You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone...

He’s halfway across the world and I feel closer to him than most people.

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

Why would I want to do that, when I have instant messaging? When there are much faster, quicker ways to contact people than wait hours?

I am proud to say that my Mandarin has definitely improved, and I have been able to talk with teenagers from Senegal to Switzerland and Hong Kong.

Наступного місяця ми нарешті подолаємо 320 км, які стоять між нами, і ми нарешті зустрінемося.

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.

I was so happy that I went around the house saying "I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JAPAN"

Тепер у мене також є нова велика мрія купити квиток до Південної Кореї та полетіти до Сеула, щоб зустріти мою чудову споріднену душу!

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

Це сповіщення зробило його щасливим як ніщо інше в його похмурі дні, навіть якщо це означало 19 болісно приємних годин очікування.

She took a plane and drove 200km by car to see... me? Just... me?