Postcrossing Update

Here are the postcards I received since I last wrote an update on Postcrossing.

 from Taiwan. isn't it pretty?

from Turkey. I love postcards of paintings.

I also sent a couple of postcards:

 

to USA

 

to Russia

I have two postcards traveling, one to Taiwan, one to Germany.

As I may have mentioned last time, I had a goal to reach 100 postcards sent. This finally happened this week. The 100th postcard was to USA, the one pictured above.

Now I have to work to reach 150.

Postcrossing & Postcards

It's been a long time since I last posted an update on the postcards I received and sent via Postcrossing. I haven't been very active over the last six months (or year?), but a few weeks ago I remembered my 101 in 1001 project. Of all the goals I have come up with for that project, reading is the only one that I have been serious about. Besides reading, I think sending mail is my favourite, so one of the goals I set was to send 100 postcards. I am short of three postcards, and I'll be able to cross another goal off the list. 

Here are the last five postcards I received and I have a photo of. I've decided to take a photo of every postcard I send and received in order to upload it on the site from now on. Makes me feel more organised and serious about the whole affair.

 I love this postcard!

 And here are some I sent:

In May I spent  two days in Cluj-Napoca and I stayed overnight at a cousin and her husband's home. She is an avid postcrosser. She was kind to give me a lot, and I mean a.lot.! of postcards. This may have contributed to rekindling my love for sending postcards. 

A few weeks back, I got a surprise email. Of course, initially I thought it was spam because I am calm and never jump to conclusions. (that is sarcasm, btw, if you didn't catch it). The sender, Ana, the community manager at Postcrossing, congratulated me for winning third place on the latest giveaway. That means ten free postcards from Natuurlijkefoto. I get excited for everything free, but to have won a giveaway made me even more excited. Today I got the postcards in the mail. It came as a lovely surprise because I completely forgot about it. It's been a full and stressful month this July, and it's not even over yet. But, the postcards: 

 

 This is the "extra" postcard letting me know I won. Isn't it pretty that little birdie whose species I don't know?

 

 

 

And that's my update on Postcrossing. I think I should pick a postcard and send it on its way, and have the last three postcards traveling together towards the fulfillment of my goal.

Aww, doesn't that sound poetic and cheesy? 

PS. Excuse the lack of quality these pictures of postcards have. Winning a Pulitzer for photography is not a goal of mine.

Postcrossing

After a long break, I returned to postcrossing. I started with three postcards to send to someone. My rule is just this one: I can't request another address until all my previously requested arrive. There is still one postcard traveling, and after that I'll see how things go.
I have also received three postcards:

~Belarus:

~Germany

~USA

 

Postcrossing

A nice surprise this was. Since I've set my account on inactive, I wasn't expecting to receive a card from Postcrossing. However, this is a 2nd card, as the first card sent by this user got lost somewhere along the way. But! This card is great! I love book covers postcards, magazine covers postcards, and paintings postcards. I have at least one of each. This postcard was also a reminder of how much I like Postcrossing and how much I miss it. I'm thinking of going back for 2015.

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From Italy

 

From Hong Kong

From Burlington, VT, USA

this is actually from a private swap. I initiated the swap as I was missing New England

 

These are the last three postcards I got. My profile is on Inactive as we speak. I am thinking of taking a break from Postcrossing, although it's one of my favourite things to do. I can't wait to return and get to 100 postcards sent. I did the 50 postcards sent milestone for my second 101 in 1001 list, so for the third one I'll do the 100 postcards sent milestone.

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From Finland

From Germany.

Another one from Finland. I like the four seasons card especially.

From Netherlands.

And the last one from Germany again.

Three of these came while I was on vacation. It was a good mail week, apparently.
As always, I'm so glad I found Postcrossing!