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Question: How do you make penpals?

Mayor Curley — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:03:07 -0800

How do you make penpals? (more inside)

I am living a real-life version of "Flowers For Algernon" for foreign languages-- my once-good German skills are eroding steadily to the point that they'll soon be useless. Unless I start using them again and work the rust out.

Is there a website where I can find someone to email with in another language? I've looked, and I'm finding mainly sites for Eastern European mail-order brides. While I find that idea intriguing, it would very probably cause a fight with my girlfriend.

By: trharlan

trharlan — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:12:41 -0800

Post an ad to Craigslist Milwaukee or Cincinnati.

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 11:15:36 -0800

Google's pen pals directory might be a good place to start. (I recommend prisoners.)

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 13:20:21 -0800

If you belong to Orkut, they have communities there that are entirely in the German language that you could follow along with at your own convenience. You can also use to to email back and forth with members. If you need an Orkut invite, just email my profile.

By: yerfatma

yerfatma — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:11:45 -0800

You could also try joining the Boston Public School system claiming to be an eight-year old with a pituitary problem. Or is this not just to meet chicks?

By: golo

golo — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:50:36 -0800

mylanguageexchange.com