Monday, August 25, 2014

Cards from Denmark

Hello Hans and readers!

I got two more wonderful cards from Hans. He tells me that sending cards is quite expensive in Denmark, and I am very glad he reached out to me for swaps. The first card is from a distillery in his hometown of Horsens. The second one is of a postman in his hometown as well. He tells me that the postmen used to buy their own bicycles in order to distribute the mail efficiently. Glad things are better now! Thanks again, Hans!



Wonderful gift from Ghana

Hello everyone!

A few weeks ago, someone named Hardy from Ghana was disappointed that a lot of people in the postcard swapping community had a huge mistrust for swappers there. He went on a good-will crusade to prove otherwise. He kept his word and sent (I heard around 100) postcards wanting nothing in return except to be a good citizen of the earth, peace, and to be kind to others. Thank you Hardy and I give all of you this piece of advice: if you are having a bad day, assume others are having one worse than you. You'd be surprised how many people go through daily battles without showing signs of fatigue or battle scars. Work hard, be nice.



shaped card from Bulgaria

Hello everyone!
Last week I received a shaped card from Bulgaria. I have two other blank cards, but wanted one sent from there. It is a very lovely card with traditional clothing. Thanks for the swap, Samantha!


Monday, August 18, 2014

Card from Saint Martin (French side)

A friend of mine was lucky enough to travel to Saint Martin (French side) out in the caribbean. There are two sides, a French and a Dutch side (Sint Maartin), both still commonwealth states. I got this card when I was in Germany, so it was great to receive mail from time to time. Thanks, Sandra!


Card from Serbia

I was able to get this beautiful card from a teacher that needed help with a classroom project. It was the first card I received from Serbia, but I am just sharing it now! Note: I have a huge backlog of cards, so I updated when I can. Some are more recent than others, but my hope is to upload one from each country! 

Serbia also used to be a part of former Yugoslavia and is in eastern Europe. As always, it's my hope to visit, since it looks like a very nice country!




7 wonders of the world: the great wall of China

I have two goals while swapping cards: one is to get any mosque cards or religious temples (funny given my views), and the other is to collect the 7 wonders of the world. So far I have about 3-4 (I will have to send myself Chichen Itza while i'm in Mexico!)  Hopefully I get to meet or talk to someone in my missing countries and countries that have the wonders! I got this card from a swap a few years ago. I believe this person was collecting cards for his girlfriend for her birthday. He was kind enough to send me one of the great wall. Thanks again!


Card from the Guernsey post!

I was very lucky to get the card from the Guernsey post that they issued for postcrossing! Hopefully this was able to promote more people to join the site, so we all don't have to bug the few users there. Thanks, Jessica!



Sunday, August 10, 2014

Throwback to Sweden

Hello!

Here is another throwback to Sweden! I have a finnish pen pal (we have been keeping in touch for over 8 years!) and she was thoughtful enough to send me some cards while she was traveling in Sweden in 2008. I hope we still keep in touch for many more years. Thanks Eeva!



Summer throwback: Greece

This card is a throwback from last summer, when my friend Chelle went to Greece for a holiday. She shares that she put her outgoing cards in a mailbox that didn't look like it was checked often, but fortunately the card made its way to me (and other new owners). Thanks for the beautiful card, Chelle!





3D card from Venezia

I received a few batches of 3D cards in a trade from a fellow postcrosser. Some of them were cards of Venice from Carnival. My friend Katie was fortunate enough to visit and enjoy Venice. I gave her this card so that she could sent it to me from there. It was exciting to see my card again in my postbox. Thanks, Katie!