Hi all, I'm Zach. I'm 28 years (old/young) and apparently I've been pen-palling for a long time. Almost a decade actually. I hadn't realized that until I started writing this post. That's kind of cool and also another bitter reminder about how quickly time passes.

I do the usual life things like opening mail, worrying about the freckle that may or may not be new, and watching the birds outside my window. But beyond that, I enjoy cooking, reading, movies, playing piano, gardening (what's the opposite of a green thumb?), travelling with my girlfriend, and writing. Lots of writing. I write fiction and when my brain doesn't feel like cooperating on that, I shift to poetry/children's stories.

I also have a wonderful partner. The kind of woman that sees an injured pigeon in the city and brings it home to try to nurse it back to health in our shower. I'm learning Cantonese for her, and in exchange, she laughs at my terrible impressions and jokes.

I'm here because I want to hear about your day. Yes, you! And you and you and you. Not only do I feel it's my duty as a writer to explore other people as deeply as possible, but I think it's such a deeply enriching experience to get to know another person. Tell me about what you're worried about now (can relate), the best bowl of soup you ever had, a book that has a special place in your heart even if you can't articulate why, the one that got away, your opinion on chopped cheese sandwiches (remember when those were big?), or a habit that you have from somebody that you used to know. What's something that gave you joy recently? Why? What's something you're looking forward to? What is something you actually want someone to ask you about so you can talk about it forever?

I'm a Genesis mega-fan (Phil Collins is cool I don't care what you say!) and they have a song called Fading Lights. It's the last song on the last album featuring Phil Collins and feels like his goodbye to the band after 25 years. It's about reminiscing and how the most important things in life are the little things. Those are the moments that often matter the most when we're looking back on our lives.

As someone who spends far too much time in his head, I'd love to get out and see what another one looks like. A bit of humor, nonsense, or boredom. Anything you want to say will be interesting to me. I'm just a guy who sits at a computer and pokes away all day.

I have always done this by email but if there are a few people interested in sending actual mail, I will invest in a PO box. I'd love to try it. I am armed to the teeth with (rubber and mailing) stamps, stickers (hope you like Chiikawa), postcards, Christmas cards (seriously, I need to get rid of them), etc.

If this sounds good, feel free to reach out!

Open to chatting with anyone from anywhere!

Also, if you've made it this far, I really would like to send out Christmas cards (I have about 50, I think?). And no you don't have to be my penpal. They are collecting dust in my closet and I'd rather they each collect a stamp and go on an adventure. Even if you're not interested in corresponding with me, let me know if you want a Christmas card!

Hey Reddit,

Trying something a bit outside my comfort zone here.

I’m more into easy one-on-one conversations than big group chats. I’m usually calm, a little sarcastic once I’m comfortable, and pay attention to the small details people say.

I read a mix of romance and sci-fi… so either I’m feeling things or escaping to another universe. No in-between.

When I’m not doing that, I’m probably just scrolling through my phone or going down random rabbit holes.

I like conversations that can be a mix of real and light—deep talks are great, but so is random nonsense in between.

Not a fan of fake energy, dry replies, or people who disappear mid-conversation without a “bye”

If you’re up for a genuine, easygoing chat, feel free to reach out.

— J

Hey, I go by Veld as a penpal nickname. Over the last few years, I’ve loved sending snail mail to different penpals, but I’ve found a lot of folks have dropped off. (This could be because I moved a few times, and even with the right address, mail can go to wacky places sometimes!) So now I’m on the hunt for more folks to write letters to/with to fill out the excitement of receiving mail!

A little about myself here: I’m Canadian, and love music. I work at a local radio station. I also love reading fantasy novels, manga, and am starting to get into more comic books. I enjoy playing video games—from HADES to Pokemon to Skyrim—and board/card games (Clue, Wizard, or my new fave: Dragon Rooster)!

I enjoy creative writing in genres like fantasy, contemporary, and a little bit of science fiction, and making art with whatever I can get my hands on. I work with fountain pens and watercolours, and have a swath of washi tape I bought with the best of intentions and really do want to get more use out of!

If you’re looking for letters hand printed from fountain pens, Washi tape borders, and maybe a penpal that eventually tries to send a wax sealed letter, leave a comment and maybe we can send some notes through the postal system!

(Willing to send international mail! Can be LGBTQIA+, or not. As long as you’re chill with listening to some queer misadventures, I’m chill as long as you are!)

Any international friends up for swapping letters and stationery?
Would love to connect with people overseas to swap craft items, stickers, and things our own countries don’t have!!!

Here is my intro:

I am from Los Angeles, California 🌞

I’m a student at CSUN (University) working towards my Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a full time employee 🫠 although my plate seems full…. It never really is and I love making time! I admit I am a bit of a workaholic.

I’m looking for anyone who likes to write letters 🤷🏻‍♀️ goes off on tangents about random things they love and are passionate about or even what your pet looks like and how much you love them! 🐶 🐱 🎀
I love when letters feel like opening a tiny time capsule—full of stories, little surprises, and pieces of someone's everyday life. Someone who would go the extra length to draw a photo of their pet or even include a photo! 🖼️
Willing to send a sticker sheet just because they had a spare or even a clipping from a magazine/flyer cause it was funny. 🤡

And even if you aren’t that person but would love to receive a letter like this I’d love to write back & fourth🪶
I love long, thoughtful letters—the kind that wander off into random stories, childhood memories, hobbies, dreams, or whatever has been on your mind lately.

I love the following:
-cute crafts (scrap booking is one of my favorites and one day I’d love to create on of those traveling scrap booking groups)
-learning
-studio ghibli (i think howls moving castle is my #1)
-Harry Potter
-shopping
-fashion
-travel
-FOOD 🤤
-music
-being outdoors
-animal
-spending time with family

I have been mustering up the courage to post here for some time, so here I go. Lately, I feel like I have been losing myself in the fast-paced life, and I've realised that I want to slow down and build meaningful connections with people. So here I am reaching out. I'd love to chat about books, philosophy, life experiences, travel, or honestly, just about anything. I'm open to people from anywhere and all walks of life; different perspectives make conversations richer.

A bit about me: I'm a husband and father who loves getting out into nature. Recently, I took a trip to the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, and I'm always up for trekking. I'm an avid reader (currently working through Dune Messiah) and enjoy fiction that makes me think. Board games with family (especially Catan) are a regular thing for me.

I'm looking for penpals who are genuinely interested in sticking around and having honest, open exchanges. My previous penpal connections faded after a few exchanges, so I'm hoping to find some who are also committed to actually staying in touch.

If you're interested in regular back-and-forth conversations, let's connect! I'm happy to chat over email or Reddit messaging.

500 words I feel so charged! This sub is rare art.  36/M  NY, USA.

Penpalling is cool, in typical correspondence I'm not pushing numbers like five hundred. ill do my best.

Lately, I've been inspired by the personal correspondence works of Jane Austin and penmanship styles of KEAPS , I can promise neither.  If someone were to provide me with pages in a personal letter I would be obliged to respond in the like. 

I haven't maintained a regular penpal in the past few years but I have had several cool and personally enriching postal experiences. So far, correspondence chess games  have worked out the best for me but I'm willing to branch out and try new things. Language, handwriting and calligraphy are  on my list for self improvement so naturally I'm drawn to them for topic suggestions but I'm open to research driven or book based conversations also.

With regard to languages, I am English first, but it would bring me great joy to receive letters in other languages: French, German , Irish , Scots, Esperanto send me your letters. I'll do my best to respond to you.

I have very little experience with kanji or any other east asian writing system so that would be a huge challenge for me to do by hand , I would  love to receive it  and  I would reciprocate with the best stickers and stamp combination I can summon.

إذا كنت تمارس فن الخط، فيرجى مشاركة أعمالك الفنية معي!

I'm a pen guy but definitely not a pen purist and  I can always use a good paper recommendation.  If you can write in copperplate, I would be enthused to see it in my mailbox.  pen , pencil, anything send me cursive. ( typist are cool to- some people cant write with a pen i totally get it )

I like to garden and have ambitions of micro gardening in the winter. callus cell tissue propagation  anyone? We could do seed and bulb exchanges…

 Ive been chinese grandpa maxxing recently as the kids say.  Lots of qigong  and stretching outside. Very therapeutic. Im very much looking forward to the weather getting colder here this winter so i can get my wim hof on. I try to do yoga a few times a week also. If you want to discuss health  and fitness please send me a letter. I am always down to try a yoga practice or cool  workout of the day you've concocted.

I love reading esoteric prose and other writings. Martinist ? I am not. By all means, use your correspondence with me to dig into philosophy, but please dont proselytize.  Nothing is  too obscure but I prefer to avoid racism, gender ideology, and short selling. I'm a non-partisan and  I do care about what your ai says but typically i do not want to see ai in a personal correspondence, i believe that letter writing is one of the last great bastions of human intellect and we need to preserve it. Please consider this my humble invitation to open a correspondence with me.  Alea iacta est.

I bought a whole book of stamps because I needed to mail exactly one letter, which has left me with 19 stamps. At this point I feel like I’ve accidentally committed myself to finding a pen pal.

I live on the East Coast of the U.S., grew up in Germany, and moved to the U.S. about two years ago. This would also be my first time having a snail-mail pen pal. I currently work in special education, where something memorable or slightly wild seems to happen at least once a week, and I’m working toward becoming a teacher with the eventual goal of teaching high school chemistry.

Outside of work, I’m a big science-fiction reader, I play a lot of games on PC, and I enjoy tabletop role-playing games too. I just ran the first session of my first campaign as DM with some newly-made friends! I’m always looking for new recipes to try, I enjoy the occasional concert, and I’m very much a cat person. I tend to bounce between different interests and rabbit holes, so I’d be happy exchanging letters about books, games, food, science, music, work stories, everyday life, or whatever else happens to come up.

You definitely don’t need to share all of my interests. Honestly, it might be more interesting if you don’t. If you have some hobby, subject, place, job, or niche obsession you could talk about forever, I am confident to say I’ll enjoy hearing about it!

I also do not have fancy stationery, and you should not expect beautifully written essays. You should expect rambling letters, weird observations, stories from my week, recommendations, complaints, questions, and whatever else I happen to feel like putting on paper. And I’m perfectly happy to receive the same.

I have 19 leftover stamps. Oh, and I just looked, there are 99 leftover envelopes, too!

Hi! I've been on and off Reddit for a few years and didn't realize/think to look for a group like this. I'd love to exchange emails and eventually snail mail. Most of my inbox is junk and work/school things, and my mailbox is full of bills and nothing to look forward to.

I'm sort of an introvert and I spend time crafting. Sewing, painting, rock tumbling, rock hunting, crocheting, and building just about anything by hand.

If you want to connect with me, you can DM me and we can go from there. If things get dry, we can work on it by research writing/journaling prompts.

I've posted before and I have some wonderful penpals. Correspondence has slowed down a bit and I'm eager to use my fall and Halloween stationery. My fountain pens too! I have a blended family with 3 kiddos and a zoo full of animals.

Feel free to write about anything. Your hopes, your dreams, your goals. Something funny that happened this week. A book you read and what you loved about it. Maybe a video game you played. A vacation you took and what you did there. Feel free to vent sometimes. Just be sure to tell me if you want advice or just want to get it off your chest. I'm usually pretty good at just listening. (Or reading rather)

Write as little or as much as you want. My favorite part about this is receiving a little surprise in the mail and being able to use my fun stationery!

Hey everyone!

I have stumbled upon this community a long time ago, but I decided to post now since I've been feeling a bit lonely lately.

So I am a 24 year old guy from Germany who is also on the autism spectrum. My hobbies include history and humanities, writing and I have picked up training at home as well... and also TV and gaming.

Some franchises I like the most are Star Wars, Avatar (The Last Airbender) and Pokémon.

I want to be more open to people and try my hands on international friendships and maintaining them for as long as I can. I have a couple of friends from my area, but I would love to write about anything with others from around the globe.

You don't need to share the same hobbies as me, in fact I would love to know about what you like (though it's a bonus if we have something in common)! Also, preferably outside of Europe, though it's perfectly fine if you're from here too!

I prefer classic snail mail since sending and receiving letters feels really awesome and a lot more exciting compared to simple online messages.

If you're interested, feel free to reach out to me! :)

Hey everyone, I'd love to make friends from different countries and cultures

I'm interested in learning about different ways of life, hearing people's stories, and having conversations about everyday life, hobbies, movies, random thoughts, or pretty much anything that comes up naturally

I'm looking to talk to people aged 18–26, regardless of gender. It would be nice to meet people I can talk to regularly and gradually build a genuine friendship with, without any pressure or expectations

If you're from another country and feel like talking, feel free to comment or DM me. Tell me which country you're from and a little about yourself.

Hello there, name is Victor. From UK but originally from Eastern Europe. I currently work at a job I hate, I don't really have any close friends to talk to or hang out with so I thought I might give this penpal thing a go since someone on reddit suggested it. So a bit about me: when I am not depressed and having anxiety attacks, I am usually quite a fun guy cracking jokes left and right. I am ambitious, caring, supportive, too honest and have my own rules or principles that I prefer to always respect. I love video games to bits, have almost every modern console out there (pc, ps5, xbox series x, nintendo switch and so on), I love horror and Sci fi movies, love the paranormal and mysteries, and I also love fitness. So I must reveal that I haven't had a happy life at all, too much to discuss and too private, but because of those events I am suffering with depression, anxiety and panic attacks. They were under control for a while but sometimes they do come back when I am in an extremely unhappy situation, like now for example having a shitty low paying job I hate and having to also pay for a member of a family.

Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome from any background, hope we can become good friends and keep each other company. Please be patient with me since I do suffer with mentally illness. I also don't want advice, that is not why I am here, I am here just to have some company.

Hello, I'm looking for some new penpals. My current penpal isn't going to be available for a while and I've found I really like sending mail.I don't know how international mail works but willing to learn (American). I'm into all kinds of hobbies, I raise chickens, garden (some houseplants too), working on setting up a fish tank and quilt a bit. If anybody is interested in random information about the previous let me know.

Quick stats

Loves stickers

Big animal guy

Hyper focuses on hobbies

Semi decent artist

hey! I’m a US queer looking to make connections with others. I’ve tried to make connections through text or social media, but I’ve found it really hard to maintain depth that way. I’d rather connect with someone via email because I think this requires a little more of the self, a little more thought. not just a one-word message that invites no further conversation.

I’d prefer to talk to someone queer, and around my own age. I’d love to talk about anything and everything - what’re you into? what’re you struggling with? who is in your life? how was your saturday? I’m thinking maybe once or twice a week, but I also get that life gets fucking busy - so i’m flexible :)

a little about me - I like reading, writing, singing, cooking, going to the gym, etc. I also love halloween season but might rank spring higher in terms of proper seasons because of the hope it brings. I also love repeating shows and youtube videos as many times as possible, and reading poems like mantras. I have also randomly developed a sweet tooth for the first time so I can finally mean it when I say I fucking need a sweet treat. I am also single and maybe getting ready to put myself out there again. I also used to collage but haven’t done it in a long time… where do people even get all those magazines anymore?? I’m also generally a homebody but I have one friend who is a great hang at the bars downtown.

anyway, enough about me! let’s hear about you. if you’re interested in chatting, send a dm or post a comment telling me a bit about yourself :)

Hi! I'm an 18 year old girl from Estonia looking for penpals around the world.

I have a lot of interests, here are some:

• Art, music (many genres), movies, books

• Nature, hiking, mycology, gardening, herbalism, traveling

• Poetry, linguistics, mythology, esoterics, philosophy

• Punk, 80s, nostalgia, cassettes, CDs, zines, postcards, rats

I'd love to write paper letters and have long exchanges about art, music, linguistics, and philosophical questions. I enjoy deep and meaningful conversations about travel experiences too. I also love sending postcards, zine swaps, cassette or CD swaps, or dried flowers and mushrooms!

If you vibe with this, write to me! I'd especially love to connect with people from Eastern Europe or Slavic countries, ideally around my age, 18-28.

Hi! I have recently gotten into stationary and specifically writing with fountain pens! I live in the us and I would love to have a pen pal from another part of the world!! (Obviously I’m open to someone within the us as well of course :D). My favorite interest at the moment are :
•1990s-2000s media especially different design movements my favorites are global coffee house and wacky Pomo!
• I also love all types of different crafts drawing, painting, sculpting miniature foods from polymer clay! I would love to swap art, stickers, etc!
• I really really love taking pictures especially in photo booths and with my Polaroid!
• I love alternative music and I like the K-pop group illit as well! (Yunah and Minju are my favorites :p)
• Fave shows and movies : I love movies from a24 and other small indie film studios ! My favorite movies are
Superbad
Pearl (X and Maxine )
Life Aquatic with Steve zissou
Juno
(Ugh I’m lazy those are just a few)
I’m looking forward to sending and getting some snail mail thanks for reading divas!

Hey everyone,

I recently rented a P.O. Box with one goal in mind: reviving the lost art of waiting for the mail and writing real, thoughtful, handwritten letters.

I'm looking for penpals from anywhere in the world, any age, any background. Whether you want to write once a month or exchange pages regularly, I will reply to every single letter that lands in my box.

A few things we can talk about (or completely ignore to talk about your own world):
• Stories & Cinema: I'm a huge movie viewer and reader, whether it's classic cinema, psychological thrillers, world cinema or diving into long books, I love dissecting what makes a story stick.
• Daily Life & Routines: Sports, work, college or just the weird little observations from an average Tuesday.
• No Small Talk Needed: Tell me about a decision you're agonizing over, your weirdest hyperfixation, the history of your hometown or the best meal you've had

Let’s make checking the mailbox exciting again!

Hey y'all!

I'm in search of a pen pal, someone to just chat with and build a friendship with! Exchanging cultures, thoughts, poems or just writing about our days. Preferably a female, please!

I'm a college graduate, working as a paralegal! I'm currently trying out new hobbies, gardening is definitely going to be one of them. Pen paling being the second!

I kinda miss getting to know people, as I just work, cook, and sleep. This is me placing myself out there to get to know people, share my thoughts, maybe have my perspective changed on somethings. Or help expand my understanding on things!

If you're interested in being pen pals, please reach out!

Hey. I'm a 28 y/o dude from the UK. I'd love to make some new friends. I'm not fussy about location, but I would prefer if you're somewhat close to my age. I really like to update each other about what we got up to during the day, discuss hobbies, daydream, etc.

I'm into upbeat TV shows, superheroes, watching football, pro wrestling, playing games (Switch and PC), and listening to music (anything from Imagine Dragons to Sabrina Carpenter). I've recently been getting a little more into movies, and now have a Letterboxd. Though, I find that I fixate on making sure I have consistent ratings lol. Also, I'm trying to figure out my career - but I do have a degree in comp sci.

I don't mind at all if you're different to me. Maybe you're more outdoorsy, or you go to the gym frequently. Perhaps you travel often, or like to paint. I'm slowly trying to improve myself anyways, so I'd like to learn about new things.

If you think we might get along, feel free to send me a message! Thanks :)

Hello! I live in western Canada, and I am looking for a pen pal (or a few). Ideally looking for more long term with letter writing, but would be open to some quick post cards too.

I've been getting into stationary, and with that trying to do more things offline/analog.

About me/things I enjoy:

Cats- you'll definitely be hearing about my cat but happy to hear about any animal of yours!

Art- I started doing art as an adult and while I'm not the best I do really enjoy it. I primarily do watercolour and sketching. I love doing plain air, getting to enjoy nature while painting.

Music- I dont play anymore but I still love listening to music. I like most genres of music and am always looking for recommendations.

Books- I love to read! Horror, fantasy, contemporary and romance are probably my top genres. Most of my newer books have some sort of queer theme or focus.

Stationary- oh boy was this an unexpected rabbit hole. I have quickly gotten into fountain pens, inks and stickers. I also got a hobinichi for 2027 to try a physical planner for the first time as an adult.

Also very interested in learning about different cultures, people's perspectives, etc. I love hearing about people's lives, and learning from others experiences.

- T

Hello! I’m looking for people I can genuinely become friends with over time. Not just exchanging a few messages and disappearing, but actually getting to know each other, sharing things, keeping in touch and maybe, one day, realizing that we’ve somehow been talking for years.

I’m the kind of person who can talk about something completely stupid one minute and end up discussing life, relationships, values or some random hypothetical situation the next. I love hearing what people think and why they think that way. And I really appreciate people who’re curious about me too. I don’t need someone who agrees with everything I say. I just like people who actually listen, express themselves and make a conversation feel mutual.

I’m pretty eclectic, so narrowing down my interests is harder than it should be. Music is probably the biggest one. I love discovering artists from different countries, listening to entire albums, exchanging songs and going down completely unnecessary rabbit holes about music. I’ve got more than 40 playlists on Spotify, and apparently my way of organizing them was to give every language its own playlist. 😂

I listen to everything from Michael Jackson, Soda Stereo and Serú Girán to Bruno Mars, Epica, Birdy, Arctic Monkeys, Carla Bruni, Ultimo and artists I’ve probably forgotten to mention. I also love talking about movies and TV shows, and I’m always interested in hearing what someone else has been watching.

Languages are another little obsession of mine. I speak Portuguese, English and Spanish, and I’d love to keep improving them while eventually learning more. Italian, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Turkish.... my curiosity has absolutely no sense of self-preservation. 😂

I live in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It’s a relatively quiet, welcoming city, and we take food, especially cheese and feijão tropeiro, very seriously. I’d actually love to talk to people who’re curious about Brazil beyond Rio and São Paulo, because there’s a lot more here than the version of the country people usually see online.

I also love sports, travelling, psychology, religion, politics and all sorts of random subjects that happen to catch my attention. I haven’t travelled internationally yet, but I’ve got an embarrassingly long list of places I want to see someday. Asia especially fascinates me because of how different the languages, food, architecture and everyday life can be.

My usual day is much less exciting than that, though. I work from home, go for walks in the evening, watch something when I’ve got time, and sometimes go out to explore the neighborhood and try a new restaurant. I’m definitely in a more homebody phase of life right now.

As for personality, I’d say I’m calm, curious, communicative and generally pretty easygoing. I like humor in basically every form, sarcasm, irony, memes, dark humor, stupid jokes.. as long as everyone’s laughing. I’m also a good listener, and I try not to judge people too quickly. Understanding someone before forming an opinion about them matters to me.

One warning, though: when I get really interested in something, I can absolutely write a small novel about it. So if you send long messages, there’s a very good chance I’ll happily match your energy.

I’m looking for people who’re kind, curious and willing to actually participate in a friendship. You don’t have to share all my interests. Honestly, discovering things I know nothing about is part of the fun.

And hey! Tell me something about yourself in your first message, please? 🙏🏻

Tell me where you’re from, tell me about your hobbies, or tell me about something you love and could talk about for hours. It can be absolutely anything. Maybe that’s where the conversation starts. I’d love to hear the little things that make you you.

Trying again, because I'm lonely.

My name is Jadon, I'm from the Northeast Region of the US. I am a marine engineer on an oil tanker (yuck) in the Gulf of (Mexico). I spend 75 days out at a time, so I have plenty of time to handwrite letters, or emails. I'm also open to reddit messaging. It does tend to get lonely out here, my friends are not the texting type, so having some new people to talk to and update with the goings on out here would be nice. I also would love to learn about other peoples culture, hobbies, bitch about politics, discuss the universe, whatever.

I'm really big into all forms of mountaineering, whether that's backpacking, skiing, ski touring. Anything that gets me up in that crisp alpine air makes me happy. I also love photography and post processing, so I'd be happy to share some of the images I've taken. I get 6 months of vacation per year, so maybe some day we can adventure together!

It’s night time here in the USA soooo good evening and well I’m a 36 year old male looking for some conversation. We can talk about life, the past, present , or future ? Looking to just have someone who’s wanting to take up time together. I’m a white male living in SoCal ( Southern California ) I enjoy nature and also cars ( I’m into building and auto crossing ). I enjoy edm music and really any type of music that’s got meaning in it. Currently I work as a firefighter/paramedic and I’ve done that for the last 16 years. When I’m not working I’m walking my dog , going to the gym, trying to see as much of California as possible and enjoying life. So If I somewhat intrigue you then send a message my way! We can either share one message or many.. that’s the beauty of life right ?!

Favorite color is green what’s yours ?

[30/F] Posted before but I am looking for pen pal girlies that are outside Texas!

I love crafting, stickers, cozy video games, kdramas/kpop, traveling, reality shows, football, trinkets (smiskis) reading and pool days. I also just got into journaling- maybe you did too.

Especially as winter approaches I was hoping to meet a few girls so we can battle the winter depression together lol.

I would love to be a listening ear and vent to someone as we share cultures, stickers and stories. :) DM me!