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How to Find American Pen Pals

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Find an American pen pal with whom you can communicate your hopes and dreams. Through regular letters or e-mails, you can develop an important friendship.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Try keyword searches for words such as American, America, U.S., United States, pen pal, write, seeking and date.

  2. Step 2

    Run different combinations of words using different search engines if you don't come up with as many options as you would like on your first try.

  3. Step 3

    Explore the Web sites that you find.

  4. Step 4

    Understand that different pen pal services operate differently. Scroll through several pages to get a feel for each one.

  5. Step 5

    Look for sites that are either American-based or that include American participants along with people from other countries.

  6. Step 6

    Be on the lookout for those services that appear to cater to people of your age.

  7. Step 7

    Browse some of the advertisements from people seeking pen pals or dates. See if any of them appeal to you.

  8. Step 8

    Consider writing to one or two people that you think you might like.

  9. Step 9

    Try using a service that matches you up with a pen pal based on criteria you provide.

  10. Step 10

    Participate in various online discussion groups or answer e-mails from people seeking a pen pal or friend.

Tips & Warnings
  • Always find out if there is a charge before you agree to use an online service.
  • Exercise caution when meeting new people online.

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on 8/31/2009 Mitchell Counter 28yr old male is seeking pen-pals. Someone he can write and get written too.

mitchell counter
#324077
3025 oakes ave
everett,washington 98201

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on 5/25/2009 Hello:I'm looking for a penpals..only the serious need apply.Female 40...

tamufor said

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on 11/22/2008 hi, i'm marcel , i'm 27 and from cameroon, i'm seeking for a penpal friend from america, please just e mail me at marceltamufor@yahoo.fr if u're intrested.thanks

Thierry2g4 said

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on 10/16/2008 on 10/16/2008 I`m a liberian,black in complexionand a college student looking for a life time partner who is loving ,caring and above all God fearing.you can email me if you are interesting. My address is thierry2g4@yahoo.com and my number is 231-642-7372 and this is such a cool place for lovers to have fun.

Thierry2g4 said

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on 10/16/2008 I`m a liberia,black in complexionand a college student looking for a life time partner who is loving ,caring and above all God fearing.you can email me if you are interesting. My address is thierry2g4@yahoo.com and my number is 231-642-7372 and this is such a cool place for lovers to have fun.

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