Unit 6 : The young pioneers club

Sehun Oh

Write : Hoa has just joined the Y&Y . She is writting a letter to her pen pal , John , to tell about her Y&Y's activities . Use the activities to finish Hoa's letter

Nguyễn Ngô Minh Trí
23 tháng 12 2017 lúc 10:48

For many of us, pen pals were a staple part of childhood. Schools, Guides and Scouts groups regularly paired up overseas buddies, promoting cultural exchange and helping with language practice. Scrawled notes detailing favourite hobbies and pets' names were sent back and forth and, while most correspondences fizzled out after the first couple of letters, some continued for many years.

It would be easy to assume that email and social media killed off the traditional pen pal. However, it seems the hobby is undergoing a revival. Online schemes such as the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club and The League of Extraordinary Pen Pals are springing up, connecting letter writers around the world. Projects such as indie lifestyle mag Oh Comely's care packages encourage strangers to send beautifully prepared, intricate parcels to one another. Even Reddit has its own pen pal sub-forum.

There is more to the trend than simple analogue festishisation. Pen pal enthusiasts (who, interestingly, seem to be mostly women) say they find handwriting relaxing and meditative, and believe their written relationships are just as central to their lives as face-to-face ones. We spoke to three sets of women about what inspired them to put pen to paper, and the role their friendships have played in their lives.


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