I'm looking strictly for friends! :)

So I'm nineteen years of age and I'm a female living in Southern California. I'm looking for friends. Penpals, if you will. And don't ask for any personal information, please. I've had a few bad experiences with sharing personal information.

There are a few people here on this site that I'm steering clear of - those would be the ones who a) don't respect the fact that I'm looking for friends only and b) automatically assume that I'm their property.