So for all you lovely people who are considering or are sending me a care package (I love you, really!), I figured I'd post a list of things I want and things I don't need.
About shipping: Most everyone has been receiving the flat rate shipping boxes, I believe they are $50 and the weight limit is high so you can stuff a lot in there. Another cheaper alternative is one of those large, heavy duty envelopes. If you fill it to capacity the weight charge will be decent but less than $50. My address is on my facebook, but I will post it here:
Michelle Koegler, PCV
Peace Corps
P.O. Box 5796
Accra-North, Ghana
West Africa
If you don't want to send me a box, letters are great also:)
Anyways...here is the list:
- Candy for me, obvi. Chocolate needs to be wrapped, and I hear dark chocolate or higher cocoa based ship the best. I like any sugar really...beggars can't be choosers! Someone let me try their oreos they got in a shipment and I practically died. They got pretty broken but I didn't care..still tasted delightful.
- Granola Bars
- Crystal Light, raspberry, berry, anything along those lines
- Tea - I like earl grey a lot...but I also like variety, so fruity ones, chai...all work
- Ready to serve coffee singles - Starbucks would be veddy niiice!
- Spices, for cooking
- Seasoning packs - taco, etc.
- Powdered cheese - like from mac n cheese. Cheese is obscenely scarce here. No spray cheese though, that is restricted by the post office.
- Magazines - trashy or lady ones like Elle, Cosmo. Maybe one about whats going on in the world too, haha.
- School supplies, pencils, pens, rulers, notebooks, markers, etc. Anything fun you can think of, there isn't a lot of cool stuff for the kids here. They have compasses, pens, pencils, and cheap notebooks
- Music - you can either load up a flash drive or CD with anything new. Don't worry that its not my style - seriously. I like rock, some pop, electronica and more indie type bands.
- Hair gel - super strong; strongest you can find. Def put it in a plastic bag though so if it bursts it doesn't get on everything. I had my parents send me some and I brought a lot...so you can hold off for now.
- You can fill nooks and crannys with shirts - cotton tank tops. Western clothes die fast here since hand washing is rough. Just plain ones will do - something from old navy if you can still get summer stuff.
- This was suggested...so if anyone is game to try - you can send baked goods in those vacuum bags.(Amanda Pheobes, I love and miss your baked goods dearly so if you are game to try it I'm game to love it, haha) I haven't seen anyone try - but just throwing it out there. Not high priority though.
Do not send:
- Movies. I can buy a lot in Kumasi. They come over from China or something and they load a DVD with like 10 movies - mostly new if I want. I can also get a lot of TV show series. Some smaller movies I probably can't get, so if you found something awesome that I HAVE to see, then yes, please send:) But otherwise I've got plenty to choose from
- Books - I am very set right now. I have a huge box to get through in addition to a couple shelves at the local sub office.
- Lipton tea
- Peanut Butter - they call peanuts groundnuts here and they are everywhere
- Pringles, super easy to get here
That's all I can think of right now! The list is subject to change so I'll post it when I make updates. Thanks to all who are going to send stuff! Again, letters are fantastic too:)
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