[28/F] Germany – Looking for people around the world to give old postcards new life and exchange perspectives
I inherited a box of postcards, some of them up to 100 years old. They were stored alongside moving boxes full of old correspondence from all over the world.
Rather than letting them continue to gather dust, I’d like to finally let them fulfill their original purpose.
Independently of that, I’ve been wanting for quite some time to gain new insights into other cultures and people’s everyday lives through written correspondence. I’d love to find someone somewhere in the world who would be interested in occasionally exchanging messages and gaining new perspectives along the way.
A little about me: I’m 28 years old and from Germany. I’m interested in history, literature, art, and philosophy, but also in economics, the natural sciences, and practical things. Just pick something – not because I claim to be an expert in any of these subjects, but because I find the underlying structures themselves interesting.
The same applies to everyday life. Especially across different cultures, something that seems completely ordinary and self-evident to one person can be fascinatingly unfamiliar to someone else.
There is something new to learn and experience every day, and I’d be curious to hear your perspective on it.
What made me think more about this was a conversation I had with someone about history. We were discussing the same global event. The facts were the same on a broader level, but what each of us focused on and what each of us knew about it in the first place differed considerably.
It is so natural to view the world from our own standpoint that it can be easy to forget that this may only be our own small section of a personal “observable universe.”
That’s why I’d be interested in hearing your views on history and politics, as well as your experiences of everyday life. Even a proverb can reveal an incredible amount about a culture, or about the way its language organizes thought.
If this little digression hasn’t scared you off, and you also enjoy talking about things that serve no particular purpose in everyday life beyond a bit of entertainment, feel free to get in touch for an occasional exchange.
Just send me a short message telling me about your interests and what you’d like to talk about.