The German Way: Life in Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Communicating with People in
German-speaking Europe

If you want to know more about Germanic culture and improve your German, you can get in touch with German-speakers living in Austria, Germany, or Switzerland who are interested in communicating with English-speaking people in the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, and other parts of the world.

We no longer maintain a directory for pen pals or e-pals for German. Below you will find links to other sites and organizations that offer such services — via email or regular, old-fashioned postal “snail mail” (or both).

Forums and Bulletin Boards

Pen Pal Links

  • CyberFriends - Extensive info on each pen pal. Searchable. Free browsing. US$10.00 per year fee for listing an email address. Good for finding people in German-speaking countries.
  • Das Bild der Anderen - Das E-Projekt "Das Bild der Anderen" macht E-Mail im frühen DaF Unterrricht möglich.
  • Europa Pages Pen Friends - E-pals in Germany. List yourself or find an e-pal with. Also offers school/class email exchanges
  • Language Trade - Foreign language matching service; uses Yahoo Messenger for Internet voice chats with native speakers to help you improve your German (or other languages). Free registration required.
  • Mailfriends.com - Forums and pen pals
  • My Language Exchange - Germany - Find pen pals from Germany for exchange of language or culture

Postal Connections

  • LetterNet (Deutsche Post AG) - The German postal service maintains a special letter exchange program that encourages people to use regular postal mail to stay in touch. LetterNet has about 250,000 members in 100 countries and publishes a quarterly magazine (LetterMag, in English and German) with information and contacts. To send them your contact info (name, gender, mailing address, date of birth, and preferred language [Eng. or Ger.]), mail a card or letter to: Letternet, Postfach 81 18, 33307 Gütersloh, Germany.
  • Students of the World - Germany - Pen pals in Germany - snail mail and email
  • International Pen Friends - IPF - Postal mail only; forms available from the website. Free and fee services. Write to: Julie Delbridge, President, International Pen Friends, PO Box 430, Paynesville VIC 3880, Australia.

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