Monday, June 23, 2014

Selamat from Brunei!

Selamat!

Today I feature a card I got from Brunei! Brunei is a small country amongst Indonesia and Malaysia. 
This card features one of the most memorable landmarks,  the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque. The dome is indeed made of pure gold. There is a boat in front of the mosque which makes it seem like it's floating on water. Thanks, Saedah!

Mosque card from Turkey

Hello everyone!

Today, I also feature I card I won from a contest about why Turkey would be a great place to visit. I won this card because I wrote how great it would be to see the mish mash of cultures, east meets west, and the stories I've heard about the locals being so kind. Houston also opened a major hub for Turkish Airlines, so it is very tempting to book a flight there!


Canan sent this great card. It's absolutely beautiful, thanks again!


Almost 20 days, but not three weeks! Featuring: I like to move it, a card from Madagascar.

Hello everyone!

I started a new job earlier this month (full time) so now I have very little time for swaps! I enjoyed being underemployed for as long as I was, but it's time to get on a stepping stone for the rest of my career. Anyway, in that time period, I received many wonderful cards. It's been three weeks and i'm now getting the hang of balancing work/life. The next few posts will be of cards I have received, mostly from hard to get countries, but I will get to the pretty ones from common countries soon!

Today's card came from Madagascar! I got really lucky one time because the sender (Haya) had not received any cards from the USA and she was looking for her missing countries. I was actually up at 4am (there are sometimes when I get woken up really easily, anyone else get that too? I think it might be between REM cycles, who knows). I agreed to swap and got an awesome shaped card! I also love lemurs, and they are endemic to Madagascar. Thanks again, Haya!



Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Mail from Qatar

Another addition to my Middle East collection came in today! This card came in from Qatar and features the olympic rings for hosting the Asian games, and the Aspire tower in the background. Great view, thanks for the card, Ivy!


Sunny postcard from Sri Lanka

Hello!

I was lucky enough to receive a card from Sri Lanka! I was contacted by someone on the postcrossing official site for a swap. Shimla mentioned she was new to swapping, so it was great to help someone out by expanding their collection. Thanks a million, Shimla! This is my first postcard from Sri Lanka, and I am expecting another one soon!