Postcrossing - postcards from around the world

Postcrossing began to develop quite recently, in total since 2005. But in such a short period the participantspostcrossing has become more than 230,000 people from all over the world. Residents of 204 countries around the world exchange postcards, and in just 6 years already received 7.6 million postcards.

So how does postcrossing work and what is it for? For many, postcrossing has become a new hobby only because they have the opportunity to get a postcard from an unknown person from any country in the world. Later, ordinary correspondence between two people can begin, but no one knows in advance where, who and when sends the postcard.

To become a participant in the postcrossing movement is very simple. To do this, it is enough to register forofficial website. By creating your account, you specify your country, home address (in English), working e-mail, gender and nickname. A home address is confidential information that will not be displayed on the site page. It will be visible to other people only if the system accidentally chooses your address provided to users for postal cards.

Postcrossing works on the following system. Every novice has the opportunity to send 5postcards. On each postcard, you must specify the ID code, which consists of the country code and postcard number. Once the addressee receives your postcard, he registers it on the site. To you on the e-mail address comes the notification that your postcard has been received. Then automatically you get the opportunity to send another postcard. And the most important and pleasant thing: your address gets to another user, that is now and you will receive from someone a postcard. That's how postcrossing works.

Postcross cards can be chosen any. In their profile, users specify their ownpreferences: it can be ordinary postcards with a view of the city or with the image of animals. Others want to receive children's postcards. And some like handmade cards. Also on the card you need to write a few warm words with wishes. Can tell a little about yourself.

Also postcrossing will be loved by people who collect stamps. Imagine that you now havean opportunity to add stamps from other countries to your collection? Very often postcross users ask that they send postcards with beautiful stamps. Also, many like that such postcard-gifts were without envelopes. After all, many appreciate stamps and post stamps right on the card!

A few words about the language in which postcards will be signed. Postcrossing has its own rules of etiquette,which say that cards must be signed in English. But sometimes this rule can be neglected. If you get a Russian address, you can write in Russian. Or, for example, you learn Spanish and you are given an address in Spain. Naturally, you can write in Spanish. Write in the card that you are learning Spanish and you have a great opportunity to write a Spaniard! Here you will see how it will be pleasant to read these lines to the person who will receive your postcard.

Do not think that postcrossing is a very expensive hobby. Do not take very expensive postcards. For each person it is necessary to choose a postcard, starting from his hobbies or wishes. Stamps for postcards are also not very expensive, but everything depends on the country of the addressee.

And the most important thing that is worth remembering. Postcrossing is built on such a system that you never know where and when you will receive the next postcard. This is all the charm: waiting for a surprise. We hope that postcrossing will become your new hobby!