For the first time I didn't feel alone, even though I was alone at home.

Thanks to the amazing people I’ve met here, I’ve curated a Spotify playlist with songs from over 100 different countries.

We talked as easily in real life as we did in the app, wandered around the mall and ate dessert at Dippin’ Dots...

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.

Of course, sociophobia didn't go anywhere, but it became easier to live with it.

I have fallen for her letters before even knowing her real name, or before seeing her face, a picture, through her letters I had seen what matters: her soul.

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

He came to my city and we met and spent one of the best weeks in my life. He became one of my best friends.

It is wonderful to make friends from a completely different part of the World and to see their country through their eyes.

Now I also have a big new dream to buy a ticket to South Korea and fly to Seoul to meet my awesome soulmate!

Each letter were songs, stories, interesting questions and interesting nicknames developed into a beautiful friendship.