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Writing guide
Writing to a pen pal in Colombia
8 members of PenPalConnect live in Colombia. Here is what helps a first letter land.
✍️ A few words to start and end with
Nobody expects a whole letter in their language. A greeting and a sign-off in it says you thought about who is reading — and gives them something to correct, which is a fine way to start a friendship.
Spanish
- Hello
- Hola
- Opening a letter
- Querido / Querida …:
- Thank you for your letter
- Gracias por tu carta.
- Signing off
- Un abrazo,
🕰 What time it is there
It is 16:09 in Colombia right now.
Mention the time of day or the season you are writing in. It is the detail that makes a letter feel sent from somewhere, and the one they are most likely to answer in kind.
🧭 Members in Colombia, in numbers
Counts only, and only once at least 3 members share an answer.
They speak
- Spanish 8
- English 5
They are learning
- Portuguese 4
- English 3
They like
- Music 5
- Books 4
- Learning languages 4
- Philosophy 4
- Culture 3
- Drawing 3
If you speak one of the languages they are learning, say so in your first letter — a pen pal who can help is a pen pal worth answering.