I have tried to get pen pals through International Pen Friends, an organization which aims to promote the traditional art of writing letters. Now I seldom find new pen pals as I am having good friendship with my online friends. However, I do highly recommend people who have no experience in writing or receiving an international snail mail letter to try International Pen Friends.

I remember that I looked forward everyday to receiving my pen pals’ letter. Sometimes they sent me little gifts. I had a pen pal from Norway, he loves reading a lot. Once he shared with me a story about a man who was the last survivor from a slaughter in the tribe. That was great.

I find that interesting to have pen pals from exotic areas like Pitairn Island, I believe many people would echo with me. As the most recent inhabitants there are the descendants of the HMAV Bounty, I am fascinated by the history and culture of the there.

In the old days, people would prefer writing letters to each other and the world has undergone changes. People switch their communication mode to emails. Three years ago, there was a Yahoo! group about Pitcairn culture and history and I joined it with excitement. This was an opportunity for me to share my interest with people from other parts of the world.

I had a few pen pals that I knew from Yahoo! Group that are from the Pitcairn, I love chatting with them about the Pitcairn areas. Yahoo! did help me make many friends from different parts of the world.

I have found several pen pals through these Yahoo! groups. Although I do not write to them very often, I discuss with them about our common interests other then the Island via email. Yahoo! groups surely can help you if you want to make new friends who have common interests with you.

The website-Interpals also provides a good platform for us to meet new online pen pals. I knew my Japanese pen pal through this website and it is trustworthy. You can meet people around the globe.

How about Myspace and Facebook? Have you considered them as a way to meet new people? Some of you may aware of the safety problems of meeting new friends in such way. But I do recommend you to try it because you should grab every single chance to meet new people. You can take precaution by looking at someone’s profile before adding them as friends.

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