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Saturday, 11 January 2014

New friends and the trick for getting a response

I'm back:)

So at the beginning of the week I had gone onto writeaprisoner.com in search for new pen-pals! On the site you can search for inmates of a certain race, age, religion or by what state they are in, because they are all in the U.S and I'm in the UK i had found it easier to write to inmates who have listed on their profile that they are interested in overseas correspondence! I also check to make sure they have an institutional Email such as Corr-links, the one that I have been using since the beginning :)

So I went with that and had emailed the chosen inmates. one who's interests are reading books and writing novels! something we have in common is reading books and i would love to become a writer! the other who is a huge fan of art! He's also covered in tattoos, I'm not completely covered but I do want to get a few more LOL!

Anyway, while checking my email last night I had noticed that i had new corr-links add requests, you have to sign into corr-links and then enter the code they give you, you then have the choice to accept or decline the request, I didn't hesitate for a second and accepted! It was really nice to hear from two others who are needing that friendship in their lives, it gives you a good feeling knowing that someone is interested in getting to know you, they always thank you for reaching out to them as well which i don't feel is necessary, I thank them because I know I've intrigued them with something that I've said, though I never really remember what I've said specifically, especially if it's been a week since I've sent them an email message HAHAHA!!

I'm always interested in hearing about other people's passions, so if you do ever decide to write an inmate, you have to think about what you would like to find in a pen-pal/E-pal, sharing the same interests works well, but you also have to have an open heart and show respect! Inmates deserve respect and as I've told my sister Nadine (been trying to get her to write inmates for a while now!) Treat other how you would want to be treated, show them respect and they will do the same, also if anyone does ever decide to write an inmate then writeaprisoner.com does have a section for inmates who have not received any mail, I have used that section hoping to find a female to write to but funnily enough last time I looked there were only two female inmates on the list in need of mail, but they were only looking for the companionship of a male. which is sad really because I believe you can find that companionship in both male and female.

I am hoping that I will get some art from one of the new inmates as I am very much into that kind of stuff! inmates can be very talented people! I find that they are better with their writing skills than what I am! last year I had written to an Inmate who had actually drawn/made up a tweety bird mothers day card for me which was really sweet of him to do, It's comforting to me that they have something they can do in their spare time when not replying to letters or emails, they get "locked down" for the night near 10pm.

I think I will say "goodbye" for now as I am running out of things to say but to summarize:

  • Be yourself, it's a must!
  • Treat them how you would like to be treated by others
  • Find someone who shares same interests as you
  • Tell them as much as you can about yourself, but don't share too much! Or there wont be much for them to ask you! (I tend to do the opposite lol)
  • Have an open heart, and remember that once you start writing know that you have a friend for life! Unless of course they say something to upset you and you decide to block all communication with them..
Just keep in mind that mail call to inmates is a highlight of their day, same with getting emails, it's the outside communication with society that keeps them going during their time spent inside :)

If you are up to sharing your thoughts or an opinions please don't hesitate in doing so in the comments! even if you have some tips for me on blogging and such or if you think my blogs need some work, I would very much take the advice with an open mind :D

TTFN!

Much Love,
Jamie.

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