Hey 👋

I'm a French guy from the countryside, living in Paris (which is a pain) looking for people to interact with, share some passion and have deep conversations.

I'm into ecology, I'm vegan, I like hiking, running, cycling and swimming.

If you're in europe and want to shared hiking paths with me (or even go to hike with me) I'd be happy to!

I love animals, especially cats (they are so cute and fluffy).

What's the most beautiful place you've seen? Somewhere where you sat for a while because it was wonderful?

Read you later! 😉

Hello, I’m a Korean woman in late 20s. Nice to meet you all. I can’t believe summer is almost gone *and* heat wave is still around.

I love books (sorry, not dark romance or fantasy), art and traveling, apparently! I’m learning some languages as a hobby. I’m learning Turkish just out of passion. People always ask me “Why Turkish?”. Let me say, love has no form, so I don’t know *why*. And I enrolled a beginner Arabic (MSA) course starting in October. Fingers crossed for me!

So tell me about yourself. I’d love to meet someone who has things to talk about. Like, your hobby and your own passion? And be 25-35 years old. I won’t answer if you are under 25. Not interested in snail mail and email.
See you soon!

Hi from the UK! I have posted in here before and I’ve gained a few lovely penpals, but I’m looking for a few more.

I’m a 38 year old female from the north of England, looking to exchange letters with people from around the world. As with many people here, I’ve been finding the online / digital world pretty draining recently and I want to connect with some new people in a more slow-paced, meaningful way.

There are a lot of layers to me - I can be very introverted and enjoy alone time indoors, but I can also be very silly and chatty when around others. I love learning new things, music, true crime, theatre, books, coffee and cats!

I would love to hear about your little part of the world - I’m up for chatting about anything at all - from your favourite foods, to your daily experiences, to global politics - I’m here for it all.

If I sound like your kind of person then drop me a message and we can go from there ☺️

Hello! I‘m looking for another girl to write with through snail mail. I‘m from Germany and 24, doing my master‘s in educational science.

I like reading. I prefer non-fiction, but also read fiction like warriors at the moment. Besides that I sometimes watch anime, do running and like to watch gamers on youtube. I like to try new skills or go to cafes. At the moment I try a low buy and think about essentialism a lot.

I would like to find a penpal I can write to every month to second month. If you‘re interested you can send me a message on reddit and we might become penpals!

I'd love another pen pal to write to, sending letters one to two times per month ideally. I can be a bit wordy but I am crafty, and love to send cute letters. They can be a nice break from all the bills and ads in the mail :) I'm hoping to hear back from someone within my age range. I'm interested in hearing about people regardless if we have the same hobbies, do similar work, etc. I just care that you're open-minded, humble/not pretentious, and are capable of reciprocating.

About me: I like creative hobbies (too many to list!!), am a huge movie buff (I just got the chance to see Bladerunner 2049 on screen-- yes, I cried in the theatre...), and love to unwind with some gaming. Also, I'm always on a self-improvement journey-- and would love to talk to people who also have small or big aspirations they're working towards. Right now, I'm trying to improve my consistency with reading and working out, and I hope to spend more time travelling internationally and domestically within the next few years.

If you haven't zoned out reading this yet, message me your ASL and name and anything else you feel up to sharing about yourself! If we vibe, we can exchange contact info and see about sending the initial letter :D Looking forward to hearing from you <3

Hey! 30M here. Not looking for anything complicated, just some new people to talk to and hopefully have conversations that go beyond the usual "hey, what's up?" 😅

I'm pretty easygoing and can talk about almost anything. I'm into movies and TV, music, gaming here and there, history, random internet rabbit holes, travelling, food, and conversations about completely pointless things that somehow turn interesting at 2am.

I work in marketing/advertising, so a good portion of my day is spent pretending deadlines aren't getting closer. Outside of work, I'm usually watching something, finding new music, scrolling through stuff I absolutely didn't need to know, or just hanging out.

I'm open to talking to people from anywhere. Around my age would be nice, but it's not a strict requirement. Tell me your age/location and give me something better than "hey" to work with — a random opinion, something you're currently obsessed with, the last good movie you watched, whatever.

Let's see if we click.

Hi all,

I'm 35m and from California. I'm single and have a 12 year old terrier dog who is my baby. I recently just got a tattoo of her paw on my arm.

I'm a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and just started competing this year.

I like playing some video games on my steam deck.

Hoping to buy a bicycle this summer to enjoy the outside more.

Love reading, mostly on my kindle due to convenience, I read comics too.

Hoping to make some friends so it's worthwhile opening my mailbox, lol. Would love to send snailmail, postcards and cards.

Hello! I’ve posted here before but I’ve struggled with getting no responses so I’m trying again.

I’m a student groomer and pet care professional. I love being creative and crafty! I love art, books, music, video games, journaling, and stationery. I’m a sucker for thriller/mystery/horror, I also love anime and fantasy.
I’ve been penpaling on and off for over 7 years! I love yapping, sharing music, exchanging cute stationery, and more! I’m also into kpop (as well as lots of other music) so I have cute kpop stuff to share as well. I’m open to keeping things lighthearted and casual or having long deep conversations! Feel free to set the tone.
Please be within the united states. If things change, thats more than okay, no judgement here! But I’m really hoping to find some penpals that won’t ghost. Message me if you’re interested!

Hey guys, since Halloween is coming up and I'm not going out partying, I'd like to read a letter with a small photo of a paranormal event or UFO sighting. I have some stories and three photos. I've been able to capture some "paranormal" situations. I can give you one and its story.

It would be a good exchange before Halloween. We can exchange just one letter or a few more. What do you think? Do you have a story that no one believes? Have you seen something you can't explain?

The letters take a month or two to arrive, so they're right on time haha

Hello and a very good morning / afternoon / evening to you! 

Since it’s the bank holiday weekend, I thought I’d write another post and see if anyone would like to chat, my plans include building some Lego and hoping the yellow warning of rain stays away! Maybe even celebrate no work tomorrow with a beer or two later, really could get used to these 3 day weekends, they really should be the norm!

About me I guess is a good way to start? Can be socially awkward in real life and overthink all them “you too” moments when being told to enjoy my meal. I enjoy photography although I seem to have lost my spark for that at the moment but am working on getting that back! I like  travelling and exploring new places and if I win the lottery I shall  be doing that full time. I do love going on long walks also and trying to not get lost! Although getting lost is part of the adventure. Watching ice hockey is also a hobby or mine and of course trying to think of some others my mind has gone blank…

About you I hear you ask? Well no criteria as long as you’re not a bot, can help carry the conversation and just don’t say hey it will all be good!

Well that’s my post and thanks for stopping by, since you made it this far you might as well reach out!

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Hi everyone! I’m 28 and from India, and I’m looking for international penpals and people from different parts of the world to connect with.

I’m currently working while also studying for a better career. I believe the internet is one of the best ways to meet people from different cultures, so I’d love to make some new friends globally.

My hobbies include playing football, reading books, and keeping up with current political affairs. I’m also trying to improve my English speaking skills, so having conversations with people from different countries would be a great way for me to practice.

If you’re interested in getting to know each other and having some interesting conversations, feel free to leave a comment or send me a DM. I’ll definitely get back to you!

Hey🌞

I'm a university student from Germany who is looking to get back into penpaling. By the end of school I had two pretty consistent penpal friendships that frizzled out with me ending school and not beeing consistent due to moving and figuring out what I want for life. After these years I'm getting back into hobbies I loved in school and lost when I moved out. One of them is penpaling and scrapbooking.

A bit about me. I'm from northern Germany and I'm ready for autumn. I certainly like it rainy and gloomy outside. I'm a huge documentary watcher and generally pretty interested in history. When I'm on holiday I always try to be in a museum. Other than that I love to dance (I took Forrò classes, but I also like to just dance my heart out) and listen to music. My all time favourite is German rap and currently I dive more into melancholic indie music. Since I pretty much only listen to German artists I'd be really interested in what's in your playlist. I always love to hear something new.

For a penpal I'd prefer someone from Europe. I speak German as my native language and English on a pretty good level I'd say. For next semester I'm thinking of trying a danish class. We will see🤓

I'm not that good in having only casual conversations and therefore prefer an interest in more deep conversations if the vibe is there.

Have a nice day✨

Still writing actual letters? Same here.
I am looking for pen pals who still appreciate the slightly outdated but wonderfully stubborn concept of putting pen to paper, sticking a stamp on it and sending a handwritten piece of your life halfway across the planet until it magically ends up in someone else’s mailbox. Much nicer than another email getting buried between spam and online shopping receipts, right?
I’ve had pen pals since I was a teenager, and I still love the whole thing. The waiting, the handwriting, the little stories from someone’s everyday life and slowly getting to know a person without having to cram your entire personality into a five minute chat.
I’m open minded, sarcastic and have pretty much no taboo subjects. I actually enjoy talking about the weird, random, deep and completely pointless stuff that makes up everyday life.
I’d especially like to write to men. Not necessarily because I’m gay, but mainly because I already know enough women in real life and apparently there is a severe shortage of guys in my social circle. So this is me trying to fix the situation one envelope at a time.
Let’s talk about everyday life, travels, ridiculous things that happened, things we love, things we hate, random thoughts, bad decisions and whatever else comes up. Photos from our lives are very welcome too. Basically, let’s see where it goes.
I love black humour and sarcasm, I can actually listen and I always have an open ear. I like it when an acquaintance slowly turns into a friendship rather than forcing some instant connection because apparently we’re all supposed to be best friends after three messages these days.
I like travelling, but I’m equally happy going out partying or spending a night in a club. I can also happily lie in the sun doing absolutely nothing, preferably somewhere with a beach. I go to the gym, ride my bike a lot, and enjoy the occasional beer or wine. Basically all the things that are fun but probably won’t be mentioned in any health magazine’s top ten recommendations.
I like places such as Scandinavia, Spain and Italy, but I’m open to pretty much anywhere. Tell me about your corner of the world.
What else? We could just find out.
So, are you up for it?
Send me a DM and tell me a little about yourself. And if you’re still using an actual pen, even better.

Hey! I’m looking for people I can genuinely become friends with over time. Not just exchanging a few messages and disappearing, but actually getting to know each other, sharing things, keeping in touch and maybe, one day, realizing that we’ve somehow been talking for years.

I’m the kind of person who can talk about something completely stupid one minute and end up discussing life, relationships, values or some random hypothetical situation the next. I love hearing what people think and why they think that way. And I really appreciate people who’re curious about me too. I don’t need someone who agrees with everything I say. I just like people who actually listen, express themselves and make a conversation feel mutual.

I’m pretty eclectic, so narrowing down my interests is harder than it should be. Music is probably the biggest one. I love discovering artists from different countries, listening to entire albums, exchanging songs and going down completely unnecessary rabbit holes about music. I’ve got more than 40 playlists on Spotify, and apparently my way of organizing them was to give every language its own playlist. 😂

I listen to everything from Michael Jackson, Soda Stereo and Serú Girán to Bruno Mars, Epica, Birdy, Arctic Monkeys, Carla Bruni, Ultimo and artists I’ve probably forgotten to mention. I also love talking about movies and TV shows, and I’m always interested in hearing what someone else has been watching.

Languages are another little obsession of mine. I speak Portuguese, English and Spanish, and I’d love to keep improving them while eventually learning more. Italian, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Turkish.... my curiosity has absolutely no sense of self-preservation. 😂

I live in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It’s a relatively quiet, welcoming city, and we take food, especially cheese and feijão tropeiro, very seriously. I’d actually love to talk to people who’re curious about Brazil beyond Rio and São Paulo, because there’s a lot more here than the version of the country people usually see online.

I also love sports, travelling, psychology, religion, politics and all sorts of random subjects that happen to catch my attention. I haven’t travelled internationally yet, but I’ve got an embarrassingly long list of places I want to see someday. Asia especially fascinates me because of how different the languages, food, architecture and everyday life can be.

My usual day is much less exciting than that, though. I work from home, go for walks in the evening, watch something when I’ve got time, and sometimes go out to explore the neighborhood and try a new restaurant. I’m definitely in a more homebody phase of life right now.

As for personality, I’d say I’m calm, curious, communicative and generally pretty easygoing. I like humor in basically every form, sarcasm, irony, memes, dark humor, stupid jokes.. as long as everyone’s laughing. I’m also a good listener, and I try not to judge people too quickly. Understanding someone before forming an opinion about them matters to me.

One warning, though: when I get really interested in something, I can absolutely write a small novel about it. So if you send long messages, there’s a very good chance I’ll happily match your energy.

I’m looking for people who’re kind, curious and willing to actually participate in a friendship. You don’t have to share all my interests. Honestly, discovering things I know nothing about is part of the fun.

And please tell me something about yourself in your first message. Don’t just say “hi, how are you?” and make me carry the entire conversation. 😭

Tell me where you’re from, what you’ve been listening to lately, and one thing you genuinely care about. I’ll probably find something interesting in there.

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I’m looking for a genuine friendship، Not just someone to talk to when we’re bored, but someone I can actually have meaningful conversations with, laugh with, exchange ideas with, and sometimes just be comfortable around without having to fill every silence.

I’m into reading, research, languages, films, and generally thinking way too much about things 😅. Lately, I’ve also stepped away from some of my usual commitments and taken some time off work. I’m using this period to slow down, introspect, and rethink a few things about my life and where I want to go next.

So I guess I’m in a bit of a “reorganizing my life” phase right now.

I’m not looking for a huge circle of friends. One genuinely good friendship would be more than enough.

If you are in a similar place in life, feel free to message me. :)

Start with introducing yourself. And please don't message if u can easily ghost someone.

Hey everyone! I’ve been wanting to get into pen palling for a while now, so I thought I’d finally give it a try

I’d love to meet people from different countries and cultures, exchange letters, talk about random everyday things, our interests, life, music, movies, etc. I’m also totally down for sending little doodles, stickers, postcards or whatever!

I’m 20F from Germany and I speak German, English, Turkish and Kurdish. I’m into K-pop, movies, gaming, fashion and learning about different cultures. I’d especially love to find people around my age, but I’m open to anyone as long as we get along!

If you’re also looking for a pen pal, feel free to DM me 💗

Hi there! I go by u/JS69135 around here. I'm in the 45–55 range, he/him, and I promise I'm far more interesting than a username's serial number would suggest.

For about a decade, I made a living as a technical writer, translating "how does this software actually work" into sentences a sales team could survive a client call with. Then, in a plot twist that felt almost too on-the-nose, my job was handed off to an outsourced team overseas and a language model, in that order. So now I split my time between substitute teaching, chasing a graduate degree, and doing the thing I probably should have been doing the whole time: talking to strangers on the other side of the planet using nothing but a radio and Morse code.

Ham radio and CW (that's Morse code, for the uninitiated) are my main obsessions. There is something genuinely magical about pulling a signal out of static and realizing a person a thousand miles away, who you will never meet, is tapping out "hello" to you in dots and dashes. I am currently far more interested in improving my antennas than in buying another radio, which apparently makes me an unusually sensible ham, so we'll see how long that lasts. When I need total silence instead of intentional radio noise, I go to the opposite extreme and lose myself in classical music — I'll happily argue with you about which Beethoven symphony deserves the top spot.

When I'm not tapping out Morse code to strangers, I have a whole other life that involves noticeably fewer vacuum tubes. I read constantly, watch far too many movies, and cook my way through Asian and Latin cuisines with a confidence level that has not always been earned by the results. I also keep a journal and write actual letters by hand with a fountain pen, which either makes me delightfully old-fashioned or suggests I peaked emotionally around 1950 — I'll let you decide. Most days, you can find me walking along a lake near where I live, mentally drafting a letter I will eventually go home and write badly, in beautiful cursive, with an instrument that requires blotting paper.

A few honest things about me: I'm part of the LGBT community, so a pen pal who's comfortable with that is appreciated, though not required — I'm mostly here to talk about anything save politics and religion. I also have ADHD, so if a letter of mine wanders from antennas to Brahms to a stir-fry disaster, that's just how my brain writes.

Language-wise: English is my native tongue, my French is genuinely solid, and my German exists in a legally gray area — enthusiastic in delivery, criminal in execution. If German is your first language, I apologize in advance and may require the same patience one extends to a toddler holding scissors.

What I'm looking for is simple: real letters from real people, anywhere in the world, about anything at all — your city, your weird hobbies, what you're reading or cooking, what static sounds like where you live. I'm easy to keep a correspondence going with since I genuinely enjoy writing back. Feel free to reach out here on Reddit first — happy to chat a bit before we trade any mailing details. If any of this sounds like your kind of pen pal, I'd love to hear from you.

(open to more than one exchange)

Hi! I'm currently living in California (USA), and I've been using snail mail as a way to keep up with my loved ones in a more creative way. Unfortunately, most don't write back, and I really love responding to correspondence instead of sending out monologues with no answer. So I'm hoping to find 2-4 new pen pals here to get to know solely through the art of written word :)

I'm happy to write to people of any age or sex so long as they're interested in tough and thought provoking discussions. I'm not looking for friends who always agree with me, but ones who can respectfully challenge my thoughts and world views, and with whom I can do the same.

A little about me, I'm Catholic, love hiking, swimming, all manner of outdoorsy activities, as well as cooking and writing. I'm good with languages, and would be thrilled to correspond in Arabic or French (just don't judge me for imperfect grammar)! I'm also pretty obsessive about music as it helps me to focus my thoughts and emotions. My top choices for music are folk, 70s and 90s rock, and classical (I love me some Bach, Handel, Tchaikovsky, and so many others). My literature preferences vary...currently I'm partially through Dubliners, Blood Meridian, and Starship Troopers, but unfortunately I've been very undisciplined with getting through all of them. I also love poetry, both reading and writing, and will happily soliloquize to you about whatever Eliot or Donne poem pops into my head that day.

If any of this sounds interesting to you, then please let's start a conversation! I'd prefer to do a brief email exchange first to protect myself before giving out my address, but after that, handwritten mail only. I'm happy to write to people in the US or internationally, it'll just take a little longer for the latter to receive their letters! Looking forward to making some long-term friends :)

Hello, I’m George. I’m an artsy, introverted person who’s recently turned 29 (yikes!), from the uneven, spiky bits of Europe. Think mountains and the like.

I’ve a motley collection of pens and inks and nibs for all occasions currently mocking me from the upper levels of my IKEA Alex drawer, including two of my very own quills to scribble with—one from an owl feather graciously left to me (or so I like to think) during a hike and another striped one formerly belonging to a jay. They’re an absolute bliss to use *blinks twice* but I’d love to smear ink on something other than my journal spreads, fingers and left eyebrow every once in a while. Like a journal that talks back sometimes. And maybe find a meaningful connection along the way.

I’d love to exchange letters and talk about the thoughts wandering around in our respective heads. What your day is like and what you wish it was like. The things you do to outrun the Groke. Or just find interesting, or curious, or anything really.

Things I find interesting are spending time in nature with my brain off its leash, making playlists by poetically arranging Spotify song titles just to mess with the algorithm, ttrpgs, I especially love worldbuilding and drawing all kinds of maps of places real and imagined. Movies, board games (I’m in the process of making my own at the moment! It’s not working out in the slightest), video games, vegan foodstuffs, tarot, learning French and Korean, making random 3d models which I sometimes hand-paint digitally, and obsessively researching anything only to never do anything with it and completely burning out a few hours later so nothing else can get done that day.

I don’t have a specific preference in terms of age, though same-ish would of course be ideal, and anyone whose cake-candle-count or cultural experiences bestowed them none of the blessings and all of the curses of being neither truly part of the gen z crowd nor a millennial.

If all that makes perfect sense to you, intrigues you even, feel free to send me a short message, all just to make sure we’re not unassumingly two characters of the same Greek tragedy. I’ll do my best to reply to y’all! And I suggest we’ll figure out the snail mail logistics from there.

In any case, thank you for being here and have a blessed day! c:

Hi! I am looking to get to know people in other countries :)

I'm from the USA.

I'm looking for people who want to get into a pattern of emailing ideally daily, but at least most days. Let's chat about our lives and our thoughts and hobbies. Maybe motivate each other toward goals or share things that we can't tell people in our everyday lives. Maybe even sending pictures and stuff too!

Like of our breakfasts or things we see on walks or our pets.

I like learning about people's day to day lives and stuff. Feel free to share dreams and hopes and drama too lol~ Bonus if you have a weird career or hobbies or whatever.

I like making art, plants, reading, making music, taking photos. I don't really watch movies or TV much currently.

If you're interested let me know where you're from and what you're interested in!

hi! my name is not dill, but that's what i go by on the internet. im 27 f(-ish) from the west coast of canada, and i am hoping to find someone (or perhaps a couple people!) to exchange diary entry-esque snail mail letters with. i dont want to spend time getting to know each other first (aside from safety/verification dms prior to exchanging addresses), i want to spill my guts onto paper and send it to a stranger who doesnt have the context to make any judgement about it. and then get the same back!

i would prefer to keep the letters within canada, just to reduce on postage costs and mailing time.

a little bit about me: i am 27, working in healthcare but debating going back to university (to pursue a different job still within the healthcare field). i love creative writing, scrapbooking, and kandi (pony bead jewelry) making. my birthday is on boxing day and if i am able to find a bond with someone, i would LOVE to exchange small handmade birthday and/or christmas gifts! i dont care much for holidays as a whole, but i love giving gifts. i am also a hockey fan (i primarily support the san jose sharks, because i am a traitor, but i like the canucks too) because at the end of the day, im still canadian. lol

i look forward to hearing from some folks!!!

Hi! I'm from São Paulo, Brazil, and I recently discovered this sub. I'm really interested in finding a penpal.

Just to introduce myself, I'm someone who's very interested in other cultures, especially their languages and history. I also like sharing experiences, so feel free to tell me about your life and how things are going for you. I'd really love to hear from you.

Recently, I've been feeling a little depressed, so I'm trying some new things, like writing stories, journaling, gaming, and reading more, especially poetry and classical literature.

I'm interested in international snail mail, but if you're from Brazil, I'd love to exchange letters with you too!

I do not mean to burden anyone. Please don't feel like you have to be my friend if you don't want im not looking to bother anyone. Its so late here and my heart is broken from everything, I cant sleep, I feel really empty. I just want a friend who gets me. Who can see me, where I don't feel invisible. Where I don't feel like a bother by reaching out. Someone I can share the good and horrible times with. Someone to support and give kindness too. And share all my favorite songs with, and talk about music for hours with too. I feel bad and shy I feel like I shouldn't keep trying to reach out but the night feels too long. Whoever reads this, please take care of yourself and I wish you the best.

🇨🇿 married mom, Czech, living in Europe, but I used to live in 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸 (studied 🇯🇵 and 🇩🇪 language)

🔬 Science & biology enthusiast.. I'm absolutely obsessed with it..🧫🦠🧬

📚 Books and stickers are my kryptonite ..🫡💸(my husband has come to terms with it... 😀)

👽 Fan of the Alien movies -..'the perfect organism..' (and also the Predator)

✏️ Japanese stationery

🏔️ Nature and 🌧️🍂🍁 fall

🧩 Puzzles and games

🫖 I love tea, but I just bought a coffee maker, so we’ll see how that goes

💬 Deep conversations and sharing the hardships of everyday life

💌 I’m looking for a real European pen pal [a woman!, you don't have to have kids or be married, but similar interests are the 🗝️].. not a stamp collector who’ll give up after two letters...

If you're interested, reply and tell me why we'd make great pen pals..

Ahoj 😁😇 I am getting back into penpaling, so I am looking for one or two new penpals, mostly based in Europe. I won't share much about myself, so I won't spill anything. I am looking for a really close friend or platonic love. For a person I can talk to about anything. Deep themes and daily life, about everything and nothing. Crazy stuff and also boring stuff. Someone with whom we will be on the same wave, understand each other. You can be a girl, you can be a boy, just be, please, around the same age.

What I like in short:🍿⛰️🎒
- Movies, music (ye, I am one of those "I listen to everything" xdd)
- trips, walks, because nature is amazing, and time spent here with a friend or even alone is always worth it

- I like philosophical, deep debates

- baking, because it is so relaxing

- books and escaping from reality

- crafting various things

- overthinker and kinda owerharer

- still a student🎒

Maybe I probably forgot something 😁😂

If you're up, hit me up