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Correo Lentocooperativa de cartas · Oaxaca

Pool · public · since 1 October 2025 · un Pool de Correo Lento

Español and English

Cartas lentas entre quienes aprenden español y quienes aprenden inglés.

Slow letters between Spanish learners and English learners. One letter a week at most, in both languages, corrections welcome.

The Pool in full

Curator
Valeria Ortiz Signed in with OAuth
Who can see it
Public. Anyone can find this Pool and read the profiles in it.
Consent
Everyone opts in. Each person here said yes to a letter from Valeria.
First letters
Nobody writes first until both people have said they’d like to. §7.2
Answer window
14 days, the Kindling default. §5.2
Block lists
Kindling public block list and The Circular consortium block list. §7.3
The file
pools/espanol-english.json, updated 18 September 2026

Your place in this Pool

Reading as Tom Brennan

You said yes to this Pool on 14 October 2025. Leaving is one action, and the Pool removes you within sixty seconds. §5.3

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Quienes escriben aquí

Four people, in their own words

Each profile is its owner’s own page, written in both languages. The Pool keeps a parsed copy, shown under each card, and every card carries its owner’s verification, drawn in the postmark and written beside the name. §4.5

Valeria OrtizCurator

she/her · Oaxaca, Mexico

Signed in with OAuth
OAXACASIGNED IN WITH OAUTH1 OCT 2025

Español

Coordino Correo Lento desde Oaxaca y doy las clases de español de la cooperativa, que son de pago. Las cartas son gratis.

English

I coordinate Correo Lento from Oaxaca and teach the co-op’s paid Spanish classes. The letters are free.

Their page
valeria-ortiz.notion.example
Open to
language-exchangecuratingspanishenglishletters
Who may write
Anyone with a verified identity
First letter
This page allows a first letter. Through Correo Lento, it still waits until you both say so.
Said yes
1 October 2025, by signing in with OAuth
Page last read
1 October 2025

What the Pool parsed: “Coordina Correo Lento desde Oaxaca. Teaches the co-op’s paid Spanish classes; the letters are free.”

Tom Brennan

he/him · Cork, Ireland

Email verified

Español

Soy profesor de química en una escuela secundaria de Cork y estoy aprendiendo español para un año sabático. Escribo cartas largas.

English

I teach chemistry at a secondary school in Cork, and I’m learning Spanish for a sabbatical year. I write long, slow letters.

Their page
tom-brennan.carrd.example
Open to
language-exchangespanishletters
Who may write
People in a Pool with them
First letter
Only after you both say you’d like to write
Said yes
14 October 2025, by the link in the letter
Page last read
14 October 2025

What the Pool parsed: “Secondary school chemistry teacher learning Spanish for a sabbatical year. Writes long, slow letters. Escribo cartas largas.”

Lucía Ferrer

she/her · Valencia, Spain

Email verified

Español

Soy ilustradora. Quiero escribir en inglés sin miedo, y dibujo en los márgenes de cada carta.

English

I’m an illustrator. I want to write in English without fear, and I draw in the margins of every letter.

Their page
lucia-ferrer.notion.example
Open to
language-exchangeenglishlettersdrawing
Who may write
People in a Pool with them
First letter
Only after you both say you’d like to write
Said yes
2 November 2025, by the link in the letter
Page last read
2 November 2025

What the Pool parsed: “Ilustradora. Quiero escribir en inglés sin miedo. I draw in the margins of every letter.”

Darío Méndez

he/him · Port Ellery, United States

Signed in with OAuth
PORT ELLERYSIGNED IN WITH OAUTH6 JUN 2026

Español

Soy bajista, de Veracruz, y llevo once años en Port Ellery. Hago suplencias de último momento. Quiero que mi inglés escrito suene como mi inglés hablado.

English

I play bass. I’m from Veracruz, I’ve lived in Port Ellery for eleven years, and I sub on short notice. I want my written English to sound like my spoken English.

Their page
dario-bajo.bandcamp.example
Open to
basssubbandlanguage-exchangespanishenglishconversation
Who may write
People in a Pool with them
First letter
This page allows a first letter. Through Correo Lento, it still waits until you both say so.
Said yes
6 June 2026, by signing in with OAuth
Page last read
6 June 2026

What the Pool parsed: “Bass player from Veracruz, eleven years in Port Ellery. Subs on short notice. Wants his written English to sound like his spoken English.”

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  2. 08:40Fixed a typo
  3. 19:05Added a line in Spanish
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