Postcrossing Posties

I finally have caught up on my postcrossing postcards and scanned the last bunch that I have received over the last month. I LOOOOOVE postcards and particularly love getting them in the mail from far off places that I can only dream of visiting one day. :)

So without further ado here they are...

Summer in the Carpathians (from Oksana in the Ukraine)

From Monica in Singapore. The front reads: Scenic view of Marina Bay-featuring Singapore's 3 icons. The Flyer, Helix Bridge and The Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort & Casino.

From Julia in Moscow and the card features The Cathedral of Christ the Redemeer, The Bolshoi Theather, A view of the Arch of Triumph and Poklonny Hill, and Complex in Manege Square.

From Gerdien in Ijsselstein Netherlands

From Aura in Bergamo Italy

From Piro in Oulu Finland

From Sandra in Cottbus Germany

From Lily Hangzhou China

Oh and If anyone would like to exchange a postcard with me just let me know in a comment... there are tons here from Biloxi and even a few from Keesler AFB or I can get a few for you from New Orleans when I go there in 2 weeks. :)

30 Days of Me: Day 20

A Hobby of Yours

*Warning: What you are about to read is going to show you just how geeky or (dorky) I really am!

Well, If I hadn't said it before... I collect postcards, pressed pennies and I letterbox. Those are my three little "guilty pleasures" which are not all that guilty seeing how they cost less than a dollar each LOL!

I have TONS of postcards... I've been collecting them from everywhere and every trip that Ive taken or any of my friends and family have taken for probably the last 15 years. I also do Postcrossing and have been doing that for the past 3 years now. If you've never heard of it, go check it out its pretty cool. I love getting postcards from all over the world and Ive made some excellent friends in lots of cool places! And for what? All the price of a postcard and a stamp... yeah, soooooo well worth it! Favorite postcard so far?... came from Hell yes, there is a Hell and its in Norway! LOL!

This is just one of about ten postcard albums I have... they hold about 100 postcards each. And Ive still got three medium size containers that are full of postcards too.

This would be Hell, Norway. Pretty sunsets eh?

The pressed penny thing Ive been doing since 2001 and now I actually check the penny collector locater to see what machines are available in the area that I'm gonna be in... yeah I'm addicted. It started as a souvenir type thingy on of the many trips where I went back to Germany and went to Oktoberfest in Munich. They had a penny pressing machine there back before the Euro and Germany still had the pfennig, so its kinda cool that I have one that's made from a coin they no longer make anymore. Ironically my mom collected stamps when she was younger and my dad collected coins LOL! See, the apple really doesn't fall that far from the tree!

The German Pfennig is the second from the bottom on the left side (the one that's kinda gold looking) its the one that started it all LOL!

Letterbox'ing is something I love to do but dont really get to do that often. It requires a bit of traveling... and me... well, I always end up going to the same destinations so nine outta ten times I've already done those letter boxes before. Letterbox'ing is pretty cool though, I started doing it back when we lived in Augusta, GA. I really don't remember how I stumbled upon it. But, I got really addicted to it and did all the ones in my area and then chased some up to the South Carolina border... :D Its kinda like geo cacheing but with a twist. Letter boxes are pretty unique and are typically made by other letterbox'ers. I just love that it can be anywhere... found by just about anyone. Some are even really hard to get to without looking really stupid in front of what us letterbox'ers like to call "muggles" No... Im seriously not making that up... I told you I was a geek... hence the title of the blog. Anyway if you want to know all about our secret little society check us out at Atlas Quest Sign up, its free and really fun to do... you can even do it as a family or with the kids.And this would be me... finding my first letter box at an undisclosed location in Augusta Georgia. Look at that smile... I was genuinely pleased. And yes, my shirt does say Geek IS Sexy.

I send, therefor I recieve.

I am apart of the project. The postcrossing project. The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. Well, almost free! The main idea is that: if you send a postcard, you will receive at least one back from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world.

I have been apart of postcrossing for 918 days. I have sent 93 (official cards) and received 96 (official cards, thats not including my private trades in the forums). My postcards have traveled a total of 739,839 km. The farthest one my postcards has ever traveled was to Bulls, New Zealand. The farthest Ive ever received a postcard was from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The best cards Ive ever received have been from Dubai, UAE and Hell, Norway… YES.. HELL LOL!

This is me…

http://www.postcrossing.com/user/TheJessicaULove

The postcard that came today from Amy in Wu Zhen, China.

The postcard that came yesterday from Lizz in Victoria, B.C. Canada.