-To make sure it gets here in one piece wrap the box entirely in tape, not just at the seams.

–Be sure to declare that the box’s worth is less than $10, even if the items are worth more. Please also remove all price tags (or black out the prices) on all items.  In reality even if the box didn’t make it here there is no system in Kenya  for reimbursement and the ability of getting your money back stateside has been said to be unsuccessful. The cheaper you declare the box, the more likely it won’t get stopped in customs, which is where it’s more likely to get searched and have items stolen. I will also be required to pay customs on anything sent, so very low prices mean it will be less expensive to pick up.

*Please don’t let this scare you away from sending things. I just want to help make sure that what you send makes it to me and there are certain things that help that happen.

– Ziploc freezer bags (all sizes)

– Chocolate Chips

– Bacon Bits

– Grated parmesan cheese

– Handwritten letters

– Christmas cards, birth announcements, wedding announcements – pretty much anything with a picture of you and your family!

– iTunes and Amazon gift cards (I can use both of these for books, music and movies…also, you can send them by e-mail!)

– Any extra airline miles you aren’t planning to use – you can gift these to me and I can use them for travel home when the time comes

– Loreal Double-Extend mascara in black

– Eos lip balm

– Picture frames

– Candles (my favorite is Santiago Huckleberry made by Voluspa, but I’m really not too picky)

– Pretty smelling hand soap – I’m a fan of the J.R. Watkins grapefruit soap that they have at Target

– Office supplies make me happier than just about anything. (I am especially fond of Pilot G2 pens with size 0.5 or 0.38 ink)

– Magazines you’re finished with (think Real Simple, Time, Newsweek, cooking magazines…I don’t read fashion or celebrity stuff)

– Peanut Butter M&Ms

Thank you to those of you who want to support me in this way!