Monday, November 25, 2024

The Slowly app: discovering the art of writing letters today

I have so many ideas saved as drafts for this new blog that I didn’t know where to start! So, I decided to talk about something I’m currently enjoying: the Slowly app.

If you knew my age (almost 25, only two months left!), you’d know I’m not used to writing physical letters. The only letters I wrote were to the Three Wise Men when I was little —I'm Spanish, by the way— but never to anyone else. Writing letters felt like a lost art, and I kept wondering: How does it even work? Could I give it a try?

With today’s technological progress and social media, we’re used to instant communication, and honestly, I’ve grown tired of it. That’s when I stumbled upon Slowly while browsing the App Store (not sure how I ended up finding it, though).

Slowly is like a modern twist on pen pal letters —a slow version of WhatsApp, or even Tinder, since you can match with people. The coolest part? Your letters aren’t sent instantly; the delivery time depends on the distance between you and the recipient. That’s what really caught my attention. Plus, the profiles are anonymous, with no real pictures (though you can add a biography if you like).

At first, the app can feel a bit tricky until you get the hang of it or find people who share your interests, but trust me, it’s worth it.


Current logo of Slowly (25th of November, 2024)


P.S.: It also has a web version, which I personally find more comfortable to use.

P.S.2: I hope we read each other more often from now on :)

2 comments:

  1. Hola Martita yo tengo 10 años más que tú. Seguramente la aplicación te encontró porque de alguna manera inconsciente buscabas una forma de expresarte y hablar de otros temas. Escribir carta me parece genial es guardar algo escrito por un amigo, familia, alguien que quieras. Siempre me ha gustado escribir porque me gusta leer y a veces hace falta expresar nuestros sentimientos acerca de cualquier tema. Ha sido un placer leer sobre esta aplicación que no idea que existía.

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    1. ¡Hola, Amalia! Qué alegría leerte por aquí y, además, siendo mi primer comentario. Es curioso cómo al final, de alguna manera o de otra, encontramos aquello que estábamos buscando. Siempre me ha gustado expresarme escribiendo, tal vez porque en un primer momento me sentía más segura a través de un texto escrito, como si el bolígrafo o la tinta digital conectasen directamente con mi mente y mi alma. ¿Tú tienes un sitio donde sueles escribir?

      PD: Me alegro de que te haya parecido curiosa esta aplicación.
      PD2: Gracias por dedicarme un ratito de tu día.

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