Postcards from Belarus and California

Is this not the greatest postcard from Belarus you’ve ever seen?  It’s from Dasha, who is a student, a future journalist.  She sincerely wishes me the eternal spring in my heart.
 
This postcard came from my friend Kelly, who was in LA to see the band Heart inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
 

Postcards from Germany and Wisconsin

This appears to be a home-printed postcard.  It’s from Ingrid, in the Paltinate, which is a region in southwest Germany, also called German Tuscany.
 
This postcard is from Laura, who lives on a small island in Wisconsin.  She says, “I’m sending this card not because it’s my favorite, but because it creeps me out and I’d rather have it someplace else.”  Laura made me laugh, because I share her sentiment.  I’ve got it hanging behind another postcard, so I don’t have to look at it. 
 

Postcard from Australia

This beautiful postcard was sent from Australia, but the person who sent it had just returned from Singapore, where they celebrated Chinese New Year and this postcard is actually from Singapore, not Australia.   So international, Postcrossing is.  They also gave me a George Carlin quote:  “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.”
 
And look at this darling stamp!
 

Postcard from Brasil


Some people on Postcrossing are very specific in their dislike of advertising cards.  After getting this postcard, I have to agree with them.  The front is this nice picture, and the back is a map of how to get to this picture.  The person who sent it did not include any greeting or even information about the country of origin.  I haven’t been on Postcrossing long enough to get picky, but I can say that this was not my favorite postcard experience.   

Postcard from Germany


This is from Astrid and I was thrilled to receive it because it’s the first postcard I’ve gotten with a quote on it. Astrid translates Kafka’s words as “ways arised because someone goes there” and then says, “I hope you understand, I cannot translate it correct.”  I did a bit of googling and found that it’s most often translated in English as “Paths are made by walking.”  Interesting, eh?

Postcards from Taiwan and Germany

This is from Sonia who is a senior in high school and hopes I can come to Taiwan.  She also hopes I like the postcard.  I do!    It reminds me of the movie Hannah.  But in a good way.
 
This postcard is from Jule, who lives by the Black Sea in Germany.  She translates the front as “Life is an adventure—dare it.”