PenpalSuchi

Hello there! Thank you SO much for stopping by!

I am Suchi and I'm 42 years old. I live and work in Hyderabad, one of India's IT cities. I work in Corporate Communications. Timings are crazy Mon-Fri so I try to unwind over happymail on the weekend.

I am currently adjusting to working from office after nearly 5 years in a remote role. It's a big adjustment as I do not live in the city anymore. I have had to scale back my mail projects. I'm here mostly for postcard and small notecard/letter swaps ... just to stay in touch with the wonderful snailmail community. I am sorry about any inconvenience this may be causing to the few groups I am part of. I actively look for flatmail swaps that I know I can fulfil on time.

I have been paper crafting for years now--I started out with mini albums (the chunkier the better!) and gradually moved into junk journals because I have more opportunity to sew and I love working with digital paper packs. I am currently focusing on snail mail PC/letter swaps, flatmail, the occasional craft swap.

My interests are travel, history, papercrafting, vintage décor, country living, nature, gardening, and traditional postage.

I write long, chatty letters (really long...6-8 pages even!). I’m looking for conversations and longer-term connections.

I am pretty open to including different aesthetics in my crafting. However, I do join profile-based swaps occasionally. Please see the "Favorite snail mail goodies" section for my preferences.

I am a warm person and I rate similarly--I pretty much love all mail and will give a heart gladly, even for postcards. If I have any reason to not give a heart, I will always leave a note of thanks. I love it when nonletter swaps come with a short friendly note. I always try to add a note--unless I've maxed postage!

I ship from India, so please allow for a month from swap deadline. Mail to UK/AU usually reaches in 15-20 days and mail to the US usually takes a month (sometimes it takes just a week and a half! but that's a miracle, not the rule).

Please send me only paper goods as our Customs Dept. will rip open packages with tea/ skin care/candy--anything that's not paper. :( Similarly, I am sending only paper goods at the moment.

I do my best to meet all deadlines, but I work long hours Mon-Fri and leisure comes at a premium. If I happen to run late with a swap, I always send an email out before deadline.

Request: If you are sending me a chunky envelope, affixing a CN22 form may be safer. Please mark the package a gift and write a nominal value. I do the same for all outgoing packages of 100gms or above. If not using the form, please write any of these words: Letter, paper only, no value 😊🙏🏼

Request: For envelopes of any size, please reinforce the edges with clear tape or a sturdy washi tape. I do the same for all my mail. Envelopes sometimes arrive with the edges completely worn away/undone—there’s no way to tell if anything fell out accidentally. 🥹

I rate ALL swaps the day I receive them. Please consider not received if not rated.

I do not chase ratings so you may not hear from me for swaps where I am sending to you. Please drop me a line before rating down. I will gladly resend. :)

I love paper bundles! I'd be thrilled to see any of the below:

Letter paper, envelopes, notecards/notelettes

Postcards--these are a favorite!! (preferably with nature/landscape/architecture/heritage images but will be happy with any fun pictures--movies, tv shows, holidays, etc.)

Vintage papers--dictionaries, maps, sheet music, ledgers, encyclopedia, children's books, old timey office stationery

Flash cards, playing cards, large BINGO cards, button cards

Botanical book pages/illustrations, magazine cutouts. Botanical ANYTHING :D

Pretty pages from magazines, travel brochures with nature/architecture images (I absolutely LOVE these and they do not have to be vintage.)

Wrapping paper, tissue paper (the crinkly type), decoupage napkins

Vellum paper/envelopes, vellum quotes

Usual snailmail goodies: die cuts, stickers, washi, used stamps, labels, PET tape swatches

Words/quotes (Bright, uplifting, motivational, soulful)

Misc.: Baker's twine, pretty yarn, gingham prints

Fabric swatches, charms :)

My favorite colors are: green, spring green, aqua, turquoise (I love most colors that occur in nature--brown, orange, yellow, purple, fuchsia, ivory, etc.)

Romantic comedies!

Top few are The Holiday, You've Got Mail, Notting Hill, No Strings Attached, What Happens in Vegas, The Accidental Husband, The Ugly Truth, Life As We Know It, How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days, He's Just Not That Into You, Bridget Jone's Diary, While You Were Sleeping (if you know of this last one, we must have been friends in a previous life coz I don't know too many people that know about this movie!)

Listing my other favorite genres:

Crime/Detection--all of Harlan Coben, The Chestnut Men, Broadchurch, Shetland, Bordertown, Valhalla Murders, Woman of the Dead

I avoid true crime/crime scene shows, unless it is a very well-made documentary (The Night Walker!). Much of true crime sensationalizes tragedy. :(

Period films, epics (If not the story, I’ll watch them for the costumes and sets--especially, if they are historically accurate and not anachronistic.)

Literary adaptations (Across genres, even autobiographies/biographies) A few favorites are below: The Dig (2021) Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) Pride and Prejudice (1995, 2005) North and South (2004) Wuthering Heights (1992)

Some of my favorite genres are the following: Classics —Austen, Bronte, Hardy, Gaskell, Dickens; Historical fiction; Post-colonial literature from around the world—Australian, Caribbean, Indian, African; Non-fiction—social/political commentary, alternative historiography

loose glitter, chunky beads/shells/bone beads, leather/faux leather/original feathers, pictures of children, birds, or people (illustrations are fine), nudity (even artistic)--no topless mermaids or cherubs, please. (I'm sorry. I don't mean to offend but it's not my style.)

Tiny boring stickers, tiny tags, planner stickers

Scraps of paper (while pretty paper scraps are OK when included with other goodies, just scraps of paper as goodies will be considered insufficient and rated as such after proper communication.)

Please do not send me ATC cards--I do not use/collect these and they are of no use to me. If you'd like to send me something handmade, I'd love envelopes, coin envelopes, pockets+tags, collage cards, handmade PCs (only where it's a swap requirement)

Dark humor, gothic, occult, religious phrases (Again, nothing against artists who use these, just that I cannot seem to fit them into my work.)

Adult humor.