Hey friends! You guys have been awesome at sending some lovely and welcome comforts from home. I am totally stocked up on creamy body butter and face wash and have been able to ration my dried fruit over a few months now! I can't thank you enough for the thoughtfulness. Such simple things mean so much now, and can help put a smile on my face if my day seems unbearable and rough.
For those of you who miss me enough to share your first world wealth, the following stuff never goes to waste!
tape cassettes - all your old mixes and albums now gathering dust
velveeta (it doesn't melt!)
wasabi
dried fruit
nuts: pistacios, pine nuts, walnuts, almonds
Clif bars
sauce packets - pesto/ranch/taco
falafel/pancake/brownie/lemon bar mixes
Peanut M&Ms & Reese's Pieces (they don't melt!)
new release or movie classics burnt onto DVD
chicken in a retort pouch
beef jerky
Gatorade/EmergenC/iced tea/apple cider
rag mags - US Weekly/OK/People
news mags
maple syrup
sushi seaweed
pictures of family & friends
wife beater tank tops - all colors!
frosting in a tub
It is recommended (but not necessary) that packages be sent in Priority Mail (ground takes 6 months by boat) padded envelopes and when marking the customs declaration, don't write anything expensive in order to alleviate thievery. The USPS has stopped insuring packages to Niger because of so much tampering. Your best bet is to write "books and candy".
Kelly McNicholas
B.P. 132
Tahoua, Niger
West Africa
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Hey Kelly:
Its been a long time since Jers press and the Highlands. Wow... Great Blog. If you get a chance, drop me an email. Alot of great stories to tell. Can't even imagine what you have seen.
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