The reason I have decided to find a pen pal is because of a book I read recently, called The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. It inspired me to begin a correspondence in order to express myself and to hear and learn from someone. I am hoping to write to an older woman, so that while she and I can share mutual interests such as books, cooking, and crafting, I can also receive some small bits of wisdom, the kind of which one with more life experience can give.