A few years ago I learned of PostMuse's website Orphaned Postcard Project. What a fun idea! The PostMuse has a huge postcard collection but many are blank on the back. She asks that you select postcards that are meaningful to you (ie. places you live, have lived, or have visited). Once you select which postcard you wish to adopt, she sends it to you already addressed to her. Yes, it is her collection and she receives the postcard back. On the postcard you write why the postcard is meaningful or a story about your life or visit in the location. You put on the postage stamp and send it back to her.
I love the idea since my own postcard collection has blank backed postcards that aren't as interesting as the ones with information and stories handwritten by a sender. I also like to see the postage stamps used over the years and throughout the world on the back of postcards.
I participated in the Orphaned Postcard Project in 2011 [link1, link2, link3] and just submitted another request for a couple of postcards. I enjoy sending and receiving mail and sharing my travel stories. Something always interesting happens when traveling with the me (even before I was a Riley)! So much so that some people will not travel with me. Luckily my husband is a brave and willing travel companion.
