Slowly Stories
Penpalships You Can Only Find on Slowly
We spent a pleasant afternoon in downtown Mexico City, walking around Bellas Artes and going to a classic café in the Torre Latinoamericana. A unique experience.
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 talked as easily in real life as we did in the app, wandered around the mall and ate dessert at Dippin’ Dots...
We exchanged a few handwritten letters (until mine was lost in the mail), met a few times to work together in a café or walk along the Seine.
Next month, we’ll finally overcome the 320 km that separate us and meet in person.
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.
She took a plane and drove 200km by car to see... me? Just... me?
We stayed few days together in Zagreb, discovering the city, sharing experiences and adventures...
So, after a week of sending letters in Slowly, he asked me to meet up...