worldtravelstephanie

—SOCIAL MEDIA— I have an instagram account now where I post a picture of your mail going out (addresses redacted). I post the picture of your letter going into the mail the day I mail it- if you want to take a look, find me on instagram at: Happymailwts

it obviously contains pictures of swaps- spoilers! so if you don’t want to see your mail until it gets to you- don’t look!

As all the posts on Instagram are time and date stamped, you can indeed see they are mailed when I mark them mailed!

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2024 AUTUMN It is autumn in Alaska and things are slowing down. Snow is already falling on the mountains and it’s almost time to put wood in the woodstove. Which also means- crafting time! Exciting to be swapping with you all again!

GENERAL: Hi there! I’m Stephanie, an avid traveler, photographer, and hiker (as well as a bit of a bookworm). As a marine biologist, I spend more time outside than inside and my biggest love is nature.

Living in the north, however, means there are many months where I perfect the art of crafting and reading by the woodstove. I have a secret love for Studio Ghibli, paper crafts, and pressed leaves/flowers.

I am new to Swap-bot but have long enjoyed snail mail and post. I love Postcrossing and the Letter Writers Alliance (when they were operating). Perhaps my love for sending/receiving mail comes from living on a remote island in a small village with slow internet and few visitors, or perhaps simply because I enjoy getting to know new people and learn about the different corners of the world. I especially enjoy learning about the world from little day-to-day details and sharing my corner of it with others.

Getting to know new people with different experiences and diverse backgrounds, as well as sharing fun post is great and I can’t wait to send/receive post from all over. Keep snail mail alive!

NOTES: For postcards and letters and parcels: I love the colour blue, nature, and random facts (not about celebrities or TV/sports however). Especially feather theme/fossil-shell theme/stars-astrological theme, and different traditional/folk attire or traditions from around the world fascinate me. Studio Ghibli is my favourite visual media of all time, and I have a collection of Studio Ghibli nick-knacks. I have no children, so generally do not have an interest in sending/receiving things aimed at such age groups; and I am not religious, so generally do not have an interest in sending/receiving religious things. But otherwise I am very open to seeing what people write and create!

POST/MAIL SYSTEM: I do live remotely, and only have access to sending things via the USPS (which has been a bit slower than normal of late). Mail comes in/out twice a week (weather dependant), so please be patient in me receiving/you receiving your post! If there seem to be any troubles just send me a message and I am happy to figure out what has happened! If there is a parcel involved I will make sure to send you your USPS tracking number. I take pictures of all my swaps before I send them out.

I am working very hard to make sure I understand all the rules and make sure my swaps are what a person would want (and definitely within the conditions of the swap!), if you have any advice or I did something incorrectly/atypical- reach out so I can learn, fix, and do better!