Dear friends and family please keep in touch.
I look forward to reading handwritten letters. Get ready to get your snail mail on.
My training address will be valid until 8.18.10 (This is my official Swearing in Day)
I will travel to my post site on 8.19.10 & update my new address.
Helpful hints:
-Make sure you're using Airmail
-Number letters so I know if one gets lost
-Number letters so I know if one gets lost
(Mail can delivery can be sporadic)
-Use padded envelopes over boxes
(It is expensive to clear packages through customs)
-Write "educational materials" when sending packages in writing that looks official
The information below came from:
“The Insider’s Guide to the Peace Corps” by Dillon Banerjee:
“There are a few things you can do to help hasten and secure the passage and delivery of your mail. Have anyone sending you a care package scribble religious symbols and biblical quotes all over the outside of the box. This sounds silly, but it works. Though many of the countries in which the Peace Corps serves are largely animist in religion, superstition runs high and even corrupt postal workers are wary of intercepting religious parcels. Along every step of the way, your mail will be subject to the whims of postal officials, customs officers, and delivery personnel who often take the liberty of rummaging through care packages in search of goodies from the U.S. If you mail is embellished with religious symbols, the odds of keeping it intact are improved. You may even want to ask the sender to write “Sister” or “Brother” before your name, to heighten the effect. Another trick is to have your mail addressed to you in red ink. I’ve been told red ink is somewhat sacrosanct in many third world societies and is reserved for only the most official of letters and correspondences. Though I’m unsure about this explanation’s validity, I can vouch for the trick’s effectiveness, having seen several packages addressed in red ink delivered safely and expeditiously.”
It's Raining Mail! Amen!
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