Ik had niet verwacht dat iemand ooit tegen me zou praten zoals mijn eerste penvriend me schreef.

Slowly showed me that you don't have to leave home to know the world, and people.

These days we were unable to stop exchanging letters, I learned a lot about where he lives, his culture and his people even from the smallest thing.

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.

我希望我可以一直寫一直寫。寫到我老;寫到我被這個世界遺忘的那一天!

I related so much since I just had a "what if" moment then and was feeling rather melancholic.

Safety first because this is going to be the one reason why you download Slowly.

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.

Later on, I met three penpals who became very important in my life.

I was anxious and nervous in the beginning, but now I am willing to trust this friendship with all of my heart.

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.

In Russia it is so hard to find someone, who could understand you and you would talk freely, without any fears!