I had written to ''normal" (forgive me I mean non-incarcerated) penpals before, but the conversations were way too shallow for me. So when I googled "Penpal", WAP showed up. I thought 'why not?' and decided to write to someone who hadn't received any mail before. My first penpal and I had a good correspondence, which was terminated (by him) when he was released. I was disappointed, but decided to check the website by 'not receiving any mail' again, and there I saw an add which jumped right at me, although I wasn't in the target group of this prisoner. In spite of all that we have been corresponding for 4 years now. My family and myself have been visiting him during our holiday in the last two years. We also got acquainted with his family.. My kids send drawings and I send letters and books. We cannot call unfortunately as he is incarcerated in the Huntsville Unit in Tx.
According to him, we are his lifeline to sanity. So all in all it has been a very enriching experience for all of us!