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

Não posso viajar e ver o mundo sozinho, mas com a ajuda do Slowly e de tantos usuários incríveis, posso visitar lugares incríveis e conversar com as pessoas sem precisar sair do meu quarto. Significa muito para mim.

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.

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

A Terra pode ser um lugar assustador e caótico, mas se torna mais como um lar quando você sabe que há pessoas a milhares de milhas de distância dispostas a enfrentar os desafios aqui com você.

Claro que a fobia social não se foi, mas se tornou mais fácil viver com ela.

Me apaixonei pelas cartas dela antes mesmo de saber seu verdadeiro nome ou de ver seu rosto; através de suas cartas, vi o que importa: sua alma.

I've never had an easy time making friends, feeling much more comfortable talking through the computer screen or cell phone.