rainbowscuba

Hi (Ahoj/Hallo/Hola/Saluton/Salut!)- from beautiful Pensacola, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico!

Postcards, for me, are smiles in the mailbox! I enjoy sending cards to deliver a smile as much as I like receiving cards chosen for me!

My "best" postcard story is I became engaged via postcard! The card was hand-delivered on a boat during a scuba diving vacation. It was written in Czech, which I couldn't read, so I had to wait for a translation of the proposal. We had a beach wedding in 2011, and I'm still slowly trying to learn Czech! It's hard, but fun!

Every January we travel to attend a Postcard Show. It's my favorite event of the year! But, life isn't all about postcards. My avatar is an octopus exploring my hand while I was scuba diving--another passion. I'm a divemaster, but I dive for fun too. I love the beach, gardening, vegetarian cooking, reading, music, yoga, Pickleball, swimming, kayaking, SUP, board games, museums, volunteering for Prison Book Project and Art festivals, & time with friends and pets (we have a chubby black cat who "helps" with Postcrossing, and a Rottweiler "foster failure"). I'm a lawyer, and a certified death doula & hospice volunteer by avocation. No time for TV, so we don't have one!

I've visited 41 US states and these countries (is yours here?): AU, BE, BG, CA, CH, CR, CU, CZ, DE, EC, EG, ES, FR, GB, HN, HR, HU, ID, LU, IT, MX, NL, PA, PE, PH, PL, PW, RS, TR, VE, & 10+ Caribbean nations, (including 12 days sailing a 38 ft. "cat" as part of a 5 woman crew!)

The message can make a card special. It's OK if I already have the same card! YOUR message makes it unique. I love to re-read special postcards later--be creative!

Some ideas
-Share a random act of kindness, secret, fear, or something no one knows about you
-Share an anecdote about Postcrossing; why you chose the card
-What's the best advice you've received?
-Tell me about a goal or dream you are working towards
-Share a favorite joke or quote, or a small joy
-What's the last thing that made you laugh out loud?
-Where would you like to visit/travel?
-How do you want to be remembered?

Some cards I like are:
* Holiday
* funny cards/weird tourist attractions
* mermaids/scuba
* typical things/customs/art/ (vegetarian) foods/sweets
* women-from your country, in traditional dress, brides, sexy, etc.
* fruits/veggies
* maps/flags
* bright colors
* Krtek, Dubanci (CZ), your country's cartoons
* animals from your country
* LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈
* Large Letter Greeting
* Metallic, shiny, sparkly, 3D,
* purple
* YOUR favorite card! (and tell me why!)

I like pretty stamps; prefer NO envelope or folded cards.

If you can, please write in Spanish, French, German, Czech or Esperanto! I lived in Venezuela, spent a summer in Freiburg DE, and studied German & French long ago, so it's good practice.

happy, st'astny, fröhliches, feliz, feličan, bon Postcrossing!
😊
Laura

*No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted