persia0417

Aloha from Maui, Hawaii! I'm a former east-coaster (born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland), but have lived in Hawaii now for about 23 years. I have two children (both of whom are in college), and although I'm not currently employed, I have held a variety of jobs over the years - including hotel management, certified childbirth educator, bookseller, and assistant librarian, among others.

As far as types of postcards, I'm really open to anything you want to send, but will list some styles that I really love:

I LOVE postcards of buildings & architecture, especially those that are taken from a unique or different point of view;

Anything to do with language, books, reading, writing, mail, postage, stamps...including letters of the alphabet (any & all alphabets); fonts, and writing styles; stationery, pens & pencils; stamps; mail and post boxes; airmail stamps; libraries, and other such like stuff!

Subway lines; railway stations; airlines and airports; buses; any kind of transportation-type postcards/maps;

Unusual photographs of your city; village; or hometown area (flora and fauna); I'd love to see where you are from, and again, really like postcards like this that are taken from a different or unexpected point of view;

Postcards that showcase something unique about where you live; for example, a collage of the stamps of your country; books; road signs; gates; doors; windows, etc.;

Postcards of vintage or old travel posters - especially of airlines; cruise ship lines, ports of call, etc.;

Antique maps or drawings of country or city (actually, any maps are great);

I don't mind postcards that are a bit 'edgy' in their content!

Check out my favorites here:

http://www.postcrossing.com/user/persia0417/gallery/favourites

This should give you a pretty good idea of the styles/types of postcards I like best. I'm not really into postcards of animals, children, cartoons, or adverts.; but as mentioned, am happy to receive whatever you choose to send.

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Aloha,
Suzanne