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About Philip...

Hi! I’m Philip Newton. I’m fascinated by languages and writing systems and I like to learn little bits and pieces of all sorts of languages. I also like computers and programming.

I’m 37 and married with one little daughter, Amy, who is seven and has just started school last year.

I’m especially interested in “minor” or lesser-known languages such as Maltese, Romansh, Niuean, and Inuktitut!

You can also write to me in Esperanto, Lojban, or Klingon if you’d like :)

It would be fun if you included a sentence or two in your language (with translation) on your postcard, especially if it’s not a very widely-spoken one worldwide. (Or if you speak a widely-spoken language but the area where you live has a distinct dialect, perhaps a line or two in that! Such as from a local song or poem or a typical saying.)

Also, if you know Gregg or Stiefografie shorthand, feel free to write all or part of the message in that! (Neatly, please—it’s hard enough sometimes to read other people’s handwriting, I’m still at the beginning with Gregg. You could also use Teeline shorthand; I have some books here but haven’t looked at it much. I don’t know any other forms of shorthand such as Pitman, though.) And a postcard in Braille would be super awesome! (I can read English and German Braille.)

If you can’t find a postcard to send me (or even if you can but want to send something different!), write me on a piece of cardboard from a cereal box, packet of biscuits, or something like that! :)

Easter cards are welcome around Easter, and Christmas cards any time of the year :) Also birthday cards in October/November (my birthday is the 16th of November).

I also like churches (inside or outside) and castles (especially close-ups/interior views rather than aerial ones). Cartoons/jokes are also fun.

Other than that, I’m not really picky about the kinds of postcards I receive. Views of your city/area/landscape, local attractions, houses of worship (cathedrals/temples/mosques/etc.), animals, or pretty much anything, really! If you like it, I’ll probably like it, too!

I’d appreciate it if you’d write the date on your card. Perhaps you can also write the temperature and the weather where you are!