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happytortoise

happytortoise
Date Joined: February 18, 2025
Last Online: March 17, 2025
Birthday: October 1, 1993
Country: United States

About Me

Hello,

I am originally from India and I have been living in the US for almost a decade now. I am new to Postcrossing (joined in December 2024) and recently joined Swap Bot (February 2025).

I love baking, sewing, crocheting, geocaching, fencing (Saber), kickboxing, birdwatching, volunteering (tutoring, planting, forest restoration etc.), solving puzzles and reading (I prefer murder mysteries/cozy fiction/sci-fi/health genres).

I love animals a lot and I follow a vegan lifestyle.

On a regular day, I love taking care of my plants, crocheting while listening to audiobooks and gulping all the food I make.

I speak English, Hindi and Tamil - Tamil being my mother tongue. I can read Hangul (at an extremely slow pace) and learnt basic German when I was in middle school, I'm hoping to become proficient in more languages (besides the three I speak) to understand and appreciate different cultures better. I'm hoping to travel internationally more often to experience other cultures, to try their cuisine and to grow as a person.

Thank you for reading, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Favorite Books

Animal Farm, Magpie Murders, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Little Prince, Harry Potter (all books), The Hummingbird's Gift, Little Women, The Adventures of Tintin, The Silent Patient, A Molecule Away from Madness

Favorite Movies

Little Women (2019; I haven't watched the others), Parasite (2019), My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service

Favorite Television

The Adventures of Tintin, Sherlock, Murdoch Mysteries, Stranger Things

Favorite Crafts

Sewing, crocheting, baking

Swapping preferences

What I do

I always try and send postcards/letters the very same day when I receive details about the recipient and honor their preference in my choice of postcard/text/decoration. Please let me know in case you're unhappy with what you've received so I can incorporate your feedback into what I send in future to you or to another person through the platform. If for some reason the postcard/letter I send doesn't arrive, please notify me, I don't want to make someone feel disappointed and I would not mind sending two instead of one.

What I like

I appreciate decorations (washi tape/stickers/drawings) and handmade postcards if you're interested in these. You could keep it simple if that's what you prefer. I'm not picky at all and I would appreciate anything you send.

At the time of writing this text, I find myself looking for postcards/cards with the following themes to send to others but please feel free to send any cards you would like to, I would love anything you send :

  • local scenery,

  • local touristy spots,

  • a place you visited,

  • architecture,

  • book covers,

  • doors/windows,

  • stained glass,

  • roads/road signs (I love dead ends!),

  • people in local outfits or simply a portrait of a person,

  • advertisements (I love vintage ads!),

  • world war pictures,

  • typewriters,

  • phone booths

  • candles/lamps,

  • clocks

  • Olympics,

  • bicycles,

  • birds/animals/insects,

  • cats/dogs,

  • fruits/vegetables/flowers,

  • maps,

  • Tintin,

  • Little Prince,

  • Harry Potter,

  • physics/chemistry/biology/technology related

  • studio Ghibli illustrations,

  • Snoopy

  • handmade/self-printed (I highly appreciate these and would love some inspiration for my own self-printed postcards! Please send something you think you'd be happy to receive),

  • any festive occasion (except Valentine's day) postcards year round (I wouldn't mind if you send a Christmas themed postcard in February :) ),

  • watercolor/oil painting

  • any vintage designs

What I don't like much

I don't want to be asking for too much, if the only cards you have are one of the following, feel free to send them but if you have something that matches my preferences, I would love to receive something from that list over these.

  • US State postcards - please feel free to send this if you only have this to send but it's just a personal preference that I don't like this as much as the preferences in the list above.

  • Random stickers - While I like decorations on the PC/letter itself, I don't like the freebie stickers unless it's a part of the swap's theme itself. Please share the freebies with someone who would appreciate it more.

  • Valentine's day cards - I don't like cheesy/romantic cards

  • Religious cards (as my religious beliefs may or may not align with yours)

  • Political cards (as my political opinions may or may not align with yours)

  • Anything with meat/fish/eggs/dairy/honey in it (I want to cherish whatever you send, I would love it more if it aligns with my values and that looking at the cover and the note brings me joy!). For recipe related swaps, please omit/substitute these ingredients if you can.

Ideas for what you could write about

  • Your hobbies - I'm looking to pick some new hobbies!

  • Your favorite quote (English translation if possible)

  • Your favorite fun fact or anything you learnt recently that fascinates you

  • Your favorite books - so that I may add them to my reading list

  • Your favorite movies/music

  • Your favorite travel destinations

Don't worry about writing in a language I know, I'd be excited to learn something new by trying to translate what you write!

Ratings

andee73 rated for National Panda Day 2025 on Mar 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you!
Response: Thank you for the heart! Hope you have a wonderful day! :)
andee73 rated for SONG THEME 83 on Mar 17, 2025
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Comment: Thank you!
Response: Thank you for the heart! Hope you have a wonderful day! :)
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely PC and message--I love to meet fellow Ghibli lovers and library enthusiasts on here! Have a great day!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! Hope you have a wonderful day! :)
marinda rated for Beach Postcard - March on Mar 16, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the sweet birthday wishes and the beautiful postcard!
Response: Thank you for your kind words! Haha seems like I overestimated the time for the postcard to reach you! Hope you have a wonderful week! :)
marinda rated for National Panda Day 2025 on Mar 16, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the super-cute panda postcard! I love pandas, too.
Response: Thank you for your kind words! Hope you have a wonderful week! :)
octobereve930 rated for SCRABBLE 83 on Mar 15, 2025
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Comment: thank you for your list of unscrambled words... have a great weekend. 3/15
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! Have a wonderful weekend! :)
MsMarvel rated for 50 Before 50 on Mar 14, 2025
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Comment: I loved reading yours, you have some great ones listed, especially ones I can relate too. I have Aurora Borealis on my list as well!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I'm glad you liked my list! I hope you achieve all your goals before you hit 50! :)
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Comment: Thanks for the cute postcard!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I'm glad you liked the postcard! :)
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Comment: Thank you! I love the awesome PCs too!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I'm glad that you liked the letter and the PCs! :)
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Comment: Thank you. Love the kitty idioms
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I'm glad that you liked the idioms! :)
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Comment: Thank you for making my profile so pretty!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I'm glad that you liked it! :)
carrotkate rated for Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 3 on Mar 14, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the green decoration!
Response: Thank you! I'm glad that you liked it! :)
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Comment: thanks for the yellow roses in the basket of flowers they are my fav.
Response: Thank you! I'm glad you liked them! :)
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Comment: Thank you!
Response: Thank you for the heart! :)
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Comment: Thank you for the cute postcard!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! :)
kauna72 rated for Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 10 on Mar 12, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the bird pics! I also love the hummingbird. So beautiful!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I am glad to meet another hummingbird admirer! :)
MsMarvel rated for Private swap :) on Mar 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the cute postcard! Your handwriting is so nice! I'll be responding in my letter in our other swap :)
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I am glad that you liked the postcard ! I'm hoping to receive your PC soon and I'm excited for the letter exchange! :)
jesslynne rated for Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 10 on Mar 11, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for all the birds! :)
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I am glad that you liked the pictures ! :)
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Comment: Thanks for the cute postcard!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I am glad that you liked it! :)
CrowDancer rated for Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 9 on Mar 10, 2025
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Comment: The umbrella pictures are so cute, especially the "My Neighbor Totoro" one! Thank you!
Response: Thank you for your kind words! I love the movie "My neighbor Totoro" so that's the first thing that came to mind for the umbrella theme, I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for the heart! :)

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 33 0 1
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Comments

mchesser12 on Mar 11, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 11

grammypammy on Mar 11, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 11

Floral

Please rate me & thanks for joining this swap!

mchesser12 on Mar 10, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 9

ScrapHappyGabi on Mar 10, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 10 (Bird)

From: ScrapHappyGabi

Looking forward to the return of all of the Spring Birds!

grammypammy on Mar 9, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 9

Umbrella

Please rate me & thanks for joining this swap!

03Scarlett on Mar 6, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ March Day 6

I hope it's not raining cats and dogs where you are today! πŸ˜‚

Michelle305 on Mar 6, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 6 Rain Theme I LOOOOVE Rain so here are my favorite images! 😊

Have a great day!

jesslynne on Mar 3, 2025:

For: Profile Deco ~ 2025 March Day 3

JessLynne

LadyMalchav on Mar 3, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ March 2025 Day 3

Green

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