When I listened to her sweet, soft voice speaking lovely Persian words to me from across the world, it melted my heart.

Hij is 60 jaar ouder dan ik, en toch kunnen we nog steeds dingen vinden waar we het over eens zijn en die we kunnen delen.

It is difficult to keep a long-term pen pal relationship, that’s why I am very lucky.

I believe that I taught 'Merhaba' word at Turkish language to at least 30 people. It means hello.

Just like many other female citizen of third world country, I was treated like convicting any shameful act.

We stayed few days together in Zagreb, discovering the city, sharing experiences and adventures...

So, after a week of sending letters in Slowly, he asked me to meet up...

Without realizing, I got the “Serious writer” stamp for achieving 100 sent out letters...

Op sommige dagen stond ik zelfs om 5 uur 's morgens al op om zijn brief te beantwoorden, opdat we ieder uur van de dag konden benutten en twee rondes in 24 uur konden maken.

I have made two best friends that I will never forget nor lose contact with.

They have helped me to understand about my own cultural identity – my way of thinking, my way of life. I am a third-generation Nikkei from São Paulo.

This girl two thousand kilometers away, who just wrote to me, a total stranger, here on Slowly, became such a big part of my everyday life.