He introduced me to Slowly and told me if you're afraid to say things to your family, you should probably be fine to talk about it to a stranger.

In this platform, you can share and encourage everything in life with each other, no matter of race, gender or age.

Like many other users of Slowly, I'm sure, I have always longed to make deeper connections with people.

It was about assimilating events and the consequent transformations in my life.

Mimo, że on jest pół świata dalej, czuję, że jest mi bliższy, niż większość ludzi.

It was so fascinating to hear about the differences between the culture and structure of our lives.

Just as I made sending letters through Slowly a fundamental part of my routine, I also learned to listen to my penpals.

Dlaczego miałabym to robić, skoro komunikatory umożliwiają natychmiastowe wysłanie odpowiedzi.

I received a letter, from Syria, not knowing then how much it would change my life the following year.

Jako nastolatka, która dorastała w wieku określonym przez technologię i social media, nie wyobrażałam sobie czekać na odpowiedź cały dzień.

Next month, we’ll finally overcome the 320 km that separate us and meet in person.

Remembering a song by, maybe, the biggest singer from Argentina, José Larralde, he said: "I’ve been through all the world, in the same place..."