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One of the better aspects of the Internet is that you can do so many things for free that you would normally have to
pay a fee to do off-line. I will be exploring many of these things in future, however I am going to share with you
one thing I have tried and found that I really enjoyed!
Maybe you have never considered pursuing a venture such as this, but consider the possibilities! You can go to the library and read about foreign lands and cultures, but it isn’t quite the same as being there yourself (or growing up there for that matter). We all have within us the ability to learn, to expand our horizons and you never grow too old to connect with other people, even with people half way around the world via the Internet. If this were something I was going to pursue off-line I would have had to pay to register with a service and I would have had the expense (and time) of paying for overseas postage, etc. The delay in response is minimal (most countries are several hours behind or ahead of the United States so I may mail them while they are sleeping and will not get a reply until they are up and about their day). You can find links to some of the providers of this service in my link section. If you have never considered doing something like this but would like to try, keep in mind the following things. 1) Use an email account from a free provider (such as: http://www.hotmail.com or http://www.yahoo.com). The providers of these services have no control over what type of response you may get from some malicious person on the net. At worst, you can shut down the free account without worry. If you do use your ISP address, you are putting yourself at risk for harassment. Once you have established a relationship with people you plan to write to Go To Page: 1 2 |
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