When someone replied, I could always tell they were happy I wrote them a letter.

I can visit amazing places and talk to people without having to leave my room.

While I was feeling stuck on the traffic of instant messages, SLOWLY showed me clearly another vibrant dimension of networking with people.

It was then that I realised why people used this app. It was the wait that made it worth it.

You do not have to be worried about being judged or misinterpreted at all. Everyone is so welcoming and accepting.

I could totally talk about stuffs that no other souls have ever heard from me.

I could open up and my insecurities of fitting in were understood with curious encouragement.

私たちはリアルライフでもアプリの中でも同じように話し、モールをぶらぶらし、Dippin’ Dotsでデザートを食べました...

Letters are not for everyone. I had sent letters to my friends on their birthdays and they have, without fail, never written back.

地球は恐ろしい、混沌とした場所かもしれませんが、数千マイル離れた場所に、ここでの課題に立ち向かう準備ができた人々がいることを知ると、より家のように感じます。

Of course, sociophobia didn't go anywhere, but it became easier to live with it.

彼女の本名を知る前に、顔を見る前に、写真を見る前に、私は彼女の手紙に恋に落ちました。彼女の手紙を通して、私は重要なものを見ました。