<p>We’ve had to do them for my French classes. The idea was cool, but because of the fact that our teachers monitered what we wrote by collecting copies of our e-mails, we had to communicate in a different language, and it was required for a grade, it seemed more of a chore after a while.</p>
<p>I doubt I’d ever seek out a penpal as a stranger; if I met them in person first I’d be more likely to want to be penpals then.</p>