PostCrossing Review

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Inexpensive way to travel without ever leaving your home

Open-minded, family oriented, a pet owner, budget conscious, married, daily computer user, into trying new things, a busy person

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Pros

Inexpensive, Interesting way to meet people, Receive neat mail

Cons

You have to pay postage

JUN

2008

When I was in elementary school I had a pen pal from Australia. She was actually a Vietnamese girl about my age whose family had fled the country during the war and made their home in Australia, but, I digress....
One thing we exchanged, besides letters, were postcards and pictures. I still have those today, though I have long since lost contact with my friend. Today, I came across this site and immediately signed up.
I haven't actually got to do it yet, since it's almost 2am where I am, and it's Sunday (no mail), but, I got the idea of what happens.

PostCrossing
After you sign up, you click on the "Send a Postcard" button and they send you a random name (at least I assume it's random). Once you have the name, it's simple. You send them a postcard in the mail. Once they receive the postcard, they log it into their account and then you receive a postcard from someone, I don't think it's the same person unless they choose to send you one back. Like I said, I haven't actually done it yet, but, from what I read that's how I understand it works.

My Review
I thinks this is a fun, creative, inexpensive way to meet new people and get a little piece of another country or state. I love getting stuff in the mail, as anyone whose ever read my reviews knows, and I love to meet new people. I don't have alot of money and probably won't be able to visit even one of the many countries listed on this site. But, I can get a little piece of it for myself. I'll keep you guys posted on how it goes.
I signed up for my first one, and it's a 13 year old girl in Finland.....now, I just have to find a postcard.....lol