You can email your pen pal in China everyday, and it will be much cheaper than using a telephone. Email is even less expensive than mailing letters. Most college campuses provide students with computer assess and basic Internet privileges. If your campus provides you with an email account, it won't cost you a cent to write home every day. If you are trying to get in touch with a friend at another college or University, there are many different Internet address finders available for locating their email address.
Most campuses also provide an on-line directory for students and staff at that particular college.
To help make it easier for your friends to get in touch with you, you will want to register your email address in some of the internet address finders. You can even check the weather report without leaving your computer screen. If you don't want to pay for a subscription to your hometown newspaper, you can catch all of the news on the Internet. Many newspapers and magazines are available on-line.