When I was little and snail mail was the coolest (because it was only ever for the grown-ups), I thought having a pen pal was just the ultimate. I had romanticized ideas about writing to someone in a far away country, and then we would become best friends, and someday meet in person and it would be magical. I never had a pen pal like that, but I did try to write regularly to one of my cousins, and then to a classmate who moved to another state. But it never lasted. Receiving letters was always much more exciting than actually writing them, and finding a stamp and an envelope became just too great a challenge.
Now I live thousands of miles away from my family and letter writing is suddenly very appealing again. This time it's the envelope art that's so enticing, but I am also enjoying sending notes to my siblings across the country. Now that I know exactly where the envelopes and stamps are, maybe I'll be able to keep it up.
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