Today, Diana wraps up her series by narrating what it has been like for her to finally meet and enter the "real life" of her penpal Genia, and also to see Russia for herself.
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Part II of this five-part series depicts the beginning of the accidental pen-pal relationship between Diana growing up in the GDR and a girl growing up in the Soviet Union - the pivot of the whole story. We welcome readers to share their transnational cultural experiences with us, as well.
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