I tried making some of the foods my pen pals shared with me, from Indian Jalebi, Brazilian Goiabada, Japanese sakura jelly, and Korean kimchi—let’s just say my attempts weren’t perfect, but definitely fun.

In writing to someone else, we begin to meet ourselves more clearly, not as who we think we should be, but as who we really are.

I had the luck to get to know so many amazing minds since then. Some of them changed the way how I used to see certain things...

It’s hard to believe that a relatively peaceful virtual ecosystem like this one exists in the current day...

I had not, up to that point, received such a unique piece of correspondence, and it sure made its mark on my personal experience.

I can’t tell why this word “hopeless romantic” can give me such a strong feeling that even kept me awaking during the nights...

Some conversations have allowed me to learn something new or interesting about the world or even about myself...

I am convinced that letters can have a very special magic for people.

Maria’s letters and passion have then sparked my interest in baking recipes and ignited my passion for baking.

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

I’ve been using Slowly since October 2018, when preparing a post-graduation course applying New Technologies to English Language Teaching.

We did a small collaboration with a little bit of free time we had. I drew us as a cartoon bear and an owl, and she colored it in as a surprise.