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 always anticipate receiving letters from my pen pals. The most touching moment of a pen pal relationship is giving and receiving gifts from each other. I have a pen pal who is a Norwegian. The Native American history really fascinated him but unfortunately he could not get a book called the Ishi, In Two words. This is a story about a Yahi man who was the only survivor from the massacre in his tribe.

If I had a pen pal from some exotic Islands such as Pitcairn Island, I would be exhilarated. I spend most of my time looking up the history and culture of Pitcairn Island and it really interests me. The most recent inhabitants over there are descendants of HMAV Bounty. I reckon there will be people who will share the same thoughts with me.

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.

Every once in a while, I meet some online pen pals who are living on Pitcairn Island. But, they do not show up very often as they are busy with their housework and marking handicrafts.

Although I did not frequently write to my pen pals, sometimes I will choose to email them. But of course emails cannot replace the power of letters writing as letters can show our passion and make our friendship more remarkable.

You can also get online pen pals by browsing the website Interpals, it helps people to get pen pals online without cost. I have got a Japanese pen pal with the help of this website three years ago. It works! You should also try this out.

Other choices are Facebook and MySpace. People are now more careful in accepting friends on Facebook and MySpace, but this does not do good as they lose chances to meet good friends from other countries. We could add these new friends to widen our social circle, just to check the profiles of the new requests carefully, then you can meet new friends without fear.

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