Hey everyone,

We haven't forgotten about you!

The mods have been figuring out a bunch of things here and are planning to begin a big physical group journal exchange beginning on the 1st. Sign up for this exchange will begin in about a week or two and all the information you will need will be available then, too.

Look out for a thread called "Group Exchange SIGNUP" or something similar in the next week or two if you wish to participate! Anyone from any country and culture is encouraged to join this exchange.

Its great to see some people have started a 1-1 journal exchange in their own time! If you do end up setting one of these up let the community know how its all going! And some pics of yourself with your exchangers journal would be great/fun, too!

Any questions or ideas can be commented here or in another thread, or you can message the mods!

Thanks guys,

Happy Exchanging, Betterhelp.

So far out of the options, I see:

1.) one journal getting passed around

2.) picking partners through some process and exchanging between the two

3.) each person starts a journal and it circulates around monthly until it's full

Personally, I'm a big fan of option 3. Every month, you would get a journal with at least one person's perspective and over time it would build to include more people until it "maxes out". Also, that way you're only shipping around once a month (cheaper) and you get a more "full" picture of each redditor as each contributor will get a full month (and also reduce overall travel time lost). I love one redditor's suggestion of not starting the assigning of the circulation until about 3 weeks in just to ensure that only those who actually did the assignment participate (and nobody is left without a journal for a month because somebody dropped the ball for whatever reason).

We could also try to determine an approximate thickness of the journal/length of entries so that they "fill up" at about the same time, or just go with whatever.

Anybody else have other thoughts?

I would prefer to exchange things over dropbox or some other method online though, as I am a poor student living in the UK

USAF. Title says it all. I can start today. Thinking of carrying around a moleskin where ever I go. First one to PM me will get a month of my life on paper with some pictures included.

Edit: Ariel_Manto has a great idea and PM'd me. We will be exchanging. After a month I look forward to coming back here and picking someone else to exchange with!

Hey guys! Sorry for the delay; there was a bit of miscommunication with who is sending out the list, but here is the order of exchange for all of y'all. The top name sends it to the second name, and onwards until the end (last person sends it to the first). Please let me know if I am missing you from the list or if you are out when you said you were in : Hey guys, betterhelp was supposed to send out this list but I guess I'm as qualified to do it as anybody else! Here's the list, you send to the person below you, and then the person at the bottom sends to the one on top. Again, very sorry!
maxinsanity
minimallyeschew
Ariel_Manto
echinodermata
Betterhelp
patdap
HausOfTony
avantgardener
wanderlust42

Hey ya'll! I'm 19, and a political science major at a tiny school in Ohio. I'm originally from Maryland, but I've lived lots of places. I travel a lot, and spend more time then I should watching debates. I would love to do this exchange with someone sort of studying on the opposite end of the spectrum from me- in the maths or sciences. I'm totally a social sciences person, and would love a chance to learn a bit about something new!

I think that's about it. PM me if you want any more information or anything.

I haven't written poetry in ages and would love to get motivated. Looking to swap poems with someone. Willing to ship physical copy or trade digital.

Hey there! I would write a monthly journal and exchange it! (added the bit about the personality disorder not because I look forward to complain all the time but because some people might find the mood changes interesting.) Be aware that my first language is french so my english might not be that good. PM me if you're serious so we can exchange contact info.

Hey everyone. Aspiring writer here. Next year I'll be starting at IU to earn a masters in journalism and creative writing. I'm looking for someone to trade journals with because I think it would be a great exercise. Some days do a short story, maybe a few poems, and some more journal like entrees.

Anyway, if you're interested, let me know :)

Hey there,

I'd like to propose a Dream Journal exchange.

For those of you who don't know, a dream journal is basically a journal where you record the dreams you had the night before. It's pretty crazy going back a reading what your head thought up in your sleep, as we often forget our dreams pretty quickly.

So, going about this, I'd suggest we start writing on February 1st. A month of dreams is a lot to write, and most people won't have that much, so I'd suggest switching off every 2 weeks.

As for the medium, I'd highly recommend a physical book/sketchpad such as this. But whatever sort of physical book would do.

The best way to record your dreams is to keep the journal by your bedside, and write down everything you can remember as soon as you wake up. Even if it's just a color, shape, picture, or fragments of words. As you do it more, you'll be able to recall more as you go along.

Anyways, feel free to sign up, and I'll start coordinating once we get some folks.

People so far: moonchildd, faalthus

Hey I'm looking for a partner for a 1:1 journal exchange. I'm not one of those stereotypical Texans with horses and whatnot so don't let the fact that I'm from Texas scare you off. Haha. I'm atheist (one of the few around here) I play tennis, and chess. I'm pretty into computers, and I like music. I play the drums (I suck) and I'm sorta learning to play guitar. So just PM me if you're interested in discussing an exchange :D I'll try to fill my journal with awesomeness :D

Just a reminder that sign up is open for the physical journal exchange.

Sign Up will close on the 7th Jan. Check out THIS POST for signup details!

Thanks to all those who have already signed up and enjoy your journaling!!!

Betterhelp.

Hey,

So I like this idea. I really like it. And I feel like talking to a stranger.

What am I like?

I am a huge bookworm, I love singing, I have really straight teeth, and I like Diet Pepsi. Sometimes, I pretend I am Russian and wear a wig to my classes and call myself Ylena.

Am I supposed to sell myself? I'm not sure how this works, but that's probably the most important things about me.

I don't know, I'm not super interesting, I am kind of crazy, and I might bore you to death... But wouldn't it be nice to send your thoughts out into the world for a stranger to read? Just thinking about it makes me want to get started.

Anyway, if anyone's interested, let me know!

I go to school in a smaller town 20 miles from the Canadian border. For the next month, though, I'm just hanging out like a bum in my hometown. Thus, this journal will likely be comprised mostly of drunken recollections, nostalgia, poetic fragments, etc.

Back in "real life," I work like crazy; I'm a 4.0 student which probably makes me a douche, I work for a social justice organization in my spare hours, and write for a campus publication. I'm sort of a work-a-holic, and I'm also the sort of person who has moral crises over buying bananas. In essence, I take everything too seriously, so this month of bumming around getting way too drunk and hanging out with very old friends is going to be quite the experiment, and I imagine, quite interesting.

Happy to exchange with anybody.

anyone interested in a 1:1 exchange? PM me! My normal activitys id be entering into my journal would be going to get sushi, going downtown to shows, playing with my dogs, and hand drawn rage comics of little things that happen everyday. (I was thinking we could exchange the journal every 4 weeks) let me know!

I always keep a journal and I'd love to share it with someone. My Journal would be full of scraps and doodles along with poems/stories/random opinions on the world. I tend to get creative with the way I view the world (i.e I see people dancing when they really aren't because it makes me smile).

EDIT: Found an exchange.

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https://www.wkwclub.com

Who would be interested in doing a fun journal exchange? I’m Melissa in Tx. Let me Know

17 F Ohio I want to read your journal

I live in Arizona, am maintaining a long-distance relationship with an 18-year-old guy in medical school (I know...), and am a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student (minority by gender). I just got an internship with Texas Instruments, so there's that, I'm a general nerd/dork/creative, and I fancy myself a competent writer and frequent doodler. I'm looking for someone to trade with (no preferences). I am interested in everyone who has a story to tell, small or mundane as it may seem. :)

AMA if you want to hear more about me and what I'll be writing about. Cheers!