6: The Pen Pal Primer

This episode is the Pen Pal primer.  http://www.penpalworld.com/2,300,000 membersEasy to read Privacy policyFree and paid optionsStarted in 1998Mostly online https://www.snailmailpenpals.net/Snail mailFreePretty long privacy statement https://www.globalpenfriends.com/Email and snail mailStart in 1995Good privacy policyhttps://www.penpalsnow.com/more of an online personal ad site for Pen PalsDoes abide by EU Privacy Regulations Don’t bother signing up if you are under 16The only info on the site is what you post in your adhttps://www.sassociations.net/Another a personal ad page looking for pen palsNo privacy policy, again what is on the site is what you post.https://incowrimo.org (part of the reason I started this podcast)A letter every day in FebruaryThere are address exchangesNot all Pen Pal sites are for everyone:https://geekgirlpenpals.com/Very snail mail centricVery clever writing on the websiteHas a Patreon for supportGood safety pageGet sorted into houses based on age.They allow any gender, but can we let them have this one please? http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/penpals/snail_mail_penpals.htmlStudents, kids, teachers onlyAdmins will make matches More of a language exchangehttps://www.interpals.net/ http://coloradocorrespondence.co/ https://www.marthastewart.com/1538505/how-to-find-pen-pal You can find PenPals on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/penpalswanted/https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/snailmailwanted/ Or ideas for SnailMailhttps://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/snailmailrevolution/ www.letterwriters.org How to get a PO Boxhttps://www.usps.com/manage/po-boxes.htm