Do you have a penpal?

When I was a schoolboy, which was more than 30 years ago, I had a lady penpal from Philippines. I wrote to her about a dozen times and received about that many replies. Actually, I first wrote to her sister to be penfriends, but she was the one who responded and became my penpal instead, and we corresponded for a few years. In those days, it was a thrill to receive a letter from a penpal in the mailbox. Most youngsters these days don't know how to enjoy such thrills because they don't know the art of writing letters and sending them in the post. Guess what..to this day, I still have my penpal's photo and all her letters!! I never threw them away nor forget her, but I wonder how she is now after all these years. Interestingly, I also wrote letters to two other ladies when I was still in school and in the university. Both of these persons are dear to me and are from my country. These exchange of letters came about by coincidence and they were not really my penpal. I can't recall the circumstances, but we just started writing to each other all of a sudden. All these letters, I still keep with me. You know what? One of them is now my wife of 22 years.

I still have penpals now, whom I met online. I do exchange e-mails with them as well, but we like to send handwritten letters and small gifts and souvenirs in the snail mail too. Mine are mainly in America and Canada at the moment, and I haven't met any of them yet. However, three of them are intending to come here next year, and that will be a very tearful but enjoyable time. Brightest Blessings. xx

I had a ton of penpals in the United States and I have kept in touch with three of them for over 25 years. I was really lucky to get to meet them all face to face and yes, they dragged out all the boxes of letters and stuff we'd sent back and forth over the years. I kind of feel sorry for kids today that they missed out on something like having an actual penpal and having to run to the mailbox to send something out.

I remember when having a penpal was a very popular thing to have..I don't remember ever having one myself ...I guess when internet came that was the end to penpals as you said....I just wonder if there are still penpals still sending letters...

Yea that was a long time ago! I forgot how I ended up having penpals, but I had two. We wrote each other for a few years when we were both studying. But then I guess life got us somehow and we lost in touch! I saw their pictures but never really get to meet them! I love the idea of penpal and I would love to have one now if I am offered a chance! I think it's a very classic idea.

I've never had one but my dad had.. It was due to a wrong letter delivered to us. Recently my uncle got married and we found out that my dad's penpal was none other than my uncle's wife's dad's cousin brother.................!

LOL well my bf started out as my penpal at the request of his sister who'd moved in next door to me and we became fast friends..She figured we'd get along really well so I told her to have him write me, he did and that was that We wrote to each other and eventually spoke on the phone for a few yrs before I met him finally a couple days after my son passed away..My kids were gone to their dads and my (now) husband and I didnt want to be in the house so we went for a drive to get milk...ended up in Buffalo (we were living in Canada at the time)...drove some more and ended up in Cresson PA jsut a few minutes from the prison LOL..We've only had to write to each other while he's in prison mind you but it all started in 1997

I always had penpals when I was a kid. Quite often when my folks and I went on vacation when I was younger I'd meet someone and we hit it off and became friends so we would exchange our addresses and would write to each other. One time, this one girl I met on vacation not only did we write to each other but she invited me to visit her where she lived..I was only about fourteen at the time and traveled all by myself from the NYC area where I lived to Ossining, which is a bit upstate..I had a blast...it was while I was there that we all gathered round the TV and watched the first moon landing--funny the things one remembers. As for now, I'm like you..it's more I have emailpals then penpals.

I don't happen to have a penpal, but would probably benefit from one. I used to do it in highschool with a girl from france, her name was Serani. She was such an interesting person, always so care free and full of life. She would tell me from time to time about her country and what went on in her household. She loved to paint and would describe in detail what she was painting, and what it made her feel. We lost touch after she got married, last I'd heard from her was she had triplets and was moving to italy. I really think back every now and then and wish i'd kept her address and stayed in touch, that way i'd have someone to talk to. Now I just have mylot, It would be nice to have a penpal again.

I don't currently have a penpal. The only time I did was in 5th or 6th grade, when I took French class. Everyone in the class got a penpal in France. It was pretty fun; we got to use fun stationary and send pictures of our class, and they did the same.

I never have had a penpal,and I seldom write mails.when I was at college I used to write letters sending by snail mail to my boyfriend.As time goes on,we stopped writting mails.Now with the advent of information era I bet few people writes mails .But I miss those days ,we wrote letters ,those eagerly waiting.

I had one penpal when I was younger. Now I have tons of friends that I have met online. I have never met them in person but we make a point to talk at least once a week. With the technology of the internet these days it does make it hard. I would enjoy having a penpal again to write to through the mail.