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If you saw an add in the paper today for someone seeking a "Pen Pal" would you think oh yes I would love to write to them or OMG this looks Dodgy???

Well Back in the 1960's this wasn't the case, schools from other countries would put ads in the paper looking for Australian students to write to them so they could further their English.
 

Today I have a lovely story a FRIENDSHIP which all started with one of these ads in the paper.

Two young primary school girls, one from Sweden and one from a small farming town in Western Australia. Like most things when they are new we tend to play or use them a lot at first, but then the no...