Many moons ago, when I was a teen I had several pen pals from the U.K. and USA. I used to absolutely love getting letters and correspondence from my friends in other places. I think I went through some kind of agency/organisation to first connect with them.
My 14 year old dd is quite lonely and would love to make new friends and a few pen pals would be great for her atm but I know the world has changed a lot since I was a kid and wonder if this is even a thing anymore?