happytortoise

Hello,

I am originally from India and I have been living in the US for almost a decade now.

I love baking, sewing, crocheting, geocaching, fencing (Saber), kickboxing, birdwatching, volunteering (tutoring, planting, forest restoration etc.), solving puzzles and reading (I prefer murder mysteries/cozy fiction/sci-fi/health genres).

I love animals a lot and I follow a vegan lifestyle.

On a regular day, I love taking care of my plants, solving puzzles and gulping all the food I make.

I speak English, Hindi and Tamil - Tamil being my mother tongue. I can read Hangul (at an extremely slow pace) and learnt basic German when I was in middle school, I'm hoping to become proficient in more languages (besides the three I speak) to understand and appreciate different cultures better. I'm hoping to travel internationally more often to experience other cultures, to try their cuisine and to grow as a person.

PLEASE READ WHAT I DISLIKE BEFORE YOU SEND ME ANYTHING - DESPITE STATING MY DISLIKES I HAVE RECEIVED RELIGIOUS PCS AND PCS WITH MEAT ON THEM WHICH MAKE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

Thank you for reading, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Animal Farm, Magpie Murders, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Little Prince, Harry Potter (all books), The Hummingbird's Gift, Little Women, The Adventures of Tintin, The Silent Patient, A Molecule Away from Madness

Little Women (2019; I haven't watched the others), Parasite (2019), My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service

The Adventures of Tintin, Sherlock, Murdoch Mysteries, Stranger Things

Sewing, crocheting, baking

What I do

I always try and send postcards/letters the very same day when I receive details about the recipient and honor their preference in my choice of postcard/text/decoration. Please let me know in case you're unhappy with what you've received so I can incorporate your feedback into what I send in future to you or to another person through the platform. If for some reason the postcard/letter I send doesn't arrive, please notify me, I don't want to make someone feel disappointed and I would not mind sending two instead of one.

What I like

I appreciate decorations (washi tape/stickers/drawings) and handmade postcards if you're interested in these. You could keep it simple if that's what you prefer. I'm not picky at all and I would appreciate anything you send.

At the time of writing this text, I find myself looking for postcards/cards with the following themes to send to others but please feel free to send any cards you would like to, I would love anything you send :

• local scenery,

• local touristy spots,

• a place you visited,

• architecture,

• book covers,

• doors/windows,

• stained glass,

• roads/road signs (I love dead ends!),

• people in local outfits or simply a portrait of a person,

• advertisements (I love vintage ads!),

• world war pictures,

• typewriters,

• phone booths

• candles/lamps,

• clocks

• Olympics,

• bicycles,

• birds/animals/insects,

• cats/dogs,

• fruits/vegetables/flowers,

• maps,

• Tintin,

• Little Prince,

• Harry Potter,

• physics/chemistry/biology/technology related

• studio Ghibli illustrations,

• Snoopy

• handmade/self-printed (I highly appreciate these and would love some inspiration for my own self-printed postcards! Please send something you think you'd be happy to receive),

• any festive occasion (except Valentine's day) postcards year round (I wouldn't mind if you send a Christmas themed postcard in February :) ),

• watercolor/oil painting

• any vintage designs

What I dislike

I don't like the following kinds of cards/postcards :

• Valentine's day cards - I don't like cheesy/romantic cards

• Religious cards (as my religious beliefs may or may not align with yours)

• Political cards (as my political opinions may or may not align with yours)

• Anything with meat/fish/eggs/dairy/honey in it (I want to cherish whatever you send, I would love it more if it aligns with my values and that looking at the cover and the note brings me joy!).

Ideas for what you could write about

• Your hobbies - I'm looking to pick some new hobbies!

• Your favorite quote (English translation if possible)

• Your favorite fun fact or anything you learnt recently that fascinates you

• Your favorite books - so that I may add them to my reading list

• Your favorite movies/music

• Your favorite travel destinations

Don't worry about writing in a language I know, I'd be excited to learn something new by trying to translate what you write!

What I do

I rate as soon as I receive the swap. I always give a heart unless a swap requirement isn't met for example missing stamps for traveling PCs when the swap says that you need to add a stamp. Even in these cases I rate a 5 because it's very likely that this was unintentional.

I would reach out to individuals if I haven't received anything after over a month.

As long as you give me a heads up about being late, I'll still rate you a 5 because I understand that life happens.