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- Film: Mary and Max
Mary and Max, is a film created with Claymation, its main characters speak with adorable accents, and funny-looking animals are involved – but mostly, we love how the storyline is intertwined between two international pen pals.
- Message In A Bottle, Now We’re Penpals
A Sacramento County, California woman gained a remarkable pen pal by throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean.
- Penpal, Letter writing blogs
Looking for letter writing inspiration, or just interested in seeing what others are writing about? Here’s a small sample list of penpal, postcard and letter writing blogs on the internet.
- Review: Hi! Penpal!
Hi! Penpal! is a wonderful penpal finding site based in Japan and assisting penpals internationally (but in particular, a focus on the Asian community).
- International penpal-ing tip
One of the hardest aspects of an international penpal exchange is sometimes the language barrier.
- Unanswered letters
An article about a penpal exchange and disruption since the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
- Penpal site reviews
Have you found a penpal site or do you moderate one and want it reviewed?
- Post Offices Worldwide
Going Postal?
Sending a traditional penpal letter by international mail is a wonderful experience as much for you as your recipient. For reference, here’s a small list of worldwide postal offices on Wikipedia.An Post (Ireland)
Australia Post (Australia)
Bulgarian Posts (Bulgaria)
Canada Post (Canada)
China Post, 中国邮政 (People’s Republic of China)
Chunghwa Post, 中華郵政 (Republic of China)
Correos (Spain)
Correos de Costa Rica [...]
- Review: Penpal-Gate
Penpal-Gate is a penpal finding site with a focus on international language exchanges.
Penpal-Gate includes a forum where you can practice a language with native speakers and an excellent translation tool which should assist you when corresponding with these international penpals. This penpal finding site has 2 modes, a free basic mode which limits you to 4 [...]
- Review: Penpal Post
Penpal Post (more than just hello)
A relatively new penpal finding service with almost 2,000 registered members. The service is completely free to join (advertising supported) and appears to be fairly well moderated.
Penpal Post has a section called ‘Articles’ where penpal seekers can find educational information on 419 email scams, Nigerian advance fee fraud, or other [...]
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