3. USA

The moment I saw this postcard on my mailbox, I thought this one came from Japan. Turns out, it came from USA. For those who want to know who is this character, this is Totoro from the anime movie "My Neighbor Totoro". It was created by Studio Ghibli which is considered to be among the best animation studios in the world. Totoro has been the mascot of Studio Ghibli ever since.

Thank you, Eric

Postcard ID: US-3885144

2. Poland

Not long after I got my first postcard, this one came on my mailbox. It's a 3D postcard or those that are holograms. It made me jealous that I have never encountered 3D postcards here (I later did encounter one but it's too pricey). Not much else to tell since the postcard doesn't have much information other than it was published by Tiger Stores.

Dziękuję Joanna

Postcard ID: PL-1189387

My First Postcard: Japan

I joined Postcrossing after a chance encounter with Doi's blog while I was searching on what to do with the stamps my dad bought from a garage sale. There, Doi mentioned another blog called Miss Igorota who sends out postcards to whoever requests one. I used to dream of starting a stamp collection when I was a kid but since I had no idea how to start, nor where to get penpals, I eventually forgot about it. Both blogs mention Postcrossing. I find the website's concept interesting but it got me an idea on starting a stamp collection as well. And so I joined around the last week of January 2016.

Took me more than a month for someone to receive my postcard. 2 weeks later, I received this from Satomi. He mentions that he lives in Toyota City, the headquarter of Toyota Motor Corp. Now this is the start of my journey of postcards.

Arigatou, Satomi

Postcard ID: JP-787707