How-to-Write-a-Postcard

HowtoWriteaPostcardSamplePostcardtoFamilyJune17,2012HeyJoey,Chomreabsuor!That’smeans“goodday”inKhmer.MystudentshavebeenteachingmeabunchofusefulphrasesduringbreaksintheirEnglishlessons.Canyoubelieveit’sbeenthreemonthssinceIstartedteaching?I’vefinallydecidedtotraveltoSiemReaptocatchthesunriseoverAngkorWat.Ihearthereareelephantridesfor$25!Crossanotheritemoffthebucketlist.:)Thanktheparentsforthecarepackage!Lotsoflovefromyourfavoritesister!GraceSamplePostcardtoBoyfriendOctober5,2012HiDave!BonjourfromMarseille!TodayItriedmyveryfirstauthenticbouillabaisse.That’sFrenchfor“fishsoup.”Itwasreallydelicious!HaditatasmallshopneartheportwhileIwasouttoolingaroundonmyVespa.IthinkImighthavetogetonewhenIgethome.Hopeyouapprove.:)Bisous!(Thatmeanskisses,Ithink.)Love,NatalieSamplePostcardtoFriendAug.25,2012Aloha,Joy!GreetingsfromMaui!Ihavejustarrivedatmyhotel,andaspromised,Iamsendingyouapostcard.Theweatherisbeautifulouthere,asyoucanimagine,andthebeachisoh-so-inviting.TonightI’mgoingtoatraditionalHawaiianluau,andtomorrowI’vegotsurfinglessons.Canyoubelievethat?!Me,surfing?I’lltrytocomebackinonepiece.Wishyouwerehere!TriciaBuyapostcard.Anygreatcorrespondencestartswithsomethingtowriteon.Forthetouristwishyouwereheretypesofpostcards,everygiftshopateveryresorteverywhereintheworldwillhavepostcards.Filloutthepostcard.Nowthatyouhaveyourprizedpossessioninyourhands,it'stimetoworkonthedetails.Apostcard'sformatisverystraightforward.Writetheaddressasfollows:Writetherecipient'snameandaddressonthelinesontherighthandsideofthepostcard.Don'tforgettoincludethecountry:youmightnothavetodothisathome,butyoudoifyou'reabroad!Writeamessage.Thelefthandsideofthepostcardisforyourmessage.Youcanbeformal,andfollowstandardletter-writingprotocols,butmostpeoplethrowformalityoutthewindowwhenitcomestopostcards.Putthedateintheupperrightofthenotearea,ifyouwish.oAddressyourrecipientasdesired:bothDearJohn,andHieverybody!Missme?!aretotallyacceptableforapostcard.Remember—you'reprobablyonvacation!oWriteanote,shortorlong.Mostpostcardwritersofanyverbositywillfillupthetextarea,thenwritealongthebottom,uptherighthandside,upsidedownalongthetop,andondowntheleftside.Thefirstruleofwritingpostcardnotesis,therearenorules.oTellpeoplewhatyou'redoing(ifthat'swise).Peoplelovetohearstoriesfromabroad,orevenoutsidetheirownlittleworld.Ifyouhavealottotell,sendmorethanonepostcard!oCloseitout.Sinceformalityisnotarequirementforpostcards,saygoodbyelikeyouweretalkingtothem.Whenwasthelasttimeyousaidsincerelyyourstosomebody,facetoface?Instead,therearetheoldstandbys:Wishyouwerehere!Seeyousoon!LOVELOVELOVE!!!!5Lickitorstickit.Beforeyoucanmaketherecipientgreenwithjealousy(orredwithembarrassment,ifyouareinBrazilandsendingoneofthosekindsofpostcards),youwillneedtoputastamponit—upintherighthandcorner.Makesureyouputtherightamounttogetittoitsdestination,findapostofficestation,anddropthatlittlesliceofcardboardloveinthemail.6Finished.