anotheralek

I came over here from Postcrossing (same name).

5/11/25 Update: I'm moving from MN to TX on 5/25/25. I'll be updating my address here a week beforehand. If you're sending something internationally, feel free to msg to get my new address sooner. I will have mail forwarding set up and my partner has already moved in, so early or later mail shouldn't be an issue but it's good to plan ahead.

As I'm finishing my M.S. degree in Environmental Studies I currently live on campus. There's no mail service on the weekends and everything takes an extra 1-2 days to go through our mail system. This means that after an item is delivered to our mail department it will usually take another day or two before I receive it. It's the same for outgoing mail.

Zines

Do you make zines? I'd love to do some trades if you do (ai-free only). I currently have 3 full color zines to offer, one mini & 2 half-pg spreads. The mini is on how to make paper clay from junk mail. The half page spreads are thematic perzines. The available issues are on self-censorship or trauma and surviving.

Please do not send

religious items (unless part of the swap or something related to my questions or list below)
kiddie/reward stickers
ribbon
buttons
artificially scented items (due to sensitivity/allergies)

Pokemon Go

My Pokemon Go Code (if you'd like to exchange gifts): 8490 2930 9807

Postcard/Letter Content Ideas

What's your favorite movie/tv show & why?
What would your magical unicorn name be?
What did you love to watch/do when you were a kid (that you no longer do)?
What's the last thing you had to eat & how was it?
Draw an animal or cartoon-style person of your c choosing ("bad drawings" are 100% welcome)
Draw an eye
Write out a timeline list of what you did today/yesterday.
What are some of your favorite quotes?

Interests

a – autumn

b – boba, body positivity, bipoc artists & creators, bumblebees, big cats (leopards, cougars, etc.), bee & puppycat

c - Christmas, coffee, cats, cozy vibes, consent, celtic items, cherry blossoms, chamomile flowers, constellations, cliffs

d - Disney theme parks, deer

e - environmentalism, 80's items, eucalyptus stems

f – ferns, feminism, fairy tales (Grimm brothers, etc., not Disney), frogs & toads, farmers markets, flamingoes

g - gaming, goth/spooky stuff, ghibli/miyazaki movies

h – herbs, handmade items, Halloween, hygge, horses, husky dogs (& other cold-weather breeds)

i –

j - Japan, jellyfish

k - koi, kitsch, key lime pie

l - lists, lgbtq+ items, lilacs, lavender (the plant), lo-fi aesthetic, liminal spaces, llamas

m - Minnesota, mushrooms, magikarp, marine biology, moutains, meditation, mid-century modern design

n - neurodiversity, native plants, nature, nutcracker (the items & the ballet)

o - ocean-related items, otters, (the) owl house, over the garden wall, onigiri

p - pokemon, pronoun items, pagan items

q -

r – recycling, rock collecting, rainbows/colorful stuff,

s - sustainability, sushi, sunflowers, succulents, secondhand/thrifted items, seashells, seasonal celebrations & festivals, seasonal foods, squirrels, sloths, 70's stuff

t - trains, taiyaki

u - upcycling

v – virgo items

w - wabi-sabi

x -

y - Yule (& other sabbats)

z - zines, zen