Beautiful dancer from Thailand

There was a postcrosser who was looking for birthday cards, so I sent her one. In exchange, she was able to send me a card of a typical dancer in Thailand. I have always found their intricate costumes so charming and beautiful. Thanks for the wonderful swap!

Algerian tea

I received a wonderful card depicting a tradition with mint tea in Algeria. The description (shown in the pictures) made me intrigued with the card, so I picked it to be sent from Algeria. What a great addition to my collection. Thanks, Riyad!

Mail from Democratic Republic of the Congo!

Hello! Today I received a lonesome piece of mail. It traveled all the way from the Congo to my mailbox! I am excited to get this piece of mail since it has traveled so far and through so much. The painting was made by an artist, so it gives me a local perspective of the landscape. This was re-sent after the first batch of cards sent from the Democratic Republic of th Congo is believed to be lost. Thank you, Jitendra!

Great news! Furry card from Germany.

Hello!

After my first card sadly got lost somewhere between Germany and the US, Laura agreed to send me another fake fur card from Germany! She was kind enough to resend it after I have patiently waited 2 months for it. She sent it at the same time as the foam card, so the whereabouts remain a mystery. Thanks, Laura!

postcard from Sri Lanka

I received this card many weeks ago from a friend who traveled to Sri Lanka for her birthday weekend. She tells me that Sri Lanka was very humid, but very beautiful and inexpensive. I hope to swing by there or to India while in Dubai, so hopefully I can also enjoy the beaches. Thanks for the card, Patricia!

Surprise from Honduras

A good friend of mine lives in Guatemala and makes occasional trips to Honduras. Honduras is a hard to get country, so she gets a high number of requests whenever she goes. As always, I wish her safe travels to wherever she goes and hope she gets to go to many new places soon! Thanks, Ale!

Cards from Denmark

Hi Hans! I hope you have stuck around long enough to see your cards on my blog! My deepest apologies! But here are the beautiful cards Hans has sent me in the past few weeks. Hans got in touch with me after he saw my name on a blog for a lottery. It was completely unexpected, but I am glad we swapped. Thanks for the swaps, Hans! I also love the beautiful stamps he sent along with the cards! I have seen the little mermaid statue and it was such a cool little landmark. Denmark was a great country to visit as well!

Magnet card from China

I received a lovely card from a chinese opera - and it is a magnet! Very cool, it is a lot lighter than I thought it would be! It is very flexible and does indeed stick to the fridge. Very cool card to have in my collection. Thanks, Irene!

Cats from Lincolnshire, UK

I got this fun card from the UK. It's cats having a sort of tea time. I chose this card over a few others that Wei had of landmarks. I regret nothing. Thanks for the swap, Wei!

Welcome to July!

Apologies to all my readers (or reader) for the delay! I have actually not set up any new swaps either because of a hectic workload. The good thing is that I get great overtime! The bad is that my postcard hobby has slowed down majorly. Right now, I am averaging 1 swap a week, and it's mainly people on postcrossing.com approaching me with offers. I send a few through the official site now and then, but I am behind on my goal of 10/month through postcrossing official. Now that I have transitioned to a full-time position, I cherish my free time much more!

Not by coincidence, I did not write during the world cup. I was ecstatic when Germany won against Argentina. I did a swap shortly after their win with someone in Germany, and they were able to send me a world cup (Weltmeister) stamp. This 3D card also has the coats of arms of the federal states (Bundesländer) in Germany. Can you recognize any? Thanks for the wonderful card, Hanna!