Should I try writing to my Chinese penpal again?
I think it will be hard to find him since it has been a few years. As you say you could try to write the hotel, just make sure that what you write is neutral. He could be married by now and the last thing you want to do is to cause him problems. The hotel personal are sure to tell everyone he knows that you wrote him, if they know him. It would have been better if you had tried to contact him earlier though, so much can happen in a persons life in a few years. I think that you should try. It’s something that’s unsolved and it occupies your mind, even if it’s just a little. It’s better to finish it and tie up the lose ends. Just think about how you word your letter. If you do it right then you’ll sound like someone that’s just interested in seeing what happened to the person and if you word it wrongly you’ll sound like a creepy stalker.
