3554 - Pullman, Washington, United States of America

The sender is a self admitted cat lady. She has five and works at a cat only vet.

She lives in Pullman, which is located in south-east Washington. The original name was Three Forks, but was renamed in 1884 after American industrialist George Pullman.

Pullman is also home to Washington State University, which also happens to be Pullman's biggest employer. Almost 21 000 students attend the campus in Pullman. There are 200 fields of study, including 98 majors, 86 minors, and 140 graduate and professional degrees. In a typical year, Washington State University issues 5900 bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. It has satellite campuses in Spokane, Tri-Cities, Everett, and Vancouver, and also has about 3300 students in their Global Campus/WSU Online.

From 1890 - 1905, it was called Agricultural College, Experiment Station, and School of Science of the State of Washington. From 1905-1959, it was known as State College of Washington.

The Washington State University has athletic teams in men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, women's soccer, women's swimming, women's rowing, women's volleyball, and women's tennis.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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