About Claire...
Write to me in your language!
Hello! I’m American and from a rural town in Illinois. Languages are my passion. I study Global Studies and Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language at the University of Illinois. Nordic, Baltic, and ones with few speakers are my favorites, but I really enjoy learning about all languages :)
Tell me your favorite thing about your country or a folktale from your area!
Some things I love:
ancient history
mythology
shiba inu
traditional clothes
sheep
Maxicards
mushrooms
Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto
Pysanky
lighthouses
ANA, Finnair✈️
Moomin
cottages
foreign languages/Asian calligraphy
puffins
Soviet cards
Propoganda
modern trains
-中国高速铁路
-新幹線
-metro/subway
-bullet train
goldfish/koi
Rare MOTW
Latviešu dziesmu un deju svētki, Laulupidu (Latvian or Estonian song and dance festivals)
Seasonal cards
but if you don't have any of those don't worry!
My favorite art eras are Impressionism and the Renaissance. My favorite artists are Monet, Elsa Beskow and Alphonse Mucha.
I'm happy to do direct swaps :)
I’m excited for your postcards!❤︎