Dive into the archives.
- 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.
- International penpal-ing tip
One of the hardest aspects of an international penpal exchange is sometimes the language barrier.
- 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 [...]
- Letter Writing Tips
You don’t have to be an English major to write successful letters to your pen pal. Write from your heart and use your creativity.
- Teachers: Classroom Penpal Exchange Sites
Although we have not yet reviewed many of these sites, the following is a definitive list of links which will help teachers find student pen pal exhanges for their classrooms. SAPE: Their primary goal is to find postal mail (“snail-mail”) penfriends for more than 100,000 people in the Baltics and former Soviet Union. ePals (review): Safely connect, collaborate [...]
- Teachers: Classroom Penpal-Project Tips
The advantages of introducing a classroom penpal project for your students should be considered heavily.
- Be wary of Penpal Scams
Although there are many legitimate people around the world looking for sincere penpal exchanges, please be wary of the following penpal scams: The “International Youth Conference” scam The person pretends to be sponsoring or working with an “International Youth Conference” of some kind, and tries to get you to send them money for registration fees, [...]
- Penpals For Your Children
Here are some suggestions to help your child start and maintain a lasting pen pal relationship. Types of Pen Pals ~~When most people think of having a pen pal, they picture kids in far away places that do not even know how to speak English. You can certainly have an international penpal. It’s a great [...]
