Who did you write to?

It's my friend in Germany. We've never met. We've been pen pals for —25 years? 20 years. Yeah.

Could you tell me something about her?

She's um, she's a nice person. She's very funny. She's a, outgoing, and she's a positive person. She's never said that she was angry or sad, so .. whenever I received her letters—those days there were no emails—I was_ happy reading. And uh, English is not my first language, and to be able to write back to her and communicate with her, I struggled or I did my best to learn English. So it's like an educational part for me, and I appreciate it.

How did you become pen pals?

Uh … uh I was a fan of 'New Kids on the Block'—the band—and uh, there was a magazine, "Just Seventeen Magazine," yeah. So I was looking for pen pals who shared the same interest in 'New Kids on the Block,' so, since then we've continued together.

And you said you've never met her?

Never.