I'm going to talk about a potential new hobby that involves postcards. If you have not heard about www.postcrossing.com and are lazy to check it out, it's essentially just sending a postcard to a stranger (with a given address) in a certain part of the world, and then wait to receive another postcard from another stranger from another part of the world.
It works, because postcrossing is a huge online community. You send one postcard, and someone else will send one to you soon. To me, the main draw of this is that before I click on the "request address" button, I have no idea which country this stranger is living in. And after writing and sending that postcard, I will also have no idea who I will receive a postcard from next.
I still totally new to this community, but I have already prepared my first 5 postcards to send in awhile. The postcards I got were admittedly fugly, but the next time I visit the touristy areas like Chinatown, I would stock up more better-looking ones. But here's my first 5 postcards and their dedicated recipients:
1. This card is sent to Stephanie from Oregon City, USA.
2. This card is sent to Woody from Berlin, Germany. He prefers unique postcards and not those with city views, and I had to dig deep for something like this.
3. This card is sent to Dodo from Guangxi, China. The dedicated recipient didn't share information about himself/herself, so I don't even know the gender! But I did write the postcard in Chinese.
4. This card is sent to Marina from Slavgorod, Russia.
5. This card is sent to Kasia from Bukowiec, Poland. She prefers pictures of architecture, and this probably fits.
Quite cool, isn't it? Once they've received the postcards and registered my ID on the website, I will be receiving postcards from other people next.
人生是黑白的.
2:23 PM <3
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