Sunday, April 1, 2018

Blogging From A to Z 2018: A is for Antarctica



(My theme for April's A to Z blogging challenge is postcards. If you want, read my intro post).

When I started with this whole postcard collecting thing, I never thought I would be able to receive one from Antarctica. It was actually easier than I thought. In October of 2017, I signed up to be on a list to get a card. There are several ways to get on one, just use ye olde Google to find out how. In my case, I found a sign-up link in a Facebook postcard group.

This particular postcard was mailed from the South Pole, as you can see, by a scientist who works there. There is a limit on how many people can sign up to receive a postcard from her (I think 500), so I am happy I was one of the recipients. I received the postcard on Christmas Eve 2017. Judging by the cancellation, it took 20 days to get to me.


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7 comments:

  1. Jayden R. VincenteApril 1, 2018 at 8:33 AM

    That is so cool! I can't wait to see what other postcards you have gotten.

    When I go places, I buy postcards, laminate them, and put them up on the wall in our home. It's a great memory of where we've been. I could see doing this with postcards you receive also!

    Jayden R. Vincente
    Erotic Fiction Writer
    jrvincente.wordpress.com

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  2. Pradeep NairApril 1, 2018 at 1:39 PM

    A postcard from Antarctica is so cool. And you were one of the lucky ones to get it. Great! Even in the age of internet, tangible stuff like postcards are precious, and retains their intrinsic value.
    (I am too in the A2Z Challenge. Maybe you would like to see my entry.)

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  3. HeidiApril 1, 2018 at 7:30 PM

    I want to be a part of something like this. I will definitely be googling, thank you for sharing! Great start to the challenge, Heidi at, A Little of This & That

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  4. Jeanne Bryan InsalacoApril 1, 2018 at 10:47 PM

    I’ve collected postcards in my many travels and planned to blog on them at one point. Interesting about requesting a postcard from certain areas... I’ll be checking it out! I’m writing my A To Z on my fav childhood book - Nancy Drew. https://everyonehasafamilystorytotell.wordpress.com/category/2018-a-to-z-all-about-nancy-drew/

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  5. Weekends in MaineApril 1, 2018 at 11:27 PM

    What an awesome post card and I love that it arrived on Christmas Eve. Weekends In Maine

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  6. LisaApril 2, 2018 at 7:53 AM

    a postcard from antartica is so cool - I can't wait to read about all of the different locations!!

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  7. Tasha Duncan-DrakeApril 2, 2018 at 10:45 AM

    Now that is a very unusual source for a postcard. That's awesome :)
    Tasha
    Tasha's Thinkings - Movie Monsters

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