It’s my postcrossingversary! Yes, that’s a word. At least, it was in my congratulatory email from Postcrossing. I’ve been “making the world a better place one postcard at a time” for two years now. It’s probably time for an explanation and review for those of you who don’t know what Postcrossing is and what a postcrosser like me does. About the time I started writing My Cup of Cocoa, I also signed up at Postcrossing. The website enables users from all around the world to send postcards to other users (known as postcrossers). This is done in a random way. Read More
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6 Months of Postcrossing: 64 Postcards and Counting
Back in November, I wrote a post about my adventures with Postcrossing. It’s been six months since I signed up to be a Postcrosser at Postcrossing.com. It has been so much fun and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves snail mail, postcards, stamps, or learning about people and world cultures. It would also be a great project for teachers and their students. I wanted to share an update on my experiences. What is Postcrossing? Postcrossing is an online project started in 2005. The founder, a man named Paulo Magalhaes, is from Portugal. He loved receiving Read More
Connecting the World One Postcard at a Time
A few months ago, I joined www.postcrossing.com. I heard about it through one of my favorite Facebook groups (Bullet Journal Junkies). In short, postcrossing is a way to connect with other people all around the world through good old-fashioned snail mail. Some people do it because they collect postcards or stamps. Some people do it because they like to get real mail. I signed up because I thought it would be a great way to see how small the world is, although getting real mail is nice too. What is Postcrossing? The basics of postcrossing are, first, you sign up Read More