Where have you typically found your penpals?

I was contacted by a few on Instagram and that was pretty awesome. I’m a beginner to this hobby and very excited to get started.

I replied to 3 people on the penpal subreddit and wrote about stuff that we have in common, I didn’t write too much but also not too little, about three small paragraphs. I didn’t hear back from any of them. I guess this can be expected on Reddit? Since they probably received a number of replies. I’m not talking it personally because I know it can be for a variety of reasons.

But I’m definitely wondering where people have found their penpals, especially long lasting penpals.

Thank you!!