-A relatively short post (and perhaps jumbled
one) on my new hobby
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longing for more archaic forms of communication, I recently turned towards
Postcrossing to satisfy the craving. Postcrossing is a website that enables
users to send a set number of postcards to other randomly generated users and
in return, the website randomly assigns those users to other users. For
example, if I wanted to send five postcards to five random users, I would be
given five users’ addresses and an ID code to write on the postcard that allows
the receiver to “register” that they received the postcard. Then, once my send
postcards are received, then Postcrossing will assign my address to other users
for them to send me postcards. It has been extraordinarily exciting to receive
mail from people around the globe, and this experience with Postcrossing is
reminiscent of the times I had penpals and periodically wrote letters to
friends.
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relatively simple hobby, Postcrossing brings a certain old-fashion joy and
intrigue from friends. For one thing, I certainly am more attached to my school
mailbox (I do not recommend using your home address for safety reasons) and
check it more frequently. It is interesting how now-a-days, in the age of
social media, I am much more excited to receive a postcard than I am “likes” or
new content from creators. Perhaps in a psychological way, these postcards
solely serve as a method of communication and sharing rather than any sort of
self-validation, which has marginally improved my mood.
So
far, I have received postcards from numerous countries such as China, Germany,
Latvia, Greece, Poland, Singapore, Netherlands, and many more! It has been
great seeing what postcards people have and different sights that I have never
seen. On the website, users are able to write a description on postcards they
prefer to receive, which has been great in terms of postcard selection. On my
description, I mentioned how I love Harry Potter, and a number of users have
sent me Harry Potter related postcards! On this post, I will attach some photos
of postcards I have received. Happy Postcrossing!
Tell me in the comments what you think of
Postcrossing! :)
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