Describe how you got into writing to penfriends

As there are a lot of us that still enjoy writing to penfriends I thought it be interesting to find out how we all got into writing letters and making lifelong friendships.

The swap is very simple write a email account of how you got into writing letters and why you still write letters. Your account should include.

How you got into writing letters for the first time . maybe some details of you first pen friend.

How you found your subsequent pen - friends. What methods did you use.

How long you have been writing letters.

Have you ever met any of your penfriends.

Why you still write letters.

You should have no recent 1s or 3s, have a well filled out profile and have completed and been rated for at least 25 swaps. You should have a rating of at least 4.98. I will be checking profiles.