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

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.

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!

And I was able not only to befriend people from a different country than mine, which is Argentina, but also with some people who speak my same language, Spanish, and who are close to me, in near cities.

...hasta ese momento no sabia que aquella app me cambiaría el día, la semana, el año y podría decir que la vida.

I never expected such lively and diverse conversations, which constantly break down stereotypes that I have about other countries.

Thinking about how we probably would never meet in any other occasions, if not for Slowly, makes me wonder how did fate set this up?

I took off my mask and for the first time I ever tried to be honest.