I win things! I get packages!
Yesterday evening, the divine Miz Nadine Falwell informed me that I won a Sharon Gannon cd from a giveaway on her website. I've been entering these types off of blogs for over a year now, and this is the second thing I have won (the first? A lulu headband from Nikki... another huge score). I am as giddy as a kiddo. Truth? Not sure if I'm more excited about the cd or about getting a piece of mail from around the world!
Growing up, I had a pen-pal in Australia. In her last letter to me, she asked me what I planned on doing for Christmas that year. I remember being really nervous to tell her that I didn't celebrate Christmas because I wasn't sure if there were Jewish people in Australia. I wrote her back, but never got a response. As young as I was, I decided telling her about Hanukkah probably scared her off. Other options include her being a 7 or 8 year old girl and not the most reliable pen-pal.
This really lovely "win" reminded me of how good it felt to get letters from around the world and inspired me. Sometimes I feel isolated in what is still a new place for me (just moved in April after 5 years living in Wisconsin) and seek folks to share with. In a way, with pen pals there is more honesty than with people you see regularly face to face, with the worst that can happen is that they stop writing (I've been there, it's not so bad). So... I want a pen pal! I want pen pals (plural)!
Do you live far, far away? Are you looking to bring back the dying art of the hand written letter? Are you looking to bring the patience of writing by hand (as opposed to the speediness of typing) and the patience of waiting for the letter to arrive into your life? Would you like to share and be shared with? A peer mentoring of sorts?
I promise I would never ever in a million years share the information in the letters anywhere or with anyone and would expect the same. There are more thoughts here, but I wanted to see if there's any interest out there. If so, my email address is in the top right hand corner of the blog. Send any questions, comments, or interest.
Pen pals! It's retro, but just what the world needs.
Growing up, I had a pen-pal in Australia. In her last letter to me, she asked me what I planned on doing for Christmas that year. I remember being really nervous to tell her that I didn't celebrate Christmas because I wasn't sure if there were Jewish people in Australia. I wrote her back, but never got a response. As young as I was, I decided telling her about Hanukkah probably scared her off. Other options include her being a 7 or 8 year old girl and not the most reliable pen-pal.
This really lovely "win" reminded me of how good it felt to get letters from around the world and inspired me. Sometimes I feel isolated in what is still a new place for me (just moved in April after 5 years living in Wisconsin) and seek folks to share with. In a way, with pen pals there is more honesty than with people you see regularly face to face, with the worst that can happen is that they stop writing (I've been there, it's not so bad). So... I want a pen pal! I want pen pals (plural)!
Do you live far, far away? Are you looking to bring back the dying art of the hand written letter? Are you looking to bring the patience of writing by hand (as opposed to the speediness of typing) and the patience of waiting for the letter to arrive into your life? Would you like to share and be shared with? A peer mentoring of sorts?
I promise I would never ever in a million years share the information in the letters anywhere or with anyone and would expect the same. There are more thoughts here, but I wanted to see if there's any interest out there. If so, my email address is in the top right hand corner of the blog. Send any questions, comments, or interest.
Pen pals! It's retro, but just what the world needs.
