Slowly Stories
Penpalships You Can Only Find on Slowly
I loved 'talking' to Nick because I can write whatever I want without feeling pressured.
I can visit amazing places and talk to people without having to leave my room.
It feels like getting a real letter, even though it's on a phone.
Simply put, it is like a library where I can read the whole world.
Because of you, I have 2 friends, one fluent with whom I share with all my trust and soul and another with whom I have to force myself a little.
Unforeseen encounter in the midst of a global pandemic: A story on how I met my best friend twice.
We talked as easily in real life as we did in the app, wandered around the mall and ate dessert at Dippinโ Dots...
He lives just 10 minutes from my apartment! Can you believe it?! I have never meet him...
It left me feeling so uninspired to reach out to anyone else, until โ Just when I least expected it, I had an incoming letter from Iran.
We exchanged a few handwritten letters (until mine was lost in the mail), met a few times to work together in a cafรฉ or walk along the Seine.
I am feeling emotions I haven't experienced in a long time. We share things we love and try to appreciate the things we don't.
Earth can be a scary, chaotic place, but it feels more like home when you know there are people thousands of miles away who are willing to face the challenges here with you.