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4101 - Glendale, California, United States

The sender lives 10 minutes from the Rose Bowl. He used his 1939 typewriter to type out the message on the back. Tom Hanks, American actor, is a collector of old typewriters. The Rose Bowl opened in October 1922 and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark and a California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Rose Bowl is the best known as a college American football venue and hosts the annual Rose Bowl Game, first played in 1902. The first game featured the University of Michigan Wolverines against Stanford University. Michigan crushed Stanford 49-0. Because the game was so lopsided, the Tournament of Roses officials ran chariot races, ostrich races, and other various events instead of football. It wasn't until 1916 when the second Rose Bowl game was played. State College of Washington (Washing State University) defeated Brown University 14-0 in what would become an annual tradition ever since.  The Rose Bowl has been used for many other events. There have been five Super...
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4100 - Jakarta, Indonesia

On the back of this card has the Arabic phrase Eid Mubarak , which means "blessed feast or festival." It is usually used by Muslims as a greeting to celebrate Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan) and Eid al-Adha (which is in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah). It is a cultural tradition and not part of any religious obligation. 
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4099 - Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Heilbronn is a city of 130 000 people. It was an important trading centre during the late Middle Ages. At the start of the 1800s, it became one of the early centres for industrialization in Württemberg. Air raids during World War II almost completly destroyed Heilbronn's old town, but it was rebuilt in the 1950s. It has a thriving wine industry nicknamed  Käthchenstadt. In October 2025, it was named the European Green Capital for 2027 by the European Commission. To receive a European Green Capital Award, a city has to  have a consistent record of achieving high environment standards; is committed to ongoing and ambitious goals for further environmental improvement and sustainable development; and can act as a role model to inspire other cities and promote best practices to all other European cities. 
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4098 - Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

This is a card from the School of Education at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB). RUB is a public research university and was founded in 1962, the first new public university in Germany after World War II. The School of Education is a part of the Faculty of Social Science. Today RUB has almost 43 000 students and employs about 5600 staff (411 professors)
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4097 - Berwyn, Illinois, United States

The sender is a grade one bilingual teacher and she writes that her class is currently learning about organisms.  Berwyn is a suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area. Almost 60 000 people call it home and the population denstiy is almost 2100 people per square kilometre.  According to The Five Ton Life , Berwyn residents are able to live a low carbon footprint lifestyle. The neighbourhoods are walkable and have easy access to grocery stores. 
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4096 - Berlin, Germany

The back of the card reads - Weihnachten in Berlin , which translates to Christmas in Berlin.
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4095 - Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne is a city of 82 000 people located in central Switzerland on the shores of Lake Lucerne ( Vierwaldstättersee). It is a nexus of economics, transport, culture, and media in the region. German is the official language but a locale varient of German, Lucerne German, is mostly used.  In 1993 the  Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) caught fire. It was originally built in 1365. It is a covered bridge and was a part of Lucerne's fortifications. On 18 August 1993, the bridge caught fire. About two-thirds of its interior paintings, daiting back to the 17th century, were destroyed. Forty-seven damaged paintings were recovered, but only 30 were able to be restored.  Many of the paintings were created during the Counter-Reformation and featured scenes of the Catholic Church. An explanation of each painting was printed below each one. They also explained the life and death of St. Leger, Lucerne's patron saint. 
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