The Return of the Post Card

Sending and Receiving Post Cards around the world has its ups and downs. It will definitely test your patience and focus that you will also be receiving your post cards in no time, you just have to wait. It will also test your means of dropping mails (knowing that post offices are no longer that famous nowadays), buying stamps, buying post cards and looking for a trusted post crossing site to which you can communicate with other postcrossers. 

Two weeks ago I found the greatest challenge of this new hobby: Having something returned back to you due to unreachable recipient. I'm just glad I did put my address and the card returned back to me. However upset I may have been for not having my post card reach its recipient, I turned to the brighter side of that. Now I have these reasons to be happy about my returned card:

• I now have a returned post card stamped from China! (which I can add up to my collection)
• I received my own local favorite post card of the Mayon Volcano, stamped and written in Chinese!
• It reached the mainland of China, a place I myself haven't been to!

With whatever we do, it has its ups and downs. But regardless of how difficult it may seem, it still has its lessons and benefits. The benefits of having something worthy to return back to you, and the lesson of patience. :)

Update: I have already talked to my recipient and I will be sending another post card to her. This time she will be sending one back to me as a Thank You. :)

Note: I have hidden the address and names at the back of the card for security purposes. Of course I don't want someone stalking my address or my recipient's.