Incoming postcards

     After InCoWriMo, Lettermo and Write_On, I got a little overwhelmed with my mail pile and let it sit for a while. I'm in a frantic race to reply to all mail by Monday, August 26th when I go back to school. 8 letters to go.  I'm going to do it. It is said "
     In order to get good mail, you need to send good mail." The other day, I was straightening up the desk where my computer is and I saw my pile of postcards to put away. I realized that, compared to the average person, I get a massive amount of personal mail. I send a lot too, but this pile made me happy. I thought I'd share with you some of the great postcards that I've received just this month. For anyone considering Postcrossing, this is where most of these Postcards came from. (I apologize if I posted a few of these before, I didn't want to scroll through all the posts to check since I don't have a lot of time tonight.)  It's so great to connect with people across the globe in a positive way.I've written where each card is from above the cards:

Australia:

Belgium

 

Canada

 

 Remember my vacation from last post? This is the famous "Three Churches" I was talking about. I bought myself this postcard as a souvenir.

 China:

 Czech Republic:

 Finland:

France:

Germany:

 

 

Hong Kong:

Japan

 Khazakhstan:

Luxembourg (And I understood most of the German without needing to look it up!):

Malaysia:

 Russia

 Taiwan

US

 (The Portland card is from a #Write_on  pal.)

 

So, ask you can see, I get a great variety of cards.I have lots of other news to share, some good some not so good. Well, nothing bad,  just a little stressful. I am going to let myself get back to school before writing those posts.

Cards week of 8/6

 

This card is from Jenny in NY. Ironically, she had just been talking about my town with a co-worker when she was assigned to send me the Postcrossing card!

 

 John and Annie from Hong Kong sent me this card of the Asian instrument, guqin. They also send some great stamps showing traditional Chinese wedding attire and some national scenery.

 

Postcard  from Finland about a fairy tale that explains that gnomes are nice and not scary.

 

Schloss Weilburg an der Lahn. This card is from Poland. I would love to see what the inside of this building looks like!

 

Another palace, this time from Munich, Germany

     Alena from Russia introduced me to the musician Pelageya. Russian women have such a dark, low sound. Anyone know why that is? I like it.

      Look at this intense guy! This card is from Belgium.

This is from my postcard pal, Sheri. It was 114 degrees there when she wrote this card. I could not survive living in 114 degree weather!

     Today is also received an incredibly encouraging letter from a woman in India whom I've known online. God's timing is amazing and her letter was like fresh air to my soul. Arielle, I'm super grateful!

Another cool owl card sent from Tereza in Czech Republic.

recent postcards

   I know I have not shared my mail lately. I have been slow to log everything. Here are a few cards I have received lately:
From Japan:

 

From the Czech Republic

 

From Australia: (this card changes depending on the angle you're looking at it)

 

From Russia:

 

From Thailand:

 

From Taiwan:

 

From South Korea: 

From China: The card was very shiny so this was the only way I could photograph it without it reflecting too much.

From South Africa:

 

From the US: (Though I think the first one is actually a picture in Belgium?)

   I have a few more that I will photograph and post in another post. I got all almost of these cards through Postcrossing.(The one from Washington DC was given to me by one of my 8th grade students when they traveled there as a class)  If you have not heard of Postcrossing before, I strongly recommend that you check it out here. I have learned so much and gotten so many beautiful cards.