Alex, a 23 year old surfer and college student

Alex, like any other person that doesn't live under a rock, has a multitude of internet pen-pals. At this point, they aren't even "pen" pals are they? Long gone are the days of waiting months for little envelopes and parcels in the mail, their contents lovingly hand-written with an ink-dipped quill. Sure, it isn't as elaborate or thought out, but that matters very little in the modern age.

Hell, if you're particularly lucky, maybe your internet friends are just a road trip's drive away...and even now fortunate for Alex, he wouldn't need to walk a single step to meet his.