You know those days when you open your mailbox and it feels like the whole world has dropped by to say hello? Today was one of those days — three beautiful postcards, three beautiful stories.
First up… I received the cutest, most optimistic little postcard from James (9 years old) in Indianapolis.
James told me how much he loves playing football that his favorite food is orange chicken (a young man of excellent taste!), and that he enjoys reading historical fiction
Can we just pause for a second and appreciate how cool it is that a 9-year-old is already using Postcrossing as his hobby?
I hope this little collector never stops sending and receiving postcards. May he grow up to have albums full of stamps, postcards, football stickers, and stories from all over the world.
James, buddy — may your collection be bigger than your school backpack and as awesome as your orange chicken cravings!
The second postcard came from Seattle, USA and featured one of my favorite things ever… a Lighthouse postcard!
Specifically, the West Point Lighthouse — and as a proud lighthouse postcard collector, this one instantly went to my “treasures” pile.
But the most touching part was the message: the sender shared she is an immigrant from Greece, her grandfather having crossed the ocean many years ago in search of a better life.
It made me think about how much history, heartache, hope, and courage are hidden in these family stories…
And how beautiful it is that, decades later, she and I are connected through a simple piece of paper, sent across the world..
And the last postcard today traveled all the way from Kyoto, Japan, showing the stunning Yasaka-no-Toh (Yasaka Pagoda) — an elegant, five-story pagoda built in the 1400s.
I’ll confess… I didn’t know much about it, so I did what I always do — I fell down a little encyclopedia rabbit hole.
As a child, I wasn’t the type to read novels, but I loved flipping through encyclopedias, randomly learning things about places, people, and history.
And honestly… these postcards still feel like pages from a living, breathing encyclopedia — carrying real stories, written by real people, across time and distance.
So today, my mailbox became a tiny, magical window to the world.
A young dreamer from Indianapolis
A lighthouse postcard from an immigrant’s grandchild in Seattle
A centuries-old pagoda from Kyoto
All of them arriving together, reminding me that the world is full of stories — waiting quietly to land in someone’s mailbox.
With every postcard I receive, I feel a little less alone in the world — and a little more connected to its quiet magic.
So here’s to the tiny things that travel across oceans: thoughts, kindness, paper, stories.
And to you, reader — may your mailbox surprise you soon.
– With ink-stained fingers and a heart full of maps,
Tatiana
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