I once sent a postcard to my mom in Puerto Rico from the Gili Islands in Indonesia. The outdoor mailbox at an old post office was overflowing with mail — I just

I once sent a postcard to my mom in Puerto Rico from the Gili Islands in Indonesia. The outdoor mailbox at an old post office was overflowing with mail — I just left my postcard on the pile of mail hoping for the best but not expecting much. Lo and behold my mom received the postcard 2 years later.