Postcrossing Blog

Just to share love!

Giving someone that joyous feeling of receiving mail, a feeling that I know so well! (Thanks for the giveaway!)

To make someone happy with nice and surprising postcards, and also it makes me happy too! :D To send a postcard is to send happiness!

Letting someone know that you think of him or her :)

To make someone feel special !

to help them learn my language, while I learn theirs!

For the joy of receiving mail that isn't bills, and for the personal connection you can share through writing.

Everyone's mailbox deserves happy mail!

My feelings are better expressed by writing on paper and I feel that connects to my receiver too...thanks for the chance to win!! Love paper!!!

To share my beautiful stationery.

I feel a connection with each person I receive a card from. Its like getting a happy smile and hug each and every time I open my post box. How do I become active in this so I can experience this even further. thanks Wendy

To make someone smile. :-)

To send lots of shining love to someone who has to stay at the hospital

To tell everything I love about them :)

To let them know you're thinking about them! :)

To share an adventure you're on with a friend!

To send thank you notes!

cards are lightbulbs crossing the world for people to enjoy.

I always write my grand daughter letters and postcards because I love her and she lives far away.

To remind someone of the preciousness of pen & paper

To give someone an unexpected bit of happiness!

To tell somebody how much they mean to me.

To share a piece of your world with a complete stranger.

To make someone happy with a surprising postcard and make her/ his day

I love keeping up with friends on a more personal and intimate level! 😀

Do you really need a reason to write someone a postcard? ;-)

To share informations about culture and history with each other and therefor learn more about the world.

To share your holiday memories with someone. :)

Just to say HI

To make someone's day better. There is nothing more special than the feeling of expectation and surprise while opening the mailbox!

I write to stay connected. To tell my Mom how much she cares for me is so appreciated. To tell my friends I miss their company even though we live nearby. To meet someone new and find a new friendship.

To put a smile on someones face

Because letters are precious memories which last forever.

SUMMER GREETINGS TO FRIENDS

Keeping in touch with an older relative who doesn't have a computer.

to exercise my right to make other people happy!!

I like to write notes to let people know I'm thinking of them.

to let someone know you had thoght at him

Connection 💖

To keep my mom posted what I experience on a holiday trip. She's not able to travel far any more so I frequently write to her when I travel, about every 2nd day. So she gets the feeling to be on the journey with me.

to make someone smile^^

I write to let the person know I remember then and miss them.

To be a connection to the outside world for people in prison.

A postcard is a little item that provides a huge gift for the recipient. In this time and age of texts, snapchats, etc., it really is that thing that brightens someone's day from someone who took the time and love to actually write a message to surprise that other person.

I love Joan Didion's quote on writing: "I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear". It works1 I start writing before I know what I want to write about, and soon enough, it comes out. #write_on

The best reason to write is for no other reason than to scatter pieces of yourself into others' hands. Who knows what will become of it then?

I want to bring a smile to someones face. :-)

Let people see and enjoy the places where I've been

Make me happy and hope make someone do the same !

I always write letters to a very dear friend of mine. On boring white paper. This will definitely spice up my letters!

I find that writing a letter is like baring a little piece of your soul. Sometimes, that's what it takes to know yourself.

I always enjoy receiving the wonderful stamps from around the world & learning something new.

To find someone with a common interest...

to remember and discover who you are

Letting someone know that you think of them and that they have someone who's there for them.

Getting back into regular mail has been amazing for myself and my friends -- looking forward to getting home to the mailbox each day like I did when I was a kid makes it all worthwhile!

To remind someone that you're thinking of them and there for them! :)

To make someone happy

To get to know people form all over the world, and make their mailbox and them happy.

Writing to my grandchild that is being born this Mai in another country. It will be my first.Maybe she/he will write me something back in the future.

I send mail because I love writing and receiving letters. I love the excitement of receiving a piece of personal mail and I want others to experience it too. :)

Wanted to pass a local recipe (Frogmore Stew) to someone far away who might not have even heard of it.

I write to communicate with my penfriends :)

to share your random thoughts with your friends and make them feel important to you :) as for cards - to put a smile on someone's face :))

To send a postcard is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your "heart"

To brush away the blues and to show someone that they are special!

to tell people they are not alone, neither in joy nor in pain.

To send a {hug} across space and time.

...to let them know your are thinking about them!

To communicate with my friends far away,telling them about my adventures,stories,wish them good luck,get well,happy birthday and so on But there is a other reason.To keep the postman and woman at work.I am a postwoman and if I compare with 21 years ago,lots of letters and communication is going by mail now,then 21 years ago.Lot's of mailman and woman lost their jobs and here is no mail delivery at mondays and if we're not keep writing over 20 years the postwoman or man only exist in history books. :)

to show appreciation towards the other!

Sharing the news from Music and Book World. Sharing good emotions about something happening in my life.

To put a smile on someone's face :)

I just love the sense of unique, individual connection that ink on paper brings. Thanks for this excellent giveaway offer!

to show my friends that I care even though I am far away

to surprise and make someone's day :)

Reasons why I love him: so I'll have to write everyday for the rest of my life

So you can cross not merely geographical but cultural borders and broaden not only yours but someone else's world too

To get a piece of someone else's culture, put a smile on someone's face from the words I wrote.

to share the joy of writing with people around the world :-)

to cheer someone up

To do a yearly update on all the things that have happened in the last year.

Because it is so much nice to get a letter or postcard and much more special.

because I don't know one person who isn't happy with personal mail

To let a person know you appreciate them! I love putting compliments in my letters :)

To let a stranger know that they are in your thoughts:)

To say "I love you", to apologize, and to say "Thank you".

For cheering someone up and showing that you care about them.

It's great way to give more happiness through great distances. If it will make at least one day per person in the world a little more beautiful, then I'm in!

It's such a simple gesture but the effect is so great: it can really warm up a day and put a huge smile on someone's face, isn't this lovely? :)

Giving someone a wonderful reason to look in the letterbox. Might be the only contact to stop a person feeling lonely.

Because our world moves fast and a handwritten letter lets your slow down

To write to a person you haven't seen in a long time and tell them you are still thinking of them!

When I travel I like to write a postcard to my friends and family who are all over the world, to give them a taste of what I'm experiencing in that moment so if they can't travel there they can feel a little bit of it too.
On Sunday I was sitting in the blazing sunshine in Amsterdam writing cards to Argentina, Australia & to friends back home in London.

To write and share you're inner most thoughts that perhaps you wouldn't say aloud.

To see how others live :)

I'd write letters and postcards to share a piece of beauty with another person to make their day more colourful, thoughtful and wonderful. (:

to let the world know how beautiful is my country ❤️

To make sure that the first thing that happens when you open the door is a smile on your face, a colorful postcard on your doormat or in your mailbox is just so greate!

To brighten someone' s day.

To get to know places around the world.Plus,it's a dying art,so it's always nice to try and get people reinterested in it.

I write to all those people alone out there so they know they are important, appreciated and loved

The best reason to write is to make your voice reach someone far, close, anywhere, and draw a smile to his face.

To create a global connection.

I'm writing a birthday letter to my dear best friend and I tell him what kind of special place he has in my life.

I love just making someone's day brighter!

So two people can smile — the sender and the recipient (and maybe the postman too) :)

I like to write to people to get news from them. And to get like a piece of their life for ever !! Once my mom told me :"If you want mail, you have to write to the people".Since then, I never stoped. It's simpl brings happiness to the people.

I write postcards and letters so that others can know that even when I'm not around them, I still think about them :D Also, writing allows me to share most of the things that only happen in my mind. It allows them to catch a glimpse of my thoughts and feelings when I can't express them in other ways!
So basically I think of my letters like a nice type of Horcruxes :P

My reason for writing someone a handwritten letter or postcard is that by doing so they know they are receiving something unique and specially for them that will be forever (hopefully!) frozen in time. There's nothing like finding a letter with someone's unique handwritten in my opinion, especially if it's a old one!

Because mailboxes are really depressing when you don't find anything interesting in it!

I write letters and postcards to people to connect with them. Some even grow to become true friends.

I write postcards to connect with humans all over the globe.

to let a friend know I am thinking of them on their special day - birthday, wedding,... even if I can't be there to celebrate

Sending or receiving mail shows thoughtfulness. When I receive mail it gives me a lift like nothing else. I can prop up the card somewhere in my living space where I'll be reminded of the person who thought to send it. When I send out a postcard, letter or greeting card, I carefully choose something that is just right... Mail means taking care to send with best intentions.

Writing postcards and letters lets us share a little bit of our soul with each other on paper. :)

To share the view on the world from different side of it.

It is sooooo nice to arrive Home.... and find a Post Card or a letter in the mail box!!! And sending One... is even better!!! :)

Leaving a sweet note inside their bag or purse or pocket, so they'll have a nice surprise when they find it and it'll bring a smile to their face.

..there is no need for an EXCUSE to write...to get and to send mail is always happiness for both sides..sender and recipient ;o)...so WRITE On and on and on.... ;o)

There are many reasons to send a Letter or Postcard, but we should send them all the time. We should send them to those that we love and hold dear. We should send them to send love and joy. We should send them to show someone that they are cared for in a time of need. We should send ones even if there is no reason at all, just because you are thinking about them. A Letter or Postcard is hope, joy, friendship and love that come to a mail box.

I love to send a letter to surprise an old friend from decades ago, in another country, with whom I may have lost contact. Its fun trying to find them. I recently connected with a friend from 1975 - I am in Canada and she is in Nigeria. Its like a hug.

Because letterbox love is the best, especially when it's a surprise!

To connect with other people! :)

Just to make someone happy.

I love connecting with people and learning about them and where they are from. Writing by hand slows down my thoughts and I really savor a handwritten reply from them!

To bring some cheer to a person because it's really nice to receive a random message in your post. (Aside from the usual bills.) :)

To contact a friend that you haven't talked to for a while. Letters are so much more fun to receive than emails.

My favorite reason to write someone is to offer some little funny detail of my day that I think they'll find entertaining too.

To remember my late great-grandmother, who was a great penpal of mine for many years.

To say hi to friends and relatives overseas, and let them know I am thinking about them.

Hoping that something you say will resonate with the person you write to.

I love writing letters. Writing a letter is more personal, than speaking to someone.We all have a common interest with a stranger.Making a personal connection with a stranger is a amazing.

I love sending postcards, letters, and mail art, and hope that shows through to a beloved recipient, or to a complete stranger, anywhere in the world. I hope my Real mail in their mailbox makes them smile, and even better, makes them laugh, since we can never have too much of any of them (real mail, smiles, and laughs! :D)!!!

To celebrate National Potato Week! Or National Salsa Month, or even World Meteorology Day. Because you don't really need a reason/there's always a reason to keep in touch!

To communicate with the world and be enlightened. It is a beautiful place.

To let someone know you care and they matter :)

It's a joy to receive handwritten postcards with pretty stamps on it and I'm sure the other party will feel the same when they receive it too!

To give a smile to our beloved ones.b

To make someone happy!!!

It's a joy to choose the card or a piece of paper, and think about someone you love. A hand-written letter bring us a joy and smile.

To say "HappyBirthday!"

I love my Country and want everyone to see how beautiful it is! And love to know about the other countries too!

Let the whole world know Taiwan!!!
It is a beautiful country!

Smile smile smile...... when you mail a postcard or letter or any piece of happy mail you know that the when it is discovered in the mailbox a smile comes across the persons face. I smile knowing that.......And even the mailman smiles to be the one to deliver a smile rather then junk mail or bills. So smile smile smile .....

To show others we can still keep in touch by pen and paper as well as the internet.

To share part of their world =)

To try and make someone feel the way I do when I receive something personal and handwritten. The feeling there is still happiness out there that one creates themselves. It's a Beautiful feeling everyone should experience. And sharing that in itself brings up the joy and light. The mailbox can turn ones day around.

Cheers!

To update my Mum on the other side of the world with the family news from "Down Under"

Nowadays it`s much easier to write a message or an email, but! When you get a handwritten letter or postcard you know, that this person wanted to share with you more than words, he is letting you to see him, feel, remember. It becomes much more intimate and memorable.

Write a letter to send love accross boundaries, to left behind a piece of oneself in unique handwriting, and to keep the post office in business :)

You know a postcard will be read, it's so easy to read that it can't be ignored!

Through letter or postcard writting i was able to meet so many interesting and wonderful people!So let's write a letter or card to make new friends!!!!

To share our hopes and dreams, and bring a smile to their faces.

Because sharing (a postcard) means caring :)

To transport my words lovingly packed :)

To make someone happy:) I love imagining the smile on the recipients face:)

I sometimes write cards by the end of the year to people whom I met for the first time in the course of the year and who have had an impact on me. I tell them how they have been an enrichment for me and that I cherish them.

To share my life, complete with triumphs and tribulations, with friends halfway around the globe.

To make someone feel special, to put a smile on the receivers face, to express the thoughts of the sender more intensely, to say that I care! ^^

To make someone in the world happy and brighten up their day... ;o)

Hello, everyone.
Thank you for such wonderful give_away.
As now I live in a new country, in China, I write and send many postcards to my friends with local views, I share my impressions and just send my love to those whom I miss. And of course I send many cards to other postcrossers.
Good luck!

Sending someone a note of encouragement. Because we all have those days where we need a pick-me-up and to know someone out there cares!

Sending all my feelings, make people know, that I think about them, even the moment, when they aren't with me and spreading words and feelings all over the world

To share that I care :)

An inspiring quote

There’s no feeling like it when someone taking the time to share their feelings in a letter/postcard meant just for you. Writing is time-consuming, but it's fun! :)

put a smile form ear to ear of a face :) :) :)

Wishing good luck for a stranger.

To send my mom a card to thank for showing me what postcrossing is. :)

Handwriting plays the same role in writing as intonation in speaking.

To make People happy with a letter full of sunshine on a rainy day :)

Writing something down with pen on paper and sharing that with like minded people from all over the world. And making them smile, just like when I receive a postcard.

A handwritten note showing up in the mailbox is sure to brighten the day and to let the recipient know he or she is thought of and cared for.

Because when you start writing letters with your friends, you might become even better friends.

To let somebody know there's someone out there who cares enough to spend some time choosing and writing a wonderful card and/or loving letter!
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I always send postcards from vacations to my close friends and family to let them know that even far away on a sandy beach I remember them :)

I suppose, the main reason of my writing letters apart from presenting happiness is sharing ideas and enriching horizons (both mine and theirs).

I write letters and send cards because I really like the feeling of receiving and sending itself. It's great to know that somewhere on our big planet the other person keeps in his or her hands piece of paper with your handwritten name. And it's more awesome to receive cards with warm words and greetings. And you just understand that our world is not really so big, as we think :)

Because handwritten letters and postcards make you feel so much more human than prefab electronic communication. And of course because postmen and -women need a living too, they are heroes!

To share world views, inspire, get inspired and sharing some love and positive energy :)

Letting my friends and family know, that I am thinking about them and how much I love them. :)

3 words... time, effort, and thought... someone took the time and made the effort to let you know they thought of you! How wonderful!

To connect with people all over the world.

To spread some joy, love and peace...!

My Postcards as spring birds flying in all countries. All peace and kindness.

To make someone smile

Make travel words and bring a breath of happiness.

I like to write letters and postcards because it can make huge difference to the other person's day. I also think letters and postcards are so is much more long lasting than an email, so there's that. :)

to give people the joy of finding something else than bills and advertisement in their mailbox.

The joy of receiving a tactile letter of thoughts lovingly penned by hand, with colourful stamps and assorted markings showing its travels across the miles.

to make someone happy and share love! <3

To make someone smile!

In this world of email and messaging , a handwritten postcard touches our heart.We get excited for the surprise thats on our way from our penpals around the world.It brings out the creativity in ourself to bring a smile to a stranger.

Remind someone of how wonderful they are!

Sharing the moments and tastes of places you have never been to.

Make some person happy!

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To let the person know someone is thinking of him/her and to wish the person well :)

To add a personal touch in our shiny machine-driven world :)

Telling them about my last trip :)

Sharing bright thoughts to make their day better :)

I write postcards and letters for a decade to enrich my life, and understand this world through a different angle.

To make someone smile!

to let them know somewhere in the world somebody is thinking about them at that very moment of writing :)

To make someone feel loved and needed!

I always like to capture a moment and share it with someone I wish was there with me! I think that's my main reason for writing letters and postcards :)

postcrossing is a LOVE affair with all of you! Share, have fun, smile, be quite serious or not, choosing a postcoard, writing to somebody with a special attention, taking into account what he/she prefers, waiting for the mail coming... so positive.

Just to bright someone else's day! :) (And at the same time yours too! :)

To make the receiver of the postcard/letter someone special. Everyone can send/receive a sms or email, right? But only really lucky people receive a precious postcard/letter on their mailbox! :)

I like to write postcards by postcrossing to get in touch with people around the world and let them know that I am exist :)

I hope my cards will make someone happy and make his/her day better. For me it is nice relax going through my cards and try to find the best card. And I hope that everyone is happy next to his/her mailbox and smiling like idiot (things I do when I found the card in my mailbox).

To surprise someone! These days nobody expects to find anything but bills on their mailbox... A letter or a postcard is a welcome change that will surely brighten anyone's day. :) #writeon!

Sharing love and peace ;) Also letting everybody know about my city and my hobbies and wanted to know the same from them.

I send surprise postcards to cheer someone up, say "Hi!", keep in touch, brighten someone's day, just because.

To keep in touch with distant friends across the country :)

to give them that heartfelt compliment that would be too meaningless when simply said.

Helping someone to feel - you're not alone, you have friends!

Just letting someone you know you are thinking of them. Then the next time they are feeling a bit low, they can look at the letter or card and remember someone always cares.

To bridge understanding between cultures

I'd write a postcard to someone to share my love of Postcrossing, to connect with friends somewhere else in the world.

Supporting at any stages of life

To exchange information and experiences and to meet someone.

sending postcards to make someone'f life better and happy

To keep in touch with a dear friend

I know what joy is find a postcard/letter in my mailbox..I wanna bring joy to another persons lifes as well :)

I like the feeling of sharing my day, my thought and I know the "piece of me" will make this letter/postcard special and makes someone's day.

Because they are an awesome person but need to be reminded of that fact every now and then.

Making people know and feel they've ever traveled to my country ^_^

Trying to imagine their surprise when they'll find my incredible postcard, letter or anything else into their mailbox ;-)

Writing letters and cards is such a personal way to stay in touch - I am writing to some of my pen pals for more than 30 years now, and I have made wonderful friends. I even met some of them, and in 2012 me and my niece visited my Autralian pen pal and her family for two weeks, and last year Leonie and her husband came to my place for some weeks. And though we communicate via email, phone and WhatsApp, too, we would never do without letters and cards to each other. It is such a wonderful experience, both for writer and receiver.

To say them that I miss them, and send them a nice surprise :) I love written notes and postcards!

To share the love and awareness with a stranger, hoping that you will make someone happy for at least a while :)

I really enjoy sending real letters and postcards. It's a nice slow way of communicating with my friends and family. This week I sent correspondence to a couple of friends as well as an uncle who has been ill.
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To make someone's day :)

To put a smile on someone's face :) Who doesn't love receiving mail that isn't a bill!

To express a feeling or thought that you can not say in spoken words.

To make a personal connection to someone else, whether you know them or not. For those who don't often get personal mail, not just bills, it means a lot.

To tell them hello from a place which they might have not seen, and to make them feel great

A moment of shared humanity in this uncertain world.

Writing postcards is a wonderful way to tell people more about my country - Latvia. 🇱🇻

I am not on much for social media so sending a postcard is my way of staying in touch or a way to surprise someone.

I find people these days respond to letters and postcards more favorably than emails and text. I makes the message more personal. And beautiful paper adds a nice flair

Just to give someone a smile! To help someone to travell and to find out about your country! Just to make friends!… Just to make someone's postbox happy :) Just to live and enjoy it!!!

to make myself and someone else happy. make good by doing good.

To make myself happy because I feel like travelling the world!

To make someone feel less alone.To know someone is thinking at him.

Because it feels good to be in contact with someone using you can actually hold in your hands. Sending and receiving letters and postcards means more to me then the usual email or phone call.

Just to share love and show that postcards are still alive and that they won't die nowadays.

To make my nephew's time a little sweeter, when his smartphone has been taken away. And to encourage him to write back.

To keep contact with family and friends, and give love.

Through Postcrossing: I love to get in touch with hundreds of great people around the world and share a little bit of my world in form of a postcard!

To share a bit of your personality with someone.

To make a new friend :)

To make a mailbox happy!!

Because Letters are special in their own way. You can feel them in your hands, you can read them again and again and they will make you happy, because you know there is also someone who has the same passion and who made your day nicer. There always was and still will be a magic in small things... Like in letters or postcards!

In this age of technology it is nice to let someone know you are thinking about them and that they matter. There is something special about going to your mailbox and finding snail mail. An email is nice but a handwritten postcard or letter is even better!

sharing some ideas/thoughts, maybe about a good book I read or a film I've seen... it is so different than an e-mail...

The reason is, first of all, to share the happiness. Nice words, beautiful postcards and stamps just can't make anyone sad, indifferent.

First writing postcards and letters brightens up my day and then - hopefully - the day of the receiver, too.
FEEL CONNECTED!

Sharing my memories and adventures with family and friends!

Because NOTHING is better than a mailbox filled postcards and letters!

to brighten up someone's day :)

Random Act of Kindness :-)

Some things are just better on paper

that there's a humanity after giving everything to someone like this for fun is geniale

Feeling the pen glide on the paper, like in the old times.

to make their postcard collection bigger! :D

so someone you love can see the current state of your heart in the shaking slanting looping loud letters urgent enough to have impressed them upon paper

To say friends we lost touch with, that we still love them.

To write to my best friend who lives across the ocean but doesn't have a cellphone or computer!

I want to let them know that I am thinking about them and they deserve more than a facebook message, an whatsapp or a sms.

I use to send my Mother-in-law a card now and then sinceshe are at a retirement home, so that she knows that we haven't forgot her

To share bits of my life with people I care about

Twenty years ago, a friend gave me a book titled The Gift of a Letter. We both moved away, but are now Christmas card friends. She was wonderful a couple of years ago, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. She sent me frequent messages on social media and a package of goodies. I am sending her the gift of a letter this week- a long, newsy connection.

Writing a note is a tangible way to wish someone well. . .it is a surprise and delight to receive a personal missive in the mail and that lasting connection continues each time the person holds the card in his or her hands.

To spread hapiness and peace ! Arudhati Roy write better than me "To pursue beauty to its lair" !

To send love and news to my 3 children who are thousands of miles away in 3 different countries. It's wonderful to be able to hold a little news from home in your hands!

To share my dreams with other people and make the world a little bit happier .

I think, therefore I am.
I feel, therefore I care.
I think and feel, therefore I share.
I share, and wonder, what will you share?
What do you feel?
What do you think?
Who are you?

So many birthdays in April!

Get back in touch with someone you didn't contact in a while, so that the person has a nice suprise in her mailbox!

Send warm greetings and friendly notes needs to happen more in this world. We are all so glued to out devices, receiving a small greeting in the mail makes you wonder why we don't do this more often.

To brighten their day with something tangible that has taken time to create and send!

To contact family who you haven't met yet.

When I write I feel really close to the receiver. Many of my penfriends live far away, many I have never met. Still, when I write, they feel like family. There is something about paper and ink that feels precious and special. Electronic devices can't replace that. They are far to anonymous.
Also writing to someone lets me sort and process my experiences of the day, consider my views, develop my eloquence. Typing is just not the same.
There is so much more warmth and friendship in a card or a letter.
May you all enjoy this for many years to come.

To remind someone that someone out there in the world is thinking of them while they are traveling. That's why I love sending letters or postcards myself!

To keep in touch with a school friend who lives in a different country. :)

Travelling to other people from all over the world. I've visited Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and Serbia with Postcrossing :)

Connecting with someone... somewhere out there.

To let someone who is important to you just how much they mean to you! :)

To make my grandmother smile.

To let your loved ones far away know you think of them!

I will send the most beautiful card to you, my distant friend. And the sun brightens my face when I think of you reading my card; some where, at some time, some place that is dear to you. Then the same sun shines on your face. At that moment you are no longer so far away.

To create something tangible - a piece of yourself and your world - and send it to someone else. And then know that you influenced their day in a small way; that you became a part of their mosaic of human connections.

And then maybe generations from now their great-grandchild stumbles across this mysterious box of cards and letters from all over the world, and has a brand new experience with it.

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To share a piece of yourself and your culture. There is so much diversity in this great big world - but we are all not so different from each other. Writing letters and postcards is a positive step towards world peace! :)

I find it very interesting to find out something new about my country and learn new about others through postcards!
Also to level up my English and not to be afraid to write/talk to a totally strangers)

Write to make someone happy when they will receive the card/letter, and make us happy as well to know we made them happy! <3

When I dream of someone while sleeping, I'd like them to know about it as well and writing it down and sending it to them feels more special than just telling them. And it is great to come back to the dream after a while when re-reading the letter.

To share moments of happiness ♥

Showing someone that you care about them. Making them feel special, because you took the time to write a letter or postcards by hand, choosing stickers, stamps and the paper/postcard itself.

To make someone happy ^^
And to communicate and learn even a little bit about each other and different cultures.

Sending a letter or a card is more personal than an e-mail. I used to exchange letters with my cousin and a friend and I still keep the letters now. It feels really nice re-reading them when I'm feeling down.

To feel like meeting somebody even if there is a distance between you and the addressee!

To make my grandchildren happy. They get so excited to receive mail. It makes their day!

to express myself and to reach someone with words, drawns, vibrations and lots of misterious things that travel along

Telling my friend that I'm so happy for her because her operation went well. And of course wishing her good health in future!

To make someone happy.

To show my students that a handwritten letter is so much more personal then an email!

To make someone feel loved, knowing you're not alone in this world.

to cheer someone up!

To show somebody that I care. We need more happy mailboxes 💌

Sending birthday wishes

To share a piece of your life with someone else

to connect. to brighten their day and yours <3

I always liked sending people cards because to me it's a way to make that person feel special, to let them know someone is thinking of them. I always remember my friends birthdays or holidays, since it's especially nice to get things in the mail on special days. When I receive mail, it makes my whole day, so I like to Image when I send other people things, it brings a smile to their face as well.

I actually started Post Crossing because 1) I wanted to learn about other cultures, & 2) because I became ill.

When I was my sickest, I could not walk. I was too weak to even take a shower or dress myself. Certain sounds gave my seizures as well, so I could not go out much. Writing to people was a way for me to stay connected with people, which helped me keep my sanity.

To connect with someone and give them a reason to connect, too.

Oh my goodness what a great giveaway! :o
I love to Postcross, as well as write silly letters to my friends, to spread joy and learn something new every day.
Thank you so much for sponsoring this great contest! :)

To express and detail what life is like for me in Australia. However, there's nothing better than sending a cheery letter to reach a person who is ill or upset.

To tell a former best friend you haven't seen for a long, long time how much you still like them.

My favorite notes are thank you notes that aren't for physical presents-- just notes to thank people for being their wonderful selves!

To make them smile. :)

connecting with strangers to make the world a smaller place.

I love to write letters to my grandma. It's a great way to stay in touch with her!n

I feel more connected with others when I send letters and postcards! I am actually writing my great aunt a lot! I am learning about my family and it is nice to be connected to her!

I love to send notes to my nieces. As they have grown up in the digital age, it is fun to see the excitement they get from getting to open their 'own' letter. It, in turn, prompts them to send me a letter back! I also love to send anonymous notes to friends who may need cheering up after a challenge--a short positive note or a note to notice the good person they are is a win for both me and the recipient.

Little hand written surprises in the mailbox add such a lift to a persons day!

Sending a note, postcard or any other piece of mail is a wonderful way to remind each other that we are all still connected, even in the smallest way, given our digital age.

Это приносит много радости как отправителю, так и получателю :) Мир становится веселее и интереснее:)

sending someone some happiness :)

To let Harry know he starts at Hogwarts on September 1!

Among all the bills and the junk mail...to brighten up their mailbox just a bit. :)

I find a strange happiness in writing a person about my day or whatever thoughts I have in my mind through a postcard.

I think writing in hand is so much more personal in a world dominated by online mailing and typing. It's great to exercise your calligraphy, see the beautiful imperfections of something done by hand, see the sender's personality shine through their shapes and letters and stories.

It's simply a great intimate experience of getting in touch with someone far far away. Touching another world.

To keep in touch, to bring the smile and it's feels wonderfull.

To let someone know I am thinking of them and brighten their day with a beautiful handwritten message.

Penpals are always a good excuse to spend time writing postcards or letters! They put a smile into my face and I hopefully do it with my mail.

To share a bit of my life with the person. Exciting that somebody some knows my greastest secret.

To let someone's day start with a smile.

To share the paintings of a small kid with his or her grandparents

The world is so big!!! Postcards are best way to make your presence felt and connect with people in the best possible way.... feels ALIVE !!!

To dream.....to feel the connection we all share just by being human and made of stardust.

To share and discover … a tangible link to the past, present and future.

Letters connect minds and hearts. Postcards are little images of the world, thoughts and art and quotations and ideas that inspire and elevate and have the recipient leaving their mailbox with a big silly grin on their face.

Brightening someone's day by simply letting them know they matter :)

It's worth just for that little smile when you see that you have mail :)

Letters are wonderful to send and delightful to receive. It is a engagement that benefits both sender and receiver bringing joy and delight. When you write a letter you are participating in creating a historical document

Writing to thank the person's kindness and thoughtfulness. I always want to thank them for everything they have done for me. Thank you for the wonderful words I received from them. :)

Postcards can bring someone a smile, whether it is their birthday or just to make them happy, sending and receiving feels great!

I write to share a part of myself to the world. Here are some of my thoughts that are now thrown into the physical world. Some may outlive me. Who knows? Maybe one day some of our letters will be in museums.

Writing to tell someone you're with them, even though you can't be there in person. I really want to be in Texas for my friend right now.

To surprise someone, in this world of technology, with a handwritten message from the heart :)

to make a connection with people I am unable to meet. and a happy surprise in the mailbox

The reason for writing someone a postcard or letter ?... Just be happy and make someone else happy ! And it's a winner/winner partnership.
Thank you for the give away.
Nana

To surprise someone with a postcard with a picture on the wishlist! :)

To send good cheer!

Good luck to me!

To keep the beautiful tradition of posting alive!

I love to write letters to people I care about to show them how important they are to me and that they can rely on me. Sending the message with a letter is also different from sending a text or e-mail because the receiver can take it out again, look at it, and know someone cares about them. It's even more heart-warming when you stumble across an old letter accidentally and feel a smile spreading on your face. :)

It's important to remind people that the tactile physical world is still a great place to share thoughts. The mailbox ought to a place of great surprises and joy!!

Making a surprise for the receive from the card and message.

Do we really need "excuses" for writing a postcard? Isn't it all about just sharing the joy of a little piece of cardboard? Why not write a postcard just for the sake of writing and sending it.

But here another reasson to send a postcard: To tell a good friend how much you like him/her. Sometimes a postcard with some kind written words say more than anything else.

Thank you for the great giveaway. Good luck to all of us.

Reason for writing and sending someone a postcard - I love sending postcards, always hoping that the receiver smiles when finding it in her/his postbox.

I like to write a postcard/letter not only to make someone smile but for my own happiness and joy I feel while doing so. Knowing I shared a little bit of myself through the printed word and making someone's day brighter makes me cherish my pen friends and postcrossing so much. In this digital age we live in...it's sadly a dying art. Thanks for doing this giveaway!

Writing a letter or sending a postcard is important, its a long standing tradition, that will always bring smile to other face. Who from us don't like to receive a post (a good one not the bills ). If I can make someone else day brighter by sending them a postcard its simple and easy :)

It`s a nice feeling to know somebody thought of you when choosing a postcard to send. I feel that and want to give that same feeling to others too. To bring a little bit joy to someones everyday life.

To send a letter or a card is a way to remind that we may be far away, but you remember and it shows you took time and made effort (chose a card, etc.). It's way more significant than an electronic message.

It's a wonderful old fashioned, yet never out of style, idea to stay in touch with those dear to me. You can put so much detail into writing and creating the perfect letter (or card) for someone and surprise them by snail mail.

I sent a letter to my father yesterday with the lyrics of a song I liked very much. I translated them from English into German for him. As soon as I know he received the letter, I'll e-mail him the link so he can listen to the song on youtube.

Some news for my sister :) We haven't meeting long time, but we write letters :)

For that warm feeling when you look and you've received mail :)

I send letters and postcards to remind people, whether I know them intimately or I'm just meeting them, that they are cared for. The time it takes to write these notes is also a time of reflection for me and I am given the gift of tapping into my creativity. Many dear friends live far away and I want them to know that I'm always thinking of them. Thank you!

I just love sending beautiful cards and letters to friends all over the world ... to share ideas, learn about them and their cultures, to encourage, let them know they are cared for and to promote peace and love. The world would be a better place if everyone did the same!

To tell somebody about a great song you've heard for the first time.

To put a smile on someones face

To give them a surprise that will make them happy all day.

I like to write letters to please people. Sending a postcard I know that he got it from the mailbox man will smile and it makes me happy.

Painting an etegami that fits someone's favorite things, because people should always appreciate the handmade part, even down to the card itself.

Caring enough to put time and effort into something nice for them (and maybe the postman will smile too :) )

To learn that the world is both big AND small, at the very same time. :)

To say how much you miss them & suggest ways of getting together soon!

Making someone you never know or met happy, at least by raising a smile..
To say that togather, hand in hand we can change the world for better!

I send postcards or letters to those that need a happy moment in their day. Also I love getting them so I can plan a big world tour when I win the lottery. I am a world traveler but with short funds I cant travel but with postcrossing I can travel the world. Thanks for all you participate it is awesome

To offer a little piece of happiness and connection that the recipient can hold, keep, carry with them, or pick up and read again whenever they want.

To learn about a whole other person or culture. Communication is key in the battle against fear and ignorance.

Just to brighten their day!

To make someone smile. :)

Letters and postcards help me share a bit of my life while letting the other person know that they are important to me and that it is a blessing to have them in my life.

Writing and sending letters and postcards through the mail is a way to make people smile or laugh. We can give someone that warm feeling of knowing someone cares enough to send a letter. With electronic communication, writing letters is extra special because someone took the time to care about you..

Writing someone a letter or a postcard represents how technology has conquered our civilization but there's a part of us that is excited every time we do something in a traditional way. It's like.. candle still works best when the electricity is out.

I write letters and postcards to my feiends so that they'll have a physical 'piece of me' to keep and look back on. In the digital age, a card or letter is something unique. I still keep notes from my friends that we passed over our desks in primary and secondary school. This is just an extension of that now that we see each other less often!

Postcards and letters are like small reminders to a person that you care about them. They can see the effort it takes to write out something rather than a text which can be fired away in a split second.

I enjoy writing letters to friends with words of support, updates on my family, or just letting them know I appreciate them.

I love this 'slow' hobby of sending mail because we are not accustomed to waiting long for anything these days. The anticipation makes it all the more special for both the sender and the receiver!

To tell people how wonderful the world is!

Not just show how much they mean to you, but to let yourself feel good about putting good thoughts on the paper to others. :)

To unexpectedly brighten up someone's day, especially if you don't get to see them often, to let them know you are thinking of them despite the distance between you.

The reason for writting a postcard is to bring a smile on recipient face. If all the people smile, we will have a better world and better life!

Know to cause of smile on someones face

To give the receipent a little surprise! Something to brighten up their day and for them to look forward to, I love the surprise my friends get when they receive my mails.

I send letters and postcards to my relatives and friends around the world to express the feeling that wherever we are we are close to each other. Distances don't matter! That makes me happy.

I send postcards and letters to my great-cousin who lives alone and doesn't get much mail otherwise. She enjoys it very much because it connects her to her relatives far away.

Postcrossing connects many across lands and seas

I love to share fairy tales on postcards, or to tell about a great book that has recently moved me.

making someone happy, and making me happy by making somenoe happy :)

As I have written in my profile, I'd like to quote again the same thought : "I love the good old human interaction in written form. It is too important, to be put aside in favour of more advanced means of communication. It is a wonderful thing to be able to share, through a few written words, moments of another person's every day life. "

Trying to brighten someone's day...

To share some thoughts and ideas, that amazed you suddenly.

...to let someone know I'm thinking of them. :)

To share important and exciting news with someone!

Sharing is caring.. it's fun to share with someone. It is an amazing and exciting experience.. Moreover when you are waiting for unknown sender . The feeling is super great..

To send someone a list of reasons why you miss them.

If I know that a person I know is having a hard time, a few friendly words can make somebody feel better :)

Because I want to surprise somebody, to bring a smile in his/her face

To make people happy and good luck for me

Receiving a hand written letter in the mail makes a person feel special and cared about. That is a great reason to write a letter to someone.

sharing happiness, discovering traditions, and in fact just for the exchange with people. It's a dream, a chance and just the life

I love to write little notes to my friends to let them know I am thinking of them and around if they need me. It's always a lovely surprise to receive something personal through the post.

To make someone's day by putting a smile on their face (this sounds easy, but sometimes it doesn't). That's the way we share the love and happiness.I believe a postcard or letter that we send can do that.

I am writing cards and letter to put a smile on people's face and to make their days a little brighter - and this also happens to me during I am writing.

I write cards to give the recipient joy when they open their mailbox and see a card instead of a bill.

Besides the Joy of giving and receiving real mail, myself, I like to keep my Postman busy...I've even dropped him a note (addressed to our Post Office) when I'm out of town. He seems to smile more when I see him in person.

A great reason to send a postcard to someone is to brighten their day when they receive it! This is my favorite reason as to why I enjoy Postcrossing as well :)

I love writing postcards or letters to my friends whom I don't see often - it's such a lovely way to keep in touch between the meetings, besides talking on the phone.

A real good reason for sending a Card or a letter is: it is more personal than an e-maio or a phone call. I often send thank you Cards or letters or cars wisching good health. A written message can be kept the whole life and not only for a Moment. A few days ago I received a personally note from my niece who thanked my husband and me for showing them Special places in our surrounding (radius of 100 km) they otherwise would not have seen.

I like to send random mail for no other reason that to put a smile on someone's face. :D :D :D

When you have a vision with this person
When you can't visit some place and want to send a postcard there (though something!)
When some person's eyes are sooo bright and shining and you have no choice. :)

From time to time I will send long distance friends a postcard with the note that I'm thinking if them and that I hope they're having a great day. They get something in their mailbox besides bills and junk and they know that they're on my mind. :-)

a handwritten letter/postcard is so much more personal and "recipient-adjustable" than an e-mail. Novadays, since communication via e-mail has become the most frequent way of keeping in touch, a snail mail item automatically makes people smile. Simply because someone took the time to sit down and write a little or even long message by hand & you can old this item physically in your hands, without needing to switch on a computer.

Postcrossing is one of the reason. :)
I am writing letters nearly every day and I enjoy the process. Love the written updates, handwriting and stamps. :)

I love to send post cards in the mail because writing is becoming a lost art and I know how fun and special it is to receive them in the mail rather than bills. I also enjoy getting to know people and their culture from around the world. Especially places I've never been. And did I mention..."It's FUN"!

To give myself a moment of peace and luxoury - not much is better than to sit with a cup of tea, writing on a nice stationery to a good friend or a stranger!

To let someone know that during our busy days, you stopped and thought about them.

Picture this: this person has had a most difficult day, maybe feeling tired, alone, sad, etc., trudges out to the mailbox to get the usual bills, ads, and instead finds a Letter! A smile forms across their face because someone was thinking enough of them to write, fold, lick, stamp that stationery and Mail sweet thoughts their way. This person is now having a lovely day and half skips up to porch to savor the sentiments of the letter. I am loved😊

Have you watched Cloud Atlas? :) I like the concept that everyone and everything in this universe is somehow connected to one another, by invisible threads and linkages. Writing to a stranger, or a friend, often reminds me of that idea. I write simply to connect and bring joy to someone on another part of the world, just like I know it does for me. :)

Connecting to my classmates and long lost friends with letters actually helps me show my love and care to them. What a way to bless them :)

To make others feel special and important... which is exactly how one feels when getting a piece of mail.

To send a smile and a color sample

To walk to the postbox and the mailbox - Yes, but the most: to make other people happy makes you happy

To tell someone how great they are

To go back in time and forget about computers and internet. Handwritten messages are far more personal then e-mails.

Writing and reading received postcards is like leading a nice conversation with a friend, either I do know him personally or not :D

To brighten someones day with some 'happy' mail.

I enjoyed writing and received handwritten letters or postcards happy, but also very willing to share this pleasure I give people with common interests.

Show a beloved person how much I love her with a surprising card! A card is so much more personal than an email or sms. <3

Picking the 'right' postcard for a person and putting some encouraging words on it or a haiku.

Letter is a connection that can last a lifetime - and sometimes many lifetimes over.

1) You can build strong friendship bridges though the world^^
2) I personally like to send cards to my teacher from my holidays, as we are still keeping in touch and we like chatting about our trips-she also sends me cards
3) It helps me keep calm,relax and feel creative
4) My collection is now a part of my life and I really feel I'm a part of the world with that
5) How many other reasons you want? I have about 999.995 left! :D

Wish I will win.. Good luck anyone!

To share smile and happiness, to feel the connection with other people, to share information about our cultures and places that we live :)

To send my love and support to a person now having her medical treatment in another country.

I write a letter or postcard to my friend or "someone special" because I miss them, to make them feel special, and so they know how it feels to get a surprise: a postcard or a letter in their mailbox! So they know how to write and send a postcard or a letter.
I send a letter or a postcard to strangers to share happiness, to share about my country, and to train my English ^^

To surprise someone for who it's unusual to receive a postcard in our email era ! I did it last week for my nephew. I think he became the first postcard of his life ! :)

To surprise, to send love, to strengthen connections 😬

I've always prefered paper to electronics, but unfortunately i was born in the wrong era for it. Receiving mail is always a treat and a suprise as it's not like clicking on an email, but rather taking the time to open an envelope that you know isn't just a bill or a flyer.
I guess i love writing and sending mail because it makes me happy - to be a part of something, to share via an actual thing not just 0 and 1.

I love to put the address of someone I am sending a postcard to in Google Maps Street View to see the neighborhood in which they live. This has really broadened my horizons and allowed me a glimpse into places I likely will never travel to.

Letting someone know that you think of him/her!

I love making new friends in places I will never get to visit. I get to go there when we exchange postcards.

Hearing a song on the radio and remembering who you first listened to it with. Send them the memory... and the smile! :)

to remind our beloved that we love them

To make new friends and connect with people all around the world!!!

I love writing letters and I always try to express my care and love towards other person :)

To share my thoughts with someone on other side of the world.

Sometimes writing to my friends is like writing in a diary : you tell them what you did, what you thought, etc. At the same time you ask how it goes with them, what they did, ... and what they think of your adventure/trip/whatever and you ask if they want to go with you next time.
Every reason is good to write somebody ;o) Also only a little message on a card with : 'Thinking about you!' is nice to send/receive.
And it's great to have penpals :o) They can become really good friends! And when your going on holiday then or to a meeting or make a daytrip without them you send them an extra card to show that they are in you heart and that you don't forget them! :o)

To tell them about: who am I, my nation, culture of my place, weird things from my locality, some knowledge that they might haven't heard before and wishing them happy moments..!!

To help keep alive a vanishing art. The US founding fathers wrote extensive letters. They're a fascinating chronicle of live in those times.

Longing for my friends, who’re far away from me and telling them about my thoughts and feelings. Or chumming up with some new interesting person in this big crazy world!

It seems to me, words find a great value when they are written on paper. Besides, the letter develops your speech. Perhaps, letters send to rather close people.

My most favorite reason for writing someone a post card or a letter is because, to me, it is the same as sending them a long distance smile. I have friends and family all across the globe and one my most favorite thing to do is write them snail mail! It only takes a little bit of time out of my busy day to do. So many things we get in our mailbox are bills or business related things. So few things in our mailbox are letters and cards from our friends and people we love. So, even though I don't get to see a lot of my friends and family in person very often because of distance, the least I can do is send them a momentary smile. Anything that was on their mind, any thing that may be bothering them, or anything at all that is going on in their day - it all takes a moments pause to receive and read a, "hello," from a friend.

To make someone happy!

To find new friends!

To learn how to have a conversation about anything.

To make sure someone never feels alone- a little piece of happiness in the mail.

Writing someone is a good way to show that you're thinking to him/her without time limit...

I worry sometimes that so many bits and pieces of our culture are not going to be available for future generations. In an age of electronic documents and instant messaging, we are losing the personal vibe of history. Anyone who has had the pleasure of reading an account of an ancestor's journey from a foreign land to where they live, or their travels to meet their own homeland knows how powerful the day to day minutia of a life can be to someone in the future. In a time where we document so much electronically, handwritten letters and cards are becoming more and more outdated even as they are more and more precious. Postcards and letters used to document our lives, a tactile reminder of our friends, our obligations and our worth - a physical thing in our hands to hold. Nothing beats the touch of hand to paper!

I like to think of the mail I send as smile makers. Who wouldn't want smiles in their mailbox?

Getting handwritten letters is so rare. I love when I'm going through everyday mail and come across a postcard/colorful envelope from a pen pal. I like to think the person I send a postcard to feels the same way.

I'm quite new in postcrossing and I think as much as lost that I found this site so late. I get so much joy when I see a postcard in the mailbox. But most of all I am happy to send a card. It's like a birthday cake! ;)

I love sending someone a happy in their box. :)

I'm fond of writing: your emotions on the page as love, friendship between peoples.Travel by this way and imagine that few words on a postcard or a long letter can make someone feel better or make him happy.

I love to share what i am doing for that day and i love to tell all about My Malaysia because by receiving a postcard from me, i consider them as my friend, i really love the idea knowing out there a friend of mine reading what i wrote at back of my postcard.

I love to make someone happy with a lovely postcard or letter

Sending postcards is a fun way to connect with other people and bring smiles to their faces.

I like to write to people to tell them about whet I live.

I write letters and postcards because it's a way to share a moment of solid connection with the spirit of another human in this world. :)

To spread good vibes !

I have a pleasure to write a few sentences on a card, because with the advent of electronics, it is important to keep this kind of exchange.
It makes me happy when I receive it , I imagine it's the same thing for the person who receives it.

To catch up on old times.

Letter writing is an ancient ritual on both the sending and receiving end.

Making someone smile :-)

to make someone feel special :)

Just for sharing a little of happiness :)

To let them know there is something else to stay in touch other than email or a text message.

To share some memories, happiness, life wisdom, laughter and love with people all around us, everywhere on earth ❤️

Enjoy the surprise from some one and make friends with other.It's a good way to know more about the world.

To surprise a person you like and bring a smile to someone face :)

Telling someone that every rain will pass and that there's always hope and light in life!

To help maintain a connection between the two of you, so that person does not fade away into someone you used to know.

Above brightening someone's day upon receiving a postcard in the mail box; i'd like to think that in some small way i'm also supporting my local post office. In a day and age of emails and texts, they need all the help they can get. Postage over pixels!

when i was in bootcamp, the letters i received from my friends kept me going and that is where my love for writing letters happened. now i am a part of postcrossing and snail mail with 3 people across the globe. my daughter and i also have mailboxes we made and we leave little letters to each other!

because everyone loves to get "real mail" in their letterbox!

It's just an amazing feeling to know that someone on the other side of the world that you've never met or someone you care for that you rarely see is holding something that you yourself also touched. Knowing that they receive something that is uniquely created with care for them by you.

To say how much I enjoyed meeting a friend for a meal, a visit to a museum, show, movie, a walk,..., I often write a card afterwards.

To brighten someone's day, to bring positive to someone's life, to make the reciever smile c:
To make travels through time and space real, to reborn the tradition of mail, to make my love towards a person material and possible to feel even if I'm far away.

Sending a card or letter makes me feel as good as receiving one. <3

To let someone know you are thinking about them

To hear the reaction of my international friends:"You are the only one , who is still writing letters"...

Sometimes just saying "I love you, your precious, you light up my day" isn't enough, by putting it on paper, sticking it in an envelope and posting it gives it that extra bit of weight, value, meaning.

My favorite reason to write a letter is to share a part of my life with someone else and to learn more about them in their return letter. I love penpals!

Share my newest discovery of how to survive well:O)

Connect through happiness, or sorrows... the world feels better after!

To say hi to a friend who lives far away!

To share experiences and love around the world :)

To let someone know that though we are far apart, they are never far from my heart.

We are all connected and the more we touch each other the better this world is. Writing is all about connecting thoughts and caring.

To just let someone know I'm thinking of them and hopefully that makes them smile! To just connect again with someone that you might not see regularly!

To pass on positive vibes through writing!

To cheer up a friend with a doodle and a note!

to give a little smile to anyone :)
Be happy everyday!

To connect with the world!

To prove that I exist in the world. Share with people what my daily life is all about. And spread happiness!

To get smiles in the mailboxea!

To share a memory with an old friend!

I myself, when I see a letter in my mailbox, get so thrilled that I want to jump and my fingertips hurt of excitement and it always puts a smile on my face even if the day was not the best one. So when I sit down to write a letter to someone I try to put my good mood and positive vibes into every card I send. And then I hope that some random person who is living his life somewhere out there, in totally different country, with different culture and religion, will get my postcard/letter with a little piece of me and it will make him/her smile making the day a little more surprising and positive!

TO bring a smile, to share a memory, to share something tangible that can be seen, felt, smelt! It's a shared joy - for the writer and the receiver! :)

just to "have a little talk", and knowing some likes to read this and keep it the way they like.
giving personal attention to someone, to let someone know you care about him or her.
by knowing the bigsurprise there is even if someone has not read the letter, a personal letter in a mailbox is very precious and most of all special!

To write a loveletter to my boyfriend, a funletter to my sister, a niceletter to my mum for mothers day and a helloletter to my penpal in Hong Kong.

to hopefully brighten up someone's day with the postcards I send

I like sending my family random postcards of things. My niece and nephew LOVE getting mail addressed to them so it's always fun to see their reactions. Plus, just getting something other then bills is great!

I want to say thank you from time to time to my friends because they are my friends ( Monika since Kindergarten!!!)

to share the moments I have, wether its happy or sad. To make them happy too with my happy moments or to make them think that they might be luckier than me when I share my sad moments... I am writing because I am a human who is writing to human too... ^_^

To letting people know they are not alone; someone, maybe from the other side of the world, thinks about you and takes the effort to write you. Immediately you feel appreciated and loved, which is one of the best feelings in the world.

We Should never forget that we are all alone in this world. Sharing your feelings and ideas with random people sounds appealing. Someone, who is 10,000 miles away from you can get your postcard and smile. You can make someone's day. Spread the love <3

Postcards and letters are tangible! There is the anticipation of opening an envelope, feeling there is something in there. And I really like how postcards offer only a limited space for a message. A limitation that can really lead to creativity!

I think it's a great way to give love. Many of my happiest moments start with receiving a letter/postcard! I want to share happiness.

I hope that someone to be happy by the letter and postcard.
I want to share the joy of daily and season of transition.
In addition, April 12 was my 40th birthday.
I thank that received a lot of postcards from my friends and Postcrosser.
I also want to celebrate everyone's birthday.

To remind that I think about.

just because . . . everyone smiles in the same language

It fills me up, in the way I can't describe. It is just joyful, when someone writes you long, long Hurray and you are maybe more happy than he does, because you have left a lot of your personality in the card and the other appreciates it.

A written note shows respect, closeness, and time spent. Everyone loves getting a handwritten note because it is a surprise and a joy.

to say I LOVE YOU!!!

To make someone happy and feel not alone for a while :)

Writing by hand slows my thoughts down so that I can be more thoughtful and present. I enjoy sending upbeat wishes of peace and happiness and sharing about my interests and something that might interest the person to whom I am writing. I try to put in a few words of French to penpals that are fluent. I also really enjoy receiving thoughtful written cards in the mail as I am fascinated by people from around the world and enjoy participating in person-to-person diplomacy!

I would love to keep the tradition of sending postcards alive instead of sending SMS texts and I want to know something about other places in the world and to get inspiration for my future trips around the world. Of course this hobby brings more people closer together.

To meet new peoples from all the world and exchange joy together :-)

postcrossing maakes the love for writting letters, never die, with it I've made some good penpals that 'm so therilled to consider my friends even if we never saw each other, there's a connection, that would be lost if there wasn't such love for choosing the right paper, the right pen and the write words :)

And we keep each others mails

A letter is like a gift. Recently I wrote a pick-me-up letter to a friend to keep and only open on a “rainy“ day. And it works both ways, because I can already imagine her smile.