Safety first because this is going to be the one reason why you download Slowly.

They have helped me to understand about my own cultural identity – my way of thinking, my way of life. I am a third-generation Nikkei from São Paulo.

Later on, I met three penpals who became very important in my life.

I was anxious and nervous in the beginning, but now I am willing to trust this friendship with all of my heart.

This girl two thousand kilometers away, who just wrote to me, a total stranger, here on Slowly, became such a big part of my everyday life.

In Russia it is so hard to find someone, who could understand you and you would talk freely, without any fears!

到目前為止，經過時間的流逝，留下來繼續和我通信的人真的很少，但我們的話題開始能延伸、能深入，不再是當初嗨你好的那種客套話…

這裡就好像一個微縮的小世界，有人來，有人走，有人會給你留下一些什麼…

I want to share some glimpses of my new found friendship, thanks to this wonderful app.

I never expected such lively and diverse conversations, which constantly break down stereotypes that I have about other countries.

Thinking about how we probably would never meet in any other occasions, if not for Slowly, makes me wonder how did fate set this up?

I took off my mask and for the first time I ever tried to be honest.