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Come meet hope97 (aka Danielle), who lives in Morocco. She loves travelling and has been to over 60 countries… very impressive!

Here is what she had to say:

How did you come across Postcrossing? What got you hooked?

A friend introduced me to Postcrossing while we were working together in Japan. I’d been complaining about the lack of mail from people back home and she told me about the website. Once I received my first postcard, I was hooked. I also like the fact that I can take my Postcrossing account with me where ever I live. To date I’ve been an active user in Japan, the USA and Morocco. I love that I can just update my account and postcards will be waiting for me.

Do you have any other interesting hobbies?

If you consider traveling a hobby, then I would say yes, I do. I’ve been to over 60 countries in the last 15 years and I have no plans to stop anytime soon. I also collect random things during these travels – Christmas ornaments, magnets, squished pennies and nesting dolls.

What is it your favorite part of the Postcrossing process?

Receiving postcards!

Show us your mailbox, your mailman/mailwoman, your postoffice or the place where you post or keep your postcards!

Here’s me, posting my postcards:

Hope97 Spotlight interview
Show and tell us about your favorite received postcard to date, and what makes it special.

My favorite postcard came from a user in Ukraine. She sent me a birthday postcard and along with the card there were two small nesting dolls. This one really made my day and combined two of my hobbies. This card highlights one thing I really like about Postcrossing – 9 times out of 10 users take the time to read your profile and will try their best to send you something that shows they’ve read the profile and they care about what they are sending to a virtual stranger. Hope97 Spotlight interview

Have you inspired anyone else to join Postcrossing or start collections of their own?

I hosted a table once at the yearly JETFest convention while I was in Japan. I am confident that a few people joined from that event. A few of my friends have also joined. I am always talking about the website to people when I travel because I think it’s a great way to feel connected to the world, especially when you live away from your home country.

I’ve also used Postcrossing for my English club while working in Japan. I am not sure if any of those students continued with it, but we had fun sending the cards during our club activities.

Hope97 Spotlight interview

My participation with Postcrossing has allowed me to share the world with my students. I’ve also used the cards I’ve received to create a PYP unit on journeys and travel for a first grade classroom in Detroit. The students had a great time looking through my collection and then selecting a card to do research about that country. I currently share all the postcards I receive with my first graders here in Morocco. They get a kick out of all the different cards that I receive.

Have you been surprised by any place that you have received a postcard from or sent a postcard to?

I like it when I receive cards from places that I’ve never been too or that seem exotic to me like Mauritius, Kazakhstan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, etc… I am continually surprised by the number of users and countries on the site. I think it’s an amazing and wonderful thing that so many people participate.

32 comments so far

TexyDeb, Greece

Thank you, I enjoyed reading this.

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RosaRosae, Spain

Nice to meet you Danielle !!!. Amazing experiencies !!! My first thoughts reading them are; how I wish they happen to me !!! ( I mean travel to so many countries) about postcrossing we share luckly !!!

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rosenbusch, Germany

Another interesting interview...

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ned44440, Ireland

Lovely interview. It's always great to get an insight into why people love Postcrossing. There seems to be as many reasons as there are Postcrossers.

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idus, Germany

Very interesting interview!

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HM, Netherlands

Nice to read about hope97.

Please do sent out some more officials, your last log in is soooooooooo long ago, and put Morocco on the worldmap. Good luck and enjoy the beauty of desert and all other things.

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nugget, United States of America

As always, fun to learn about a fellow postcrosser! Thanks for sharing.

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Alison_Machado, Brazil

Great interview!! Nice to meet you Danielle!

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YiliLoh, Malaysia

Nice blog!

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NickChew, Taiwan

Woww!!
Interesting article :)

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Blogger, United States of America

It sounds like you lead a very interesting life! Great article - thank you for sharing it with us.

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Lata, United Kingdom

Great ideas to use the postcards in the classroom!

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nelly_zhou, China

Great interview!!

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maximax, United Kingdom

It is wonderful to read your interview. You have a great idea using the postcards in the classroom. I see you like nesting dolls. I collect costume dolls from different countries.

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cherry39111, Ukraine

Danielle ! Very interesting interview! Thank you! Happy Postcrossing! :-)

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fisherman, Ireland

Nice to meet you Danielle and I enjoyed reading your blog. I am sure your students learn many things from your postcards.

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echomeans, China

Hi Danielle! Inspiring story! I love travelling and postcrossing as well:) Happy postcrossing:)

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natashachowdory, United Kingdom

That's lovely :D And 60 COUNTRIES! Wow! I read your blog and tried to see how many I've been to...it's a very lowly - 17 :p Something to aim for I guess.:D I love writing letters too and it's definitely a hobby of mine :D

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Geminiscp, Portugal

Interesting article, thanks for sharing your story! :)

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KateFeredayEshete, Ethiopia

Thanks for sharing your story, Danielle. I like the fact that you use the postcards you receive to encourage children's interest in other countries and cultures. I only became a postcrosser recently, but I shall be sharing my postcards with the primary schoolchildren in my school in Ethiopia too.

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JemmaJ, United Kingdom

I love reading about people like myself - Postcrossing crazy! I also use my Postcards to teach Geography; my students are Deaf. Many thanks for sharing your story!

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sharmarose, Canada

you have an interesting life...thanks for sharing it with us. good luck in any future travels and , as always, happy postcrossing!

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YuheeKan, Hong Kong

it is very activities!

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ipuenktchen, Iran

great interview, and amazing idea not only store the postcards but use them for encouraging the kids at school!! well done! if you one day pass my country, pls let me know!!!!!

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wangjiayimike, China

Great to have visited so many countries! Also one of my dreams!

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zhanna1, Russia

Что мне делать до меня не доходят открытки и я не могу послать теперь никому , а до этого всегда доходили . ПОМОГИТЕ

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lucymonty, United Kingdom

Lovely interview, it's great to spread the word about Postcrossing and get new members :-D

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MariaElisa, Finland

Wow, what an inspiring story. I have been to Morocco 5 times, but I am very far from travelling to 60 different countries :) Happy postcrossing!

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Mel1987, Netherlands

Wauw, visited 60 countries, amazing! You're the perfect Postcrosser!

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Di_H, Japan

Every postcard is a miracle.

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Kamorin, Japan

I felt very happy that you have known the postcrossing in "Japan" ! I will send many postcards all over the world from Japan as much as I can ^ ^

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DiannaMacau, Macao

Nice, I like the yellow post box

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