How to Get Your Kid a Pen Pal
by Jaclyn Youhana Garver on Offspring, shared by Jacl from Lifehacker on (#4XVN6)
When I was in fifth grade, my family moved to a Cincinnati suburb from Illinois. I knew the only way I was going to keep in touch with any of my friends was to write them letters. I soon discovered there was nothing quite as exciting as getting mail, scrawled penmanship and all, addressed to me.