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Cara here. Irish girl. Lover of letters & crafts. Maker of things. Drinker of tea. Reader of poetry. Hopelessly in lust with wander.

Hello there, I'm Cara. I'm from Ireland and am currently studying English literature and French. I am a native English and Irish speaker, and am on my way to becoming fluent in French.

I have just started learning Hindi! Anyone who speaks it or is learning too, message me and we can correspond!

Instagram

I upload pictures of my incoming & outgoing letters / mail art to my instagram account: Carasloveletters. I would love to interact with Swapbotters more on IG, so be sure to contact me there x

★ Wishlist ★

1 Wanderlust

I am a lover of every culture, currently using Swapbot to travel the world without leaving my bedroom. I would love to receive tokens from your country which express your culture. Some ideas include:

• A train / bus ticket
• A pamphlet / leaflet for a local tourist attraction
• A cutting from your newspaper
• Anything in your native language

I also adore maps, bucket lists, ticket stubs, etc.,

2 Francophile

I am a self-diagnosed Francophile. I adore everything related to French culture and language, from des croissants to Les Miserables. I would love to receive anything related to

• Paris
• Film noir
• French ephemera

★Aussi, si vous parlez français, écrivez-moi en français. Je ne suis pas encore couramment, mais j'aime à penser que je suis proche.★

3 Bibliophile

I am an obsessive reader, and this love manifested itself in the form of an Etsy shop I run independently to put myslef through university. CarasBookishCharms, in which I sell miniature books and quote pendants. It's my ultimate display of craftiness!

I love everything vaguely literary:

• Books
• Writing
• Poetry
• Typewriters

My favourite writers include: Oscar Wilde; Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte; William Shakespeare; Alfred Lord Tennyson; Pablo Neruda; Jane Austen; F. Scott Fitzgerald; George R. R. Martin; Khaled Hosseini.

Favourite YA authors: John Green; Stephanie Perkins; Rainbow Rowell; Rae Carson; Laini Taylor; Wendy Higgins; Veronica Rossi; Suzanne Collins; Veronica Roth; J.K.Rowling; Neil Gaiman.

I am an aspiring author and have a passion for writing. I genuinely believe there's a novel in me somewhere, I just have to dig it out. What I write varies according to my mood: soaring euphoria usually results in some epic fantasy, and heartbreak (which is frequent) makes for some deeply melancholy poetry.

4 Tea, Tea, Tea

I love tea in all its many splendid forms. Especially

• Oolong
• Black
• Darjeeling
• Muscatel

I love loose tea leaf or bagged.

5 Vintage Love

Everything, everything, everything vintage. Anything reminiscent of another time or place. Real or replica:

• Tickets
• Photos
• Stamps
• Stickers
• Headed Paper
• Music Notes Paper

I love history, especially Tudor England, the Renaissance, the Borgias, Classical Civilasiations of Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt.

6 Miscellaneous Loves

• Confetti in Envelopes
• Indian Elephants / Henna
• Project Life Cards
• Bollywood (Especially SRK - DDLJ)

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DISLIKES

My greatest dislike is plain envelopes! Draw on them, college them, stamp them, make them ART!

Also, I don't need more art supplies. I would prefer you included some used postage stamps or some vintage tickets than a sheet of stickers.

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My Recent Outgoing Mail Art

From my instagram, Carasloveletters.

Private Mail Art Swap?

I love one on one mail art swaps. If you are interested in exchanging some postal beauty with me, please send me a message. We can set up a private swap and spread the mail art love.

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It's a pleasure to make your acquiescence!