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.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Step1
Try keyword searches for words such as American, America, U.S., United States, pen pal, write, seeking and date.
Step2
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.
Step3
Explore the Web sites that you find.
Step4
Understand that different pen pal services operate differently. Scroll through several pages to get a feel for each one.
Step5
Look for sites that are either American-based or that include American participants along with people from other countries.
Step6
Be on the lookout for those services that appear to cater to people of your age.
Step7
Browse some of the advertisements from people seeking pen pals or dates. See if any of them appeal to you.
Step8
Consider writing to one or two people that you think you might like.
Step9
Try using a service that matches you up with a pen pal based on criteria you provide.
Step10
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 11/22/2005 When you write the letter, write it on a piece of paper you drew on. Use colored pens and pencils to write. They are much more fun to read.

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