ari's creative space

outgoing letter to a penpal, and outgoing postcards for postcrossing a package for a friend

for thanksgiving break, my boyfriend and i went to tacoma to the university of puget sound as well as seattle for a day. it was my first time in that area, and i wish we had been able to stay for longer. university of puget sound has a beautiful campus! we stayed with a friend right across from campus for three days, and then stayed in seattle for a day before heading back to idaho to celebrate thanksgiving with my boyfriend's family. check out some photos from the trip: a spot on campus our friend's house that we stayed at a greenhouse that is now a small coffeeshop/study spot on campus the same coffeeshop/study spot i visited the theta house at ups a sign for kombucha at a restaurant we went to, shaka brah the bathroom was covered in graffiti  graffiti from the bathroom at shaka brah graffiti in the bathroom graffiti in the bathroom graffiti in the bathroom graffiti in the bathroom starbucks across from pike place marke...

while i love writing and sending handwritten mail, i know that looking at what other people are including in their letters can be a bit overwhelming. i know that sometimes i feel as if i'm not including enough. although you should have kind penpals who are happy with whatever you send, whether it's just a heartfelt letter or more, sometimes it can be fun to include other things. here's a list of a few other items that you can throw in to send off to a pen pal: a mini notebook (look up: how to make a matchbox notebook. they take like 2 minutes) a playlist  teabags  a list challenge (i.e.: list your favorite foods, your favorite places to travel, etc.  quotes an inspiration bag (i love love love to do this for both my penpals as well as the people in my life that i see face to face. i fill a small glassine envelope with inspirational quotes, glitter, images, etc. so that way when the recipient is feeling down, they can go through the bag) stickers polaroid picture...

i have decided to share a few poems i wrote for nanowrimo (national novel writing month). this was my first attempt at any poetry, so please read with an open mind. whether you like it  or not the only person who is truly there for you always is you - practice more self love

incoming mail from new jersey outgoing mail to an old friend