When I write letters here to people around the world, I feel like I don't have any trouble with my disorders.

I choose to be kind - and I think we all should

Watching your pen pal come to life, and materialize into the friend you’ve learned so much about, is the most sentimental and surreal feeling ever.

We all want to find someone we can talk to. With that, we want to be the truest versions of ourselves.

Chronic illness can make people feel alone, but online communities let us know, somebody cares.

One can most definitely make real and meaningful connections despite the distance or having a different cultural background.

For me, the small act of downloading an app with such a unique idea completely changed my life in a spectacular way...

My Slowly story was actually an app I downloaded to improve my English.

I always had them when I felt down and when I felt happy, and I too was with them, all of us following each others' journey.

As a journalist, I love getting to know more about people and how they experience life. Slowly, however, allowed me to go beyond what I expected.

I'm no longer afraid of being rejected by people because I know there will always be someone who will accept me for who I am, no matter how bad my flaws and imperfections might be.

For the majority of my life, I felt isolated. I felt estranged from my peers at school and I even felt estranged from my family.