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GUYS I JUST GOT A LETTER BACK FROM MY PENPAL!! AAAHH IM SO EXCITED
Wouldn't it be awesome if we revived having pen pals? Like I know it will probably never happen because if the internet but I just love the aesthetic of opening a new letter every couple days/weeks as a way to do a friendship. And I bet that you could be so much more real with a pen pal cause they probably will never meet you irl. You could tell them anything and it wouldn't matter but it would feel like it does.
Idk, maybe I just like the idea of intimacy without commitment and instead need therapy.
101 things to send you pen pal
1. Origami
2. Photo’s of you pets (or garden)
3. A Souvenir from your town/city (Post card, etc.)
4. Homemade bookmark
5. Collage of your favorite things
6. A recipe
7. A photo of the food you made with your friends recipe
8. Homemade pinwheel
9. A small gift from a cheap variety store or op-shop
10. A local tourist pamphlet
11. A poem
12. A button, a piece of ribbon, and some colored paper
13: Homemade card (using the above items from your friends)
14: Photo’s of your local area
15: A challenge or dare
16: Proof or results of challenge or dare
17. A blank coloring in page
18: Your finished coloring in page that your friend sent you
19: A playlist (saved on a disc, usb, tape, etc.)
20: A list of things you like about the other person
21: A “get well soon” kit for the times your friend gets sick
22: A piece of clothing or jewellery
23: A voice recording (saved on disc, usb, etc.)
24: A keyring
25: Your favorite quotes
26: Stickers
27: A newspaper cutting
28: A homemade friendship bracelet
29: A paper chatterbox
30: A list with a book, a movie, and a tv series for your friend to try
31: A paint hand print
32: A perfume sample
32: A selfie
33: A DIY craft pack
34: A questionnaire
35: Questionnaire results
36: A picture or art print of something you friend likes
37: A temporary tattoo
38: A photo of you with the temporary tattoo your friend sent
39: Some facts and pictures of your favorite animal
40: A coin or token (or coin rubbing)
41: List of 3 foods you want your friend to try
42: Critique of the food you tried
43: A paper plane
44: An “open when you feel down” pack for your friend
45: Something weird you found (or bought)
46: A homemade crossword puzzle
47: Your bucket list
48: An acrostic name poem using your friend’s name
49: A souvenir from your country (Postcard, etc.)
50: A prank
51: A grocery shopping receipt
52: A small poster
53: A knitting or sewing pattern
54: Something you knitted/sewed
55: A playing card or game token
56: A comic
57: A piece of candy (or candy wrapping if unable to send food)
58: A fictional story
59: 21 Questions for you friend to answer
60: The answers to your friends 21 questions
61: A coded message or cipher
62: A photo of the sunset or sunrise you took
63: Homemade koinobori
64: Your local tv guide
66: A homemade finger puppet
67: A bunch of jokes and riddles
67: Something miniature
68: A flier for a local festival or event
69: A short home video (Saved on disk, usb, etc)
70: A picture of your oc or favorite character (drawn yourself or printed out)
71: Something yellow
72: A small flag from your state/country
73: A holiday item or cultural item (decoration, symbol, etc.)
74: An invitation to an online event (movie stream, online chat, etc)
75: A leaf rubbing
76: 5 photos of your favorite local places, animals or things
77: A novelty pen, pencil or eraser
78: 3 items or pictures that remind you of your friend
79: A cookie cutter
80: A photo of cookies you made using the cookie cutter your friend sent
81: A list of 10 things you love most, and 10 things you hate most
82: A good luck charm
83: A local story, myth or legend
84: A list of words in your local language, or a list of local slang words
85: A used move ticket or transport ticket
86: Either your countries national anthem, a local song, or a cultural song
87: Junk mail (brochure, advertisement, grocery pamphlet)
88: A list (with photos) of animals you often find in your home (insects, etc)
89: A collector’s card
90: A selfie of just after you woke up in the morning
91: A wish, promise, or prayer for your friend
92: Lyrics of a song you wrote, or of a song you like
93: A secret message written on the inside of your envelope
94: A small homemade kite
95: A recipe for a natural remedy
96: An article from a local magazine
97: A card signed by all your local family and friends greeting your friend
98: A photo of someone special (family, pets, friends)
99: A fitness challenge
100: A recording of outside sounds (Save on disc, usb, etc.)
101: A thankyou