Self-isolation and shelter-in-place orders mean, among other things, that wanderlust is at an all-time high. But travelers are born innovators. Many are refusing to let the pandemic crush their bucket ...

Residents at a North Carolina–based home correspond with pen pals. After nearly four months of being unable to have regular visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic, residents at the Victorian Senior ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., proposed a "progressive pen-pal program" in August 2020 to save the U.S. Postal Service — but eight months later, there's no sign of the program. "So one of the ...

LAS CRUCES – In an effort to connect students and New Mexico senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, a J. Paul Taylor Academy parent started a virtual pen pal program with hopes to expand the ...

Nearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of social media to get its residents connected with people ...

Ned Felder and Kris Feeney met for the first time in November, 56 years after first corresponding during the Vietnam War Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills ...

Erin DeJesus is executive editor of Eater, and has held various writing and editing roles at the brand since 2010. A James Beard Award winner, she particularly loves working on stories about regional ...