We thought that we would include a post about how to mail us goodies, if you are so inclined ;)
First, the logistics. Letters are sent to the university and are given directly to Jason in his department. Padded envelopes are cheaper than boxes to send and get mailed directly to us at the university as well. Letters and padded envelopes seem to reach us in about 10 days time. Boxes are sent to the post office in Mbeya. We have to make a trip into town on Saturday to pick up boxes so they may sit for awhile until we can get into town. Currently we are having difficulties with boxes as the notification slip is not being sent to us at the university. If you send us a box, please email us at lavalleurs2011@gmail.com and let us know the tracking number. That way we can see when the box clears Tanzanian customs and estimate when the box will arrive at the posta (local post office).
Many people have asked me what would we like to receive in packages. Jason and I put our heads together and came up with the following items to choose from:
- Granola bars (Cliff, Nature Valley, Quaker Chewy)
- Goldfish crackers
- Starburst
- Pretzels
- Good-smelling candles in glass jars-make sure to pack in a ziplock as they can melt on their long journey across the sea
- Hand sanitizer
- Reese's Pieces
- Trail mix
- Salmon packets
- Beef jerky
- All beef summer sausage
- 3 x 5 white index cards
- Pictures of you!
- Pictures or postcards of California and Nebraska
- 40 compound microscopes (just kidding!)
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