MY EMAIL FRIENDS
When I first found myself with access to the
internet in November of 1997 I loved it. At first
I spent a lot of time surfing and seeing all
there was for me to see. I used to play some
online games and try and answer the riddles and
trivia.
At that time the internet was a real help to me as I had taken a fall down a flight of stairs here at home and broken my ankle in two places and my wrist as well. I wasn't able to work or even walk. This is when I bought my webtv. It was so nice to have something to occupy my time.
One day in my surfing I happened across a penpal
list for email friends. I decided to write to a
few and see what happened. I thought it would be
nice to have friends in different parts of the
country and other countries to correspond with. I
have been blessed with wonderful email friends
and I am so glad I took the first step and wrote
to them. I would like now to say hello to all of
them and introduce you to them.
My first email friend is an eightyfive year old
man from the state of New York. His name is Ben
and he has written me so many letters telling me
of his life during the great depresson. He
managed to travel all over this country during
this time in search of work. He was only
seventeen at the time. He has given me permisson
to publish some of his letters and a few pictures
I have of him and share his life with others.This
is a project I am looking forward to doing. I am
now corresponding with his daughter in
California.Her name is Jean and I would like to
say hello to her now.
Next are Jack and Lorretta Sommers from
Missouri.We had a regular daily email sesson all
winter long. I became very close to this family
and look on them as very good friends. I know I
can talk over any problem with them and they are
there for me. I have just recently met Jack's
sister through him and am writing to her as well.
Hello Lulu. I can't leave you out
here.
Another friend of mine is David. He lives in
Tacoma Washington and is waiting for his wife to
join him in this country. The visa has been
taking so long and I am waiting any day now for
the good news. He is a retired law enforcement
officer and loves to read as I do.
I have an email friend from Ohio and her name is
Susan. Her interests are photography and history
and some of my interests are there as well.She
has a very nice website but I forgot to ask
permisson to add it to this. We will wait until
she sees this and maybe?
Roger and Janet in Michigan. Janet has had some
serious health problems so I keep her in my
prayers. Now Roger is recovering from surgery on
his shoulder and his therapy is very painful. I
do hope you are feeling better soon, Roger.
We just found out that Roger and I both have Ben
for a penpal and Roger enjoys the storys of his
life as much as I do.
Then I have Yvonne. She lives in Australia. She
is a widow and we have that in common. We talk a
lot about current events and compare the
different views our countries have on things.
Seems funny for her to be talking about their
winter now as we are having summer. When I was
freezing here in the midwest she was complaining
about her grass burning up from the heat.
I write to Andji in Germany. She uses her
computer at her work. They let her use it on her
own time and she often stays after work and
writes her email friends.I am learning more and
more about German customes everyday. She wrote
Valentines Day and asked if she should send cards
to email friends. She was confused as this is
only a husband and wife or lovers day there.
Yolonde lives in Trinidad and the customs there
are very different than here. I love to hear from
her. It is fun to talk of the differences in our
way of life. She is a nice person.
Last but not least is Jack. He is from Iowa and
has taken his mother into his home and cares for
her. He is retired and has some health problems
of his own but always has time for a cherry hello
when it seems I need it the most. He is an
Irishman and we talk of our upbringing in the
ways of the Irish. You would have to be of Irish
decent to even begin to understand our ways.
To all of these email friends I can only say
thank you for your friendship. You will never
know what it means to me. You are indeed some of
my special friends.