Snail Mail info

21/01/2017

So you and your penpal have been writing to each other for a long time, maybe skyped a few times and are now ready to meet face to face ?
If you are inviting your penpal to visit you here are some helpful hints:

When hosting overseas guests at your house;

🤗Always have a room/s ready and clean and equipped with clean towels (enough for their duration of stay( body towel and hair towel)
🤗make sure they have closet space....they wouldn't want to live out of a suitcase
🤗provide a small tv with a dvd player so they can watch tv in their room if they cant watch and understand your local programs...download series and movies even from their country and put it on a dvd or usb for them. English programs are an option too.
🤗provide a small welcome snack or gift on bed...maybe a small amount of Your local currency for them to spend( inside a special card)
🤗provide reading material in the library/ or study or their room in various languages if possible. And boardgames and puzzles
🤗 find out about food allergies and possible food preferencas beforehand
🤗provide breakfast, lunch and Dinner if they are not planning on doing any of these at restaurants during their stay
🤗treat them to a meal at an affordable restaurant on their first night
🤗provide coffee and tea time snacks: local or homemade biscuits/cookies, sandwiches and drinks
🤗ask them if they have favorite cereals, spreads, drinks and so on for you to buy before they arrive
🤗take them sight seeing around your town (if it has anything to offer) or show them your local mall.
🤗help them with contact info for uber, shuttles, busses, taxis or trains.
🤗offer to do their washing or if they prefer to do it themselves show them how your washing machine works. Or direct them to a local laundromat

If you are the one visiting your penpal:
For your host/s...
Provide a gift from your country as an arrival thank you gift.
Provide a thank you gift for the day you leave
If your host has a birthday during your stay maybe provide a small birthday gift

09/06/2016

pen pal safety links , always be safe, especially when you are under 18
http://www.youthonline.ca/safety/snailmailsafety.shtml
http://www.ehow.com/how_8130280_safe-pen-pal.html

07/06/2016

so...you have found someone to write to...now its important to remember to give a post office adress to be on the safe side, but if you dont have trust issues then you can send your home postal adress.
When you send the first letter its best to keep it simple, you can decorate the envelope and letter and send a sheet of stickers for instance and a photo of yourself, if you prefer....after a few letters you can start sending items or parcels. Heres our Note on what to send :

07/06/2016

create your penpal box; THIS IS A BOX OR BASKET WHERE YOU WILL KEEP ALL YOUR PENPALLING SUPPLIES your penpal box
http://smallstuffcounts.com/tips-for-sending-thoughtful-snail-mail/

I absolutely love finding beautiful snail mail in my mailbox. And I bet you do, too. I’m not talking about bills and advertisements, but a classic, hand-written note from a friend. Getting something written in ink, on real paper is such a novelty in the age of text messages and emails. I have a few…

07/06/2016

We found an interesting blog on reasons to snail mail, so check it out
100 reasons to send snail mail
http://uncustomary.org/100-reasons-to-send-snail-mail/

A list of 100 reasons to send snail mail. Send it for traditional and unusual holidays, personal occassions, and specific reasons like mail art calls.

07/06/2016

What is Snail Mail ?
Snail mail refers to letters carried by conventional postal delivery services. The phrase refers to the lag-time between dispatch of a letter and its receipt, versus the virtually instantaneous dispatch and delivery of its electronic equivalent, e-mail.
It is also known, more neutrally, as paper mail, postal mail, land mail, or simply mail and post
Snail mail penfriends or penpals are those that communicate with one another through the postal system, rather than on the internet which has become the more common medium, via postcards, letters and parcels

07/06/2016

What is a penpal ? finding someone
• to practice reading and writing in a foreign language,
• to improve literacy,
• to learn more about other countries and life-styles,
• and to make friendships with
As with any friendships in life, some people remain pen pals for only a short time, while others continue to exchange letters and presents for life. Some pen pals eventually arrange to meet face to face; sometimes leading to serious friendships, relationships, or even marriage.
Pen pals come in all ages, nationalities, cultures, languages and interests.
Pen Pals may seek new penfriends based on their own age group, a specific occupation, hobby, or select someone totally different from them to gain knowledge about the world around them.
Traditionally Snail Mail would be exchanged, as there is something amazing about receiving a hand written letter or a parcel and then writing back.
A more modern version however is E-pals or App pals….E pals is exchanging emails with someone while App pals is exchanging mail via applications on smart phones…like What’s app. We will share links to snail mail, email and app pal sites later on