I received an email today from a German friend I made through
Irish Penpals about seven years ago. She and I started writing when her daughter was nine; the girl is now 16.
I made another friend in England, and we've been writing since her son was 16. He's now in his early 20s. This friend and I exchange Christmas and birthday presents every year. We've also exchanged books, and she made a tape of a Steve Coogan show for me that somehow got destroyed by the postal service.
One of the perks of
Irish Penpals is that you can indicate the *** and approximate age of a friend you'd like to make.
A guy from Florida wrote to the site's founder,
Michael Green, to say that he'd met his wife, a German woman, through
the program.
It's fun, it's free, and you have nothing to lose. Take a
look.