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This was the case for two penpals from Germany and New Zealand, who began writing to each other as teenagers, the Manawatu Standard reports.<\/p>\n
Winton Funnell selected Heinz Boess out of a list of names he was given at school when his class began a penpal project.<\/p>\n
The pair wrote to each other for years, until Mr Boess left his home country of Germany and they lost touch for over 60 years.<\/p>\n
But when the recent earthquake in New Zealand occurred – which struck Christchurch on February 22nd – Mr Boess wrote to Mr Funnel, who received the letter when the current occupant of his old home looked him up in the phone book.<\/p>\n
The two penpals have now rekindled their friendship and have begun corresponding again and catching up on the past few decades, the news source reveals.<\/p>\n
Posted by Samantha Thompson
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