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Swap Coordinator:nellswell (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Miscellaneous  Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:17
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:February 21, 2011
Date items must be sent by:March 7, 2011
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

I keep seeing the "International Pen Pal" swaps limited to just one person per country. While I understand the reason for these, I'm always sad because my country is taken right away, usually by the creator! So I'm going to open this up to an astounding ... FIVE per country. :) Depending on how many sign up, you will run the risk of being partnered with somebody from your own country (but who says "local" pen pals can't be just as fun?).

If you're still interested, there are two requirements: 1.) Write a letter to your partner. The letter should at least take up one side of a page of stationery ("page" loosely defined as something at least bigger than a post-it note!), but beyond that, the length is your choice. Just remember, you're trying to develop a new friendship!

2.) "Represent" your country -- or state, if that's the case -- with three small items. A postcard, a brochure, menu, bag of tea, whatever you think is interesting about where you live. Give your partner not only a sense of YOU, but of your home turf!

You will have 2 partners (that's why, again, you should keep the items mentioned in #2 small and easy to mail, to keep postage down ... if you click with your new pen pal(s), you can always send more gifts later!).

Only those with at least 5 non-email swaps are allowed -- I might make an exception for enthusiastic newbies with detailed profiles...

Let me know if you have questions! I hope this is a fun swap!

Oh, and one of the USA spots is taken. :-)

Discussion

mejulia 02/13/2011 #

make that two of the USA spots taken

saskwoman 02/13/2011 #

saskatchewan,canada

karen546980 02/13/2011 #

USA 3

nellswell 02/14/2011 #

I see another swapper from the USA joined, so just one more USA spot left! :-)

By the way, I will monitor this and post updates in case anyone drops the swap, so keep an eye out if you want to join but your country is presently "taken"...

TwistedHorologe 02/14/2011 #

Australia

Tanika 02/14/2011 #

Belgium :-)

maria27 02/14/2011 #

England

mooncrab 02/14/2011 #

England :)

Maglet 02/14/2011 #

Man, too late...looks like USA has five swappers :(

honeyblossom 02/14/2011 #

How many of the USA spots are actually taken? Wouldn't Maglet still have a spot? Anyway if a spot opens for USA, I'm. Interested. Thanks!

Atropos 02/14/2011 #

Heyho! Here´s a German one! ^^

nellswell 02/14/2011 #

It looks like the US spots are "taken" for now, which brings us to:

USA - 5 England - 2 Australia - 1 Belgium - 1 Canada - 1 Germany - 1

Still plenty of room for those outside of the US! :)

smokeandmirrors 02/14/2011 #

Lets make that Australia 2! :-D

Halogen 02/15/2011 #

Canada #2 :)

emma1981 02/16/2011 #

England!

JacquelineB 02/16/2011 #

Mexico! ♥ I'm a newbie, but I'm definetely not a flaker and I'd love to be part of this particular swap.

nellswell 02/16/2011 #

UPDATE! (2/16/11): There is now a USA spot open! The totals so far...

USA -- 4

Australia -- 2

Canada -- 2

England -- 2

Belgium -- 1

Germany -- 1

Mexico -- 1

Thank you to everyone who has joined so far! :-)

tinkerbellfairyness 02/18/2011 #

FRANCE here :)

rachrnm 02/18/2011 #

Enthusiastic newbie with detailed profile wants to be CANADA 3! =)

nancyn 02/20/2011 #

By England I assume you actually mean UK?

nellswell 02/20/2011 #

@nancyn the two UK swappers who have joined specified they're from England. If anyone from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland wants to join, I would consider those individual countries.:)

rachrnm 02/21/2011 #

Sadly, enthusiastic newbie must drop from swap. She hurt her hand working on doing some renovations and needs a time out from penmanship.

Hope everyone has a great time in this swap! =)

Maybe next round!

anooshka 02/21/2011 #

Cyprus is here :)

kacka 02/21/2011 #

Czech Republic would love to join:)

luv2cre8 02/21/2011 #

If you have a spot for 1 more US, I'll take it!

nellswell 02/21/2011 #

@luv2cre8 the spot is yours!

The USA is now taken -- there's still at least 2 spots left for every other country. :-)

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