Foodie PenPals

Ever since since I was a kid, I had dreams of having a pen pal. My dreams were tragically crushed as a gullible child (can’t remember how old I was at the time, but I was somewhere between 9-12 I think) when a family “friend” of mine played a nasty trick on me, planting a secret note in a bottle for me to find floating in the ocean. I will never forget how excited I was to have found this letter, and to start my correspondence with this mystery person who remarkably had so many similarities to myself. I’ll also never forget how crushed I was when I realized that I was being played… It sucked… </Debbie Downer>

So when I stumbled upon Foodie Penpals after reading the raves on Biting the Hand That Feeds You, I knew I had to sign up. I’ve taken part in similar exchanges before. One called Secret Girl Friend, where you’re assigned a random person in another part of the country and you send her special gifts every month with ideas generated from a questionnaire. This was super fun because it was totally secret and you didn’t know who was sending to you, and you got a secret identity to hide behind during the process! I also took part in something we called a Junk Food Exchange. It was so much fun and I was paired with a girl in the UK, so it was so much fun to get all kinds of tasty goodies that we don’t have over here.

Anyways, I signed up and was paired right away (I was lucky in that I signed up right before the new cycle started). My foodie pal has contacted me already, and it will be a family sending to me. This is their third month participating and I’m really excited to see what they come up with to send to me! They’re from Newfoundland which is exciting as it’s the other side of the Country from me! 

I will be sending to a lady who runs a B&B retreat in my same Province, however on Vancouver Island whereas I’m on the mainland. I haven’t heard from her yet, but I’m sure I will soon and I can’t wait to get shopping! 

If you’re interested in taking part in the Foodie PenPals, click on the button below and get in on the action! It’s currently open to Canada, the US, and the UK. Stay tuned to see the end result near the end of the month!

Enjoy!