The ultimate pen pal guide 2023 ☼ & How I write to my pen pal

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  • @zti1450
    @zti1450 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love how you get different teas and coffees from different countries along with your letter, so I can drink various coffees and teas from different places 😋

  • @rayrayravenclaw4385
    @rayrayravenclaw4385 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I just started to be a pen pal with a few different people through a facebook group. This was very helpful with ideas. thank you.

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yayyy!!!!! Happy pen paling! 🤗

  • @slytherinhistory8262
    @slytherinhistory8262 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Hello!
    I'm Juan form India and I just turned 16 this year. I am a reading and journaling addict and LOVE using my hands to get creative. I love greek mythology, poetry and classic literature and music and have way too many hobbies to count, however I'll have to take a break this year to focus on my academics. So I'm looking for a hobby to give me the creativity that I crave while also remaining socially active. I'm looking for a penpal around my age who lives in india and writes english.

    • @faryreads
      @faryreads หลายเดือนก่อน

      hey did u find someone?

  • @lilou_cloud7
    @lilou_cloud7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is a video we all needed! I get easily overwhelmed to keep an aesthetic or the idea I’m going for when it’s not the most important in penpaling… And also love your reading scene and love your talking❤❤

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely! A writing on the paper is all that matters 🥰✨ thank you so much!! I also love that reading scene and thought it'd be cool to do something different in my intro haha! Thank you so much ❤️😍

  • @kylegrudniski6049
    @kylegrudniski6049 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, I love penpalling as well. Appreciate the video.

  • @NiLovesStationery
    @NiLovesStationery ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for making such an indepth and well-structured video on penpaling!
    I've been penpaling for a bit over a year now and it has been such a beautiful journey!
    Your guide really helped feeling motivated about penpaling again!! Lately, I had been feeling very out of touch with it but watching videos like this never fails to renew my love for it!💖

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're so welcome! Im so glad it gives you a bit of refresher and falling in love with letters again ✨❤️ i hope you're having a lovely day!

  • @shoggoth_roof
    @shoggoth_roof ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your guide is VERY USEFUL! Thanks for taking your time to create it :)

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว

      Im so glad it was helpful 🥺💖 Thank you so much for watching ☺️

  • @cavianguardian
    @cavianguardian ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent information! This is so accurate and good to use if you are new to pen paling or if you been doing it for a long time. Sometimes we need a refresher. I’m always looking for new pen pals… but it’s hard to find the right person. People will say no (rejection is hard but it’s also rewarding because it builds confidence) and now I have a bunch of new pen pals even though I got ghosted a couple of times. Since I post videos of my letters for a memory bank. People tell I am a really person behind the screen. I love following other people too to get inspiration and more creative. Thank you rockie! I would if you made a video about diff😢postage stamps and how to weigh a letter.

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey Tyra! Thank you so much! your comment means a lot to me. I agree that its a bit hard to find the right person hence I really suggest to get to know a person a little bit first before start pen paling. Even after I did that, i still got ghosted several times so its just hard but then life happens as well so we dont know what really happened to them. Same like you, I didnt give up and tried to find more pen pals. Thank you for your suggestion! What do you mean about different postage stamps if you dont mind to tell me? :) Maybe I can include it in my next pen pal tips video. :)

    • @cavianguardian
      @cavianguardian ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rookiejournal_ Hi Rookie! Since you have pen pals all over, can you do a deep dive on what postage stamp you'll need before starting pen paling? How to place it? How to calculate the correct weight! The right placement for stamps on certain pen pals letters or how many to place on one letter because letter is going far. I'm surprise you don't collect your pen pals stamps for a journal page! I know you will come up with something creative like that. Or ask you pen pals to send fabric scraps to sew a cover or something for new journal

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cavianguardian Hey Tyra, thank you for your input, I can include that kind of information on my video but it will be only based on Indonesia's regulation - because I live in Indonesia. Im not sure if that'd be helpful enough for people outside Indonesia.
      I actually collect stamps from my pen pals in my journal. If you have a look on my video: Completed junk journal flip through, you'll see how I keep my postage stamps from my pen pals ❤︎

    • @NiLovesStationery
      @NiLovesStationery ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Tyra :) Funny to find you in the comment section!
      I totally agree with everything you said, this video is a great help as well as a wonderful refresher!
      Getting ghosted totally sucks... so far, I've only been ghosted twice, one was even at the very beginning when I started penpaling.
      BTW, you are doing great with your channel! I always love to watch your vids for inspo hehe😍

  • @Val-hu4yg
    @Val-hu4yg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Writing the letter is always so hard for me bc I never know what to say so tysm!!!

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're so welcome ✨🥰 i really hope this video helps at all 💘

  • @claudiaehmann9338
    @claudiaehmann9338 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Rookie, love your video. I was in penpalling a long time when I was younger. Now I started again and some things changed. Thank you for all you old us. Please, would you tell me where these lovely girl stickers (for decorating the envelope) are from? Thank you

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Claudia, thank you so much! Your words mean a lot to me!! How cool you also did pen paling when you were younger! What has changed in your opinion? ❤
      The girl sticker set is from an Indonesian artist, Jessy!. You can have a look on her shop on instagram @byjsee

    • @claudiaehmann9338
      @claudiaehmann9338 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Rookiejournal_ Thank you! I was about 9 years old when I started penpalling. Over the years there where more people to write to. But then the Internet came and I wrote emails or I lost connection to some penpals. Now I am 47 years old and back again.
      Writing letters was just that...writing letters. You bought pretty paper, but it was not nessecary. Just write, put it in an envelope and send it. There was not much decorating or sending any goodies. And of course no fb or something like that.
      I now love to craft something for my penpals, decorate everything and also do swaps and happy mail.

  • @cavianguardian
    @cavianguardian ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please make a wanted pen pal post!!!! Pretty please

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว

      Im actually thinking to have one on instagram but for now, you can use this comment section to introduce yourself to look for a new pen pal 🥰

  • @Artsynci
    @Artsynci ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hai mba indah, pertanyaan tntg penpal yg ga smpe itu dr saya😁 mgkin krna sy tinggal di kota kecil kali ya, Tanjungpinang, kepulauan riau. Pernah nanya ttg PO Box, tp KP dsni ga nyediain sewa po box. Dl pernh cm 2kali tmn yg dr Jepang, sampe dg selamat. Tapi dy pakai mail yg berbayar dn bs d tracking.. Huhuu, kn g la mgkin rasanya mau mnta tmn penpal untuk bales surat kita pk tracking & paid mail. 😢 anyway,, skrg sy nyoba lagi, *pantang nyerah* 😁 smoga kali ini surat2 mereka bs sampai ke saya.. doakan yaa😊 and last, thanks for this video ya..sehat selalu mba..

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Mba Astri! Aah seneng deh kamu komen disini 🥰. Wahh gitu yah.. mba mungkin coba pake alamat kantor? Atau pinjam alamat kantor keluarga? Mungkin kalau alamat yang lebih official gitu bisa sampai. Aku punya pen pal yang tinggal di Kalimantan Barat di Bengkayang dan dia pakai alamat kantor dia dan berhasil sampai dengan selamat surat dari luar negri.
      Opsi lainnya mungkin kalau ada keluarga di kota besar yang ada PO BOX, bisa buka PO BOX disitu dan minta tolong keluarga untuk paket-in ke Riau, agak rempong tapi mungkin worth to try!
      Jangan patah semangat yah! Semoga berhasil! Sehat selalu juga 🥰

    • @Artsynci
      @Artsynci ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rookiejournal_ waahh br cek replynya.. sangat mmbantu skli mba Indah.. thank youu so so soooo much!

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Artsynci sama2 🥰✨

  • @northernlights8444
    @northernlights8444 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it expensive? (delivery, decorations, paper, envelopes, stickers, etc)

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  หลายเดือนก่อน

      the delivery depends on your country regulation so you might want to check with your post office :) and for the stationery also depends, you can always make something on your own or use junk like packaging as decoration :)

  • @SachithraNishadini-xu8ls
    @SachithraNishadini-xu8ls 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Rookie. Can i know how to find pen pen ?what is your recamond?

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Hi... as i mentioned here in the video. I looked for pen pal through instagram, you can definitely search by hashtags. In my instagram feed, I also have a post dedicated for people to find pen pals, you might find some over there as well :)

  • @albert_sean
    @albert_sean 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Indahtyas is this your English name?🎉

  • @maxkp8333
    @maxkp8333 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey :) Great Video!
    Do you have a PO BOX, that one could write a letter to?
    I would Love to send you one if you‘d like :)
    But no worries, if you don’t want to :)
    Greetings from Germany!

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey there, I do have a PO BOX. I dont mind if you send a letter to me but I just want to let you know that my life is a bit chaotic at the moment, im in the process of moving house, so I am actually not looking for a new pen pal but if you wanna send me a letter I'll try my best to reply. But apologies in advance that it doesnt mean that we're automatically become pen pals because I dont have the capacity to do so. I am so sorry😭
      Anyway, if you're looking for a new pen pal, you can use this comment section to introduce yourself, you might find a pen pal here! 🥰

    • @maxkp8333
      @maxkp8333 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Rookiejournal_ thanks for your reply :)
      As i Said, its okay That you dont want anymore penpals.
      If you‘d be okay with it, i still would like to send you seomething :)

    • @Rookiejournal_
      @Rookiejournal_  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxkp8333 hey, I just updated my description box with my PO BOX address, you can find my addy over there. Cheers, I appreciate that you wanted to send me a letter.