PostCrossing 2

Friday, November the Eighteenth

 I have received many more postcards since the last post and have sent many more as well. I am really enjoying this project. There are two store in Harrisonburg that sell local postcards for only 25 cents each so I have taken full advantage of that and stocked up on plenty. I also finally went and got a sheet of 98 cent stamps.

Turning my own photographs into postcards has also been a fun activity. Here are a few of the postcards that I have made with the original photo.

Photo from Destin, Florida

This postcard from holland is from an art teacher named Joke who has no kids but does have two cats.

Kahealani from Hawaii sent this card. She was born and raised on the big island. She said most hawaiians vacation to "The ninth island... Vegas"

Sirpa from finland ended her note with: "I don't speak English. Sory" She did tell me that she works in a cafe and likes to work with her hands. the weather there is getting less sunny "Day's here is gray but still is degrees of +7 c.

Daiva from Lithuania told me he doesn't like writing and would not write me a novel but he does like to read.

Anita from Alexandria Virginia just took a trip to Puerto Rico where she picked up this postcard and sent it to me when she got back. She had a great time while hiking in the rainforest and swimming in the caribbean.

Sherwin convinced me that I need to visit the Philippines. Puerto Galera has crystal clear seas surrounded by lush mountains. Numerous pocket pristine beaches make this spot a top travel destination. 

Postcrossing

Monday, November seventh, 2011

I found this neat project online called Postcrossing where you can send and receive postcards from all over the world. It has been pretty entertaining so far. The closest postcard I have sent is to North Carolina and the farthest I have sent is Guangdong China. I have also sent cards out to Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Netherlands and many other places. After you send one and the person receives it your name starts to appear on peoples lists and they start to send you postcards. So far I have received four:

This first one I got was from a girl who's grandfather used to bring her to the westpoint campus when she was younger.

This card is from romania and the sender took the picture himself of a monastery built in 1532 

This card from Buffalo NY is from a lady who has passed through Virginia several times on the way to Myrtle beach.

Lin, from Taiwan, sent me this card. Lin is a high school teacher and thinks some of her students are cute but does not think they study very hard.

It costs 98 cents to send a postcard internationally and I went out today and bought a sheet of twenty 98 cent stamps. Yesterday I bought more postcards because I was running out. I also found a way to make my own postcards and print them from the Costco Photo Center.