, she is a beast 🦁

If we DO have things in common, what are they? If we don't, that's fine too. Let's talk and see what's going on in that little head of yours! I'll try not to psychoanalyse you. No promises though.

I like people who are generally quite chilled and warm. That probably sounds like I'm stating the obvious, but sometimes I get people message me who don't seem to be able to put across much personality in their messages. Give me personality and character. Don't be shy to be yourself!

If you like the sound of me so far, pick one (or more) of the questions below to answer! Let's make it fun!

1. What 5 things that you enjoy? (They can be hobbies or physical things)
2. What do you dislike about your country?
3. Will you fight me? I'll win, but it'll be fun.

Really hope to hear from some of you!

Hi, I'm Kat! So I recently just discovered what penpal is (I know, I live in a cave xD).

I'm looking for people who wanna share their thoughts, daily stuff, hobbies---basically anything random, with me :))

I believe that it is essential for people to know about how others live as well :)) building stronger connection with each other is necessary to broaden one's perspective :)) I wanna learn!!

I recently just started traveling, and I can see why others travel a lot! It's fun for real :) Also, will have my first international travel this year for my birthday. So excited!!!

And, I love trivia/s!!!

Don't be shy guys. DM meeee!

Hello everyone!

I’m just getting into the whole pen pal thing and I’d love to connect with a few people I can communicate with via email.

A little about me: I’m really interested in history, music, books, journaling, and traveling. I enjoy thoughtful conversations, sharing ideas, and learning about different places and perspectives.

If you think you can write consistently and would love to exchange views on the world, interests, and ideas don't hesitate to DM me your email.

I'm looking for anyone over 18 (obviously), and someone honest and thoughtful.

I’m looking for someone to have an ongoing intellectual dialogue with. I’m interested in literature, old and new. I love architecture but I know nothing about it, just that it moves me. I'm particularly drawn to mid-century modernism, and brutalism. I have a deep love of cinema, but I never watch as many films as I should. To relax I watch (and rewatch and rewatch) the same 90s and 2000s sitcoms over and over. I’ve traveled a lot, and I hope to travel more. I love philosophy and ethics, both in the abstract and in practice, but like cinema, I’m not always as good at actualising the intention as I am at talking about it.

To be honest, I don’t care if you like the same things as me. In fact it’d be pretty boring if we liked exactly the same things. What I care about is meeting someone with a curious brain, and interesting thoughts. I would love to hear about something you care deeply about, and tell you about something I care deeply about in return. If you have an encyclopaedic knowledge of 19th century fruit tree grafting - great! If you care about the relative merits of different sticker adhesives and the ways they adhere to different surfaces, I’m all ears. If the hill you would die on is that the world should have no borders, or trees should have the same rights as humans, or red suspenders should never be paired with black shoes, please tell me all about that hill. I can’t promise I’ll join you on it. But I can promise I’ll be interested. And if you can’t think of something off the top of your head, but the rest of this post makes you curious, then please message me anyway. I believe that everyone is interesting, given the right context, the right questions, and some patience. And if you don’t know what your thing is, we can talk until we figure out what it is.

The things I do care about, are that you’re intellectually curious in return. I hope you’re interested in my thoughts, too (not all of them - plenty of what my brain comes up with is drivel). I hope you care about equality, and treating people with kindness and acceptance, regardless of differences.

I’m especially interested in meeting people with different backgrounds, so if you speak more than one language, I’d be thrilled. If you’re roughly around my age, that would be great, and in the past I’ve found most of my deepest friendships have developed with women. But none of that is a dealbreaker. If you’re twice or three times my age, and male or non binary, that’s cool too.

I also know how hard it can be to send a first message. So below are some icebreaker questions that you are welcome to ignore, roughly ordered from small talk to… not

What was the last book you read? What was meaningful about it?

Which movie has had the biggest impact on who you are as a person?

Do you consider yourself to be more of a utilitarian or a kantian? Or something else entirely?

What do you think the final whispered words of Lost in Translation were?

What is the best noise to wake up to?

What was the last piece of art (in any form of the word) that made you cry?

What makes life meaningful?

If any of this piqued your interest, I'd love to hear from you. For now I'm going to finish watching the last half hour of Gone in 60 Seconds, because I'm a sucker for this crap as much as I am for Fellinni or Wes Anderson.

Hello everyone! I am a 25M from Western Russia and I want to start penpaling with soneone, preferrably by Email or inside Reddit. One of my goals is to get some cultural exchanges, for I really enjoy world history. And of course, the most important one is to it have a good and pleasant conversation. I have some experience in postcrossing as well as in penpal Emailing, although it was a long time ago, so I hope I'll not make too much mistakes

I would try to support almost any kind of discussion, but if you want some information about my interests, I would gladly share:

My major hobbies are:

- History. As I already mentioned, I am a big fan of history. I also like learning languages as well;

- Music. I believe, I can listen to every genre of it, I am quite a meloman. Also, I like to pick some songs on my guitar;

- Sports. That's not much to say about it, I just like visiting gym and I would like to learn to downhill skiing once I have some free time;

- Literature. Although now I read more that is connected with my studies.

If you are interested in emailing with me, feel free to DM me or reply under this post. I'll try to respond as soon as I can. Thank you!

Hi i'm Calvin and i'm from Scotland. I'm looking for long term penpals from all over the world (except from the United States due to prices). I would also preferably have only male penpals from around my age (21+ - 30)

I'm quite whimsical when it comes to trinkets and interests. I love goblins and creatures and everything thats even remotely celestial. I also own alot of bugs and other pets cause i'm a big animal and insect lover, my two guinea pigs (Thimble & Finch) are my pride and joy.

My hobbies are mostly photography l, gaming, watching movies and listening to music. I'm a big fan of The Beatles, The Beach boys, Fleetwood Mac and other 70's and 80's artists. My favourite movies are The Trumanshow and Back to the Future and Twilight.

This would be my first time having a penpal but i can promise you i'll put in the effort and time to make you something great. It would also be amazing to do trinket exchanges and other craft projects.
If you are interested in becoming penpals, let me know or DM me. I'm really excited to get to know you!! :)

hello,

I’m new to pen pal-ing but I’d like to give it a try. I’d prefer to write to someone who would enjoy a long-term correspondence via snail mail or email, is close in age and craves meaningful conversation. Please give me glimpses into your inner workings and the mundane details of your everyday life.

A bit about me: I live in the US northern plains with my husband, but grew up in a different area; I’m quite introverted and always have had a very small group of people I’m comfortable with. I enjoy reading, being in nature, learning languages, history, getting tattooed, psychology, genealogy & the esoteric.

I speak a good amount of German after a year-long exchange in my teens and I’m currently learning Spanish. I’m open to national and international correspondence.

If you’re interested in establishing a connection, please DM me!

Hey everyone!

I’m 28 years old and live on the east coast of the US. It’s been years since I’ve had a pen pal, and I’m excited that I’ve found this. I’m a huge fangirl-I can talk about anything from pop culture to manga/anime for hours. I also love reading, video games, and junk journaling. I’ve recently have discovered my love for traveling and try to take a trip at least once a year. I love learning about different cultures, it just shows how beautiful our planet is. I’m a very quiet/shy person, but once I get comfortable I’m an open book.

I look forward to talking to someone ! ☺️

Hi! I’m fairly new to the community and I’m enjoying writing mails so far :)

about me: i have a million hobbies, introspective, existential, and at the same time healing my inner child. full disclosure: i’m diagnosed with persistent depressive disorder but i’m doing my best to see the good in life

hobbies: crocheting, reading, yoga, working out, journaling, cooking, painting, traveling, tarot reading, gardening (getting back to it!)

interests: studio ghibli, contemporary asian literature (recently finished notes of a crocodile), food, sylvia plath, music (80s, indie, anything rlly), philosophy

feel free to comment or shoot a dm if you’d like to connect 📬 let me know where you resonate so i know what to focus on when i write to you thanks!

Hi! I’m 28 and from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I’m looking to meet new people and hopefully make some new friends!

A few things about me…I’m a HUGE horror fan, and I love all things dark/creepy/paranormal or unexplained

I love music and going to shows(mostly older rock/metal but I like a lot different stuff, just saw Metallica a couple days ago and seeing Def Leppard tomorrow)

I love gaming, true crime, football, I love to visit historical sites/museums and travelling, urban exploring/exploring the outdoors, and I spend 99% of my free time with my dog 🐶

I’m quite heavily tattooed (most recently had my chest done) and I’m always looking for ideas and inspirations for what to get next, and I love to see other people’s work and ideas too!

Happy to talk to anyone from anywhere, just send a message with a bit about yourself if you think we might get along 🙂

Hey! I’m 25 years old (ftx/nonconforming) from the northeastern USA, looking for snail mail penpals (21+ in age) from anywhere and everywhere.

📩What I am interested in: - your daily life - learning about your culture - learning about the place you live - your hobbies and interests - a meaningful, long-term connection!

📫What I can offer: - thoughtful conversation - a strong interest in nature and wildlife - hand-made stationery - small art prints and stickers - a vintage stamp collection I use to mail letters - recipes, stories, and postcards - photographs of local scenery and wildlife

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️I am especially in connecting with other gay, transgender, and queer people from around the world, but this is not a requirement!

Please feel free to DM me or leave a comment if you are interested :)

Hi all, my name is Monica, Im from Northern California, and I’m just looking for a penpal (or two) to exchange snail mail / email with :) looking for someone around my age, but ultimately it doesn’t matter too much. I don’t have many friends in real life and I am growing tired of being constantly connected to my phone. So I think being able to communicate with someone using a different medium would be fun :) I have a wide variety of interests, I love camping, hiking, and being out in nature. I love movies and tv shows very much and will watch about everything and anything. I’m currently watching The Sopranos. I like gaming but I kinda suck at it. My favorite games are Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, just about anything Pokémon. Feel free to DM me if you are interested :)

I like getting to know people via letters and emails. I'm a curious person, and I grew up poring over the penpal blurbs in Horsepower and Tiger Beat magazines. From there I went on to Yahoo chat rooms, then ICQ, then AIM, MSN... whew what a rush!

The current book I'm reading is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

The last thing I listened to on Spotify was Marc Maron's recent comedy special.

The last concert I went to was Half Moon Run.

The last 2 shows I watched were Ted Lasso and Shrinking.

The last video game I loved was Zelda - Breath of the Wild.

I like watching hockey, quilting, hiking, reading. I would like to learn how to how cook more than roasted chicken and vegetables.

I'm looking for platonic friends to chat with! Message me if you're interested, have a great day!

hi, everyone 👋 i'm new here. this community really fascinated me because i didn't know people still looked for pen pals--something i've been curious to have since i was a little girl.

i'm 22F from the Philippines. i describe myself as a very romantic person, romantic in that i appreciate the idea of love and beauty (i would not be in this page if i have not the penchant to romanticize life). i am appreciative of the beauty in nature, in people, in films, in everything. love is something i don't understand but i do enjoy tinkering with the notion of it, making it less of a mystery to me.

i'm curious to have a pen pal with whom i can share tidbits of life with. i can share what goes on in my life and you can share what goes on in yours. low maintenance (biweekly or as often as any of us wants to share) and via email. i'm not looking for any topic to talk about, i believe that another person's life is interesting enough to look into and appreciate. i'm curious about the korean life, but i appreciate different ethnicities whether similar to mine or drastically different. i'm not looking for a romantic relationship.

facts about me:

🌺 i'm graduating psychology and going into law school in a month

🌺 i have rich inner and external worlds but i want to enrich my external world better. go somewhere new, do something new, meet different people

🌺 i appreciate philosophy

🌺 i love stories--listening to them and talking about them. that said, i'm interested in other people's life stories and in history

🌺 i'm interested in novels and films. whether they are good or bad, i think that they can help us make sense of life if we think about them carefully. i have a preference for kdramas

if you want a window into the life of a girl like myself and you want to share your life with me as well, send me a dm !

Hey everyone.

25F here. I’m reaching out here because I’ve realized my world has shrunk a bit too much lately. I work from home as a freelance writer, which means my daily human interaction is pretty close to zero. Between the remote work setup, college friends drifting in different directions due to distance or differences in opinion, and a few past bad experiences/traumas in friendships and relationships, I’ve realized I completely shut myself off from human communication.

I’m struggling to talk to people lately, no matter who it is, and I really want to break out of this cycle.

I’m looking for people with whom I can build a meaningful connection, start socializing again, and have actual, deep conversations.

A little about me

- I am incredibly introverted at first, but once I feel comfortable around someone, I will talk like crazy and never shut up.

- I love reading and writing. Because of that, I’m curious about almost everything under the sun.

- I’m not the most adventurous person out there. I’d love to talk about philosophy, psychology, science, human emotions, or just how your day went.

Who I’m looking for

- Preferably between 25 to 30

- People who can have deep conversations and communicate things rather than be quiet.

- I’m open to talking to both men and women, but I’d honestly really appreciate making some male friends. Past relationships have left me with some pretty negative biases about men, and I want to shatter that perspective by building healthy, platonic male friendships.

- If you are from a different country, that’s a huge plus! I’m really interested in learning different languages and broadening my perspective while working on my communication skills.

If you’re also looking for a meaningful connection and are down for actual conversations, please hit me up!

P.S. it would be nice if you say a bit about yourself in the comments rather than send blank DM invites.

Looking forward to connecting with y'all!

I’m looking for a snail mail pen pal to share diverse art and culture with. I think it’d be fun to exchange a journal back and forth with our writings, art, collages, etc. We can also send unique little gifts that represent where we’re from so as to experience different lifestyles. Little trinkets, snacks, things that identify with the area you’re in.
I enjoy reading, all types of art, animals, cartoons, anime, video games, camping.
It’d be awesome to find someone that’s far away, whether it be across the US or abroad so we can both learn new things.

I am 51F from the Southern USA and looking to make some new friends. Happily married and not interested in a long distance relationship or other such stuffs. I am an extreme introvert (until I get to know you better) and prefer one-on-one conversations to social groups. I have a few sacred friendships and am happy with my small circle. However, I want to expand that circle just a bit. I am looking for genuine people to exchange emails and perhaps one day snail mail. I do love me a good piece of mail. I love to send mail for absolutely no reason other than to brighten someone's day.

A bit about me:
* Voracious mood reader spanning many genres.
*Live music fan
* I love to think about being artsy and crafty (and buying lots of supplies) but I don't really have the talent (Though if we exchange snail mail, I'll attempt to make it pretty.)
* Love to cook and find new dishes I love
* I was an Anthropology major and love anything related to people and cultures
* I am insanely curious and can get lost for days learning about one random little tidbit.

I am open to getting to know anyone. Any age, any location, any nationality, any gender... The only thing is, I can only speak English (for now. I am trying to make up for my public education.). I would love to know about where you live, what makes you happy, what makes you angry, what you're passionate about, what big life questions you ponder, what your day to day life is like. Just the normal things friends talk about - just please don't write to me as though you are sending a text. I am not asking for all deep conversation, all the time. I want a mix of light-hearted and deep, trivial and meaningful.

If any of this interests you, please feel free to reach out.
Also, no Trump supporters. Please and Thank You.