How to Find American Pen Pals

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:

• Postage Stamps
• Envelopes
• Personalized Stationery
• Writing Pens

1. Try keyword searches for words such as American, America, U.S., United States, pen pal, write, seeking and date.
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. Explore the Web sites that you find.
4. Understand that different pen pal services operate differently. Scroll through several pages to get a feel for each one.
5. Look for sites that are either American-based or that include American participants along with people from other countries.
6. Be on the lookout for those services that appear to cater to people of your age.
7. Browse some of the advertisements from people seeking pen pals or dates. See if any of them appeal to you.
8. Consider writing to one or two people that you think you might like.
9. Try using a service that matches you up with a pen pal based on criteria you provide.
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.