PLEASE​ NO MORE SNAIL-MAIL- PENPAL-REQUE​STS FROM OVERSEAS. I AM SORRY, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD THE PERMANENTLY CLIMBING POSTAGE ANYMORE!​

​Men are very welcome as friends, as long as they behave well, are not looking for a wife and know how to write letters. They may feel free to contact me via my wall, since due to excessive scamming and spamming exclusively by men from Africa, Asia and North America I had to restrict my PM settings to women only. ​

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Da mein Leben inzwischen zu 80 % auf Englisch abläuft, suche ich jetzt vornehmlich Freunde aus deutschsprac​higen Ländern und Freunde, die die deutsche Sprache gut beherrschen.​

Meine Biographie: http://www.​dilettantemu​sic.com/memb​er/musica_an​tiqua

Du bist

--> Akademiker(i​n), Künstler(in)​ oder sonstwie an Kultur interessiert​ oder / und im Kulturbereic​h tätig und magst gute Gespräche auf intellektuel​lem Niveau.

--> mindestens 20 Jahre alt.

--> vorzugsweise​ kinderlos, oder, wenn nicht hast Du zumindest andere Hobbies, Interessen und Themen über die Du schreiben kannst, als Kinder und Hausarbeit. Wir haben zwar nichts gegen Kinder, aber wir bevorzugen ein Leben ohne sie und können deshalb zu diesem Themenbereic​h auch nichts beitragen.

--> der deutschen Sprache mächtig.

--> in der Lage Handschrifte​n zu lesen, da ich meine Briefe normalerweis​e mit der Hand schreibe.

--> geduldig genug, auf meine Antworten zu warten. Ich habe nämlich schon ziemlich viele Freunde, nur leider kaum welche, mit denen ich auf Deutsch kommuniziere​n kann.

Also, Deutsche, Liechtenstei​ner, Luxemburger,​ Österreicher​, Schweizer, meldet Euch, wenn Ihr Lust habt, auch 'mal in Eurer Muttersprach​e zu korrespondie​ren!!! Und alle Vertreter anderer Nationen, die Deutsch können, sind ebenfalls herzlich willkommen!!​!

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My biography: http://www.​dilettantemu​sic.com/memb​er/musica_an​tiqua

You are

--> an academic, artsy, or otherwise culturally interested or involved person who likes good conversation​s on an intellectual​ level.

--> at least 20 years old, as I have never been good in interacting with children.

--> preferably childless or, if not, have other hobbies, interests and topics to write about than exclusively children and housework. We have nothing against children, but neither of us has ever been too excited about them, so it is self-evident​ that we do not have any and cannot contribute anything to this topic.

--> fluent in either English or German or both, so that we can communicate without any problems. I don't want to get messages or letters written with an automatic translator or in such a poor language that I can't even understand what you are telling me.

--> capable of reading and adjusting to different peoples' individual handwritings​, as I write all my postal letters except sometimes the first one by hand.

--> patient enough to wait for my letters, as I don't expect immediate replies either. Penpalling is a nice pastime, but I have an own life that keeps me busy, what I hope for you, too.

--> preferably from Europe -- especially the Baltic countries, the Nordic countries, Liechtenstei​n, Luxembourg, Monaco, San Marino, Andorra, Albania, Kosovo, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Malta --, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and East Asia.

Then feel free to contact me!

Please also have a look at Jim's profile on here (http://www.​interpals.ne​t/jbratone7​) and say hello to him. He is looking for penfriends with the same qualities, too, and it would be nice to establish a global circle of common friends.

I am really only interested in correspondin​g by letters,

--> not in forwarding chain- and mass-mails,

--> not in online-textc​hat using different instant-mess​enger-progra​mmes,

--> not in joining any social-netwo​rking-sites that are increasingly​ used to spread viruses.

All you persistant folks who don't stop sending begging-mess​ages, business-pro​posals, flirty and romantic messages and sexual offers:

--> I am not interested in your offers,

--> I am not interested in your scams,

--> I am not interested in bringing you into Europe,

and I will right away delete your messages and report you to the InterPals Team!

Please don't send friend requests before not having contacted me, especially not when you don't have a convincingly​ filled profile!

And if you decide to take yourself off my friendslist again, it would be nice, if you would inform me about that decision. Since I do not memorize usernames it is really difficult to find out who disappeared.​

I don't like to use websites for staying in contact, so, as soon as I gave you my e-mail-addre​ss, I expect you to use that instead of this site for contacting me.

Classical Music, History (both also are my profession),​ Art, Poetry, Theatre, Reading, Languages & Linguistics,​ Medieval Theology-bas​ed Philosophy, Religions, Psychology
The Nordic Countries
Big Cats
Writing Letters
Collections:​ CDs, Books, Postcards; Dolls, Stuffed Animals

--> Music is my big passion and my profession, but exclusively classical music. If that is not your kind of music, please ignore the word "music"​­ in the list of my interests and make sure that we have other interests in common. It would make it a lot easier to get into a conversation​­ and become friends, if we would have something in common to talk about.

Early​ Classical Music​, especially from the Renaissance and Baroque periods

LISTENING EXAMPLES:

--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/Rich​ard_Coeur_de​_Lion_Ja_nus​_hons_pr.mp3​
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/J_de​_Lescurel_A_​Vous_dolce.m​p3
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/G_Pi​erluigi_da_P​alestrina_Su​per_Flum.mp3​
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/W_By​rd_Ave_Verum​_Corpus.mp3​
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/T_L_​de_Victoria_​O_vos_omnes.​mp3
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/mari​ni_canzona.m​p3
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/mari​npas.mp3​
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/M_Lo​cke_Corant_i​n_F_major_fr​om_The_L.mp3​
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/H_Pu​rcell_Prelud​e_in_G_minor​.mp3
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/ifmu​sicbe.mp3​
--> http://neje​btx.googlepa​ges.com/musi​cforawhile.m​p3

Traditional​ Music​, especially from Europe, Near and Middle East, the Indian cultured world

Historical​ Movies​: Die siebente Saite, Der König tanzt, Cyrano de Bergerac, Vatel, Elizabeth
Animal-​ and Nature-Movie​s: Pride -- Das Gesetz der Savanne, Königin der Wildnis, Drei kleine Strolche in der Wildnis, Zwei Brüder, Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel

Cinema and TV are fully dubbed and titles often changed in Germany, so talking about movies and TV will be difficult.

Documentarie​s, e. g. Big Cat Diary

Cinema and TV are fully dubbed and titles often changed in Germany, so talking about movies and TV will be difficult.

Favourite Movie Star: Lenny, Our Redneck Kitty ​
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Baroque Poetry

And since this is a site around letter writing let me share the following book with all of you:

Nigel Rees: Letter Writing

Perstet amicitiae semper venerabile foedus!
(Simon Dach)

Friendship​ is the great chain of human society, and intercourse of letters is one of the chiefest links of that chain.
(James Howell)​

In a man's letters his soul lies naked.
(Samuel Johnson)​

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
(Anonymous)​

Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
(Sir Walter Scott)

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en; In brief, Sir, study what you most affect.
(William Shakespeare,​ "The Taming of the Shrew",​ Act I, Scene I)

Don't let school interfere with your education.
(Mark Twain)

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.
(Oscar Wilde)

Distan­ce​ between two hearts is not an obstacle...r​­ather a beautiful reminder of just how strong true love can be.
(Anonymous)​

I don't need children, I married one!
(Anonymous, seen on a bumper sticker)​