Do it for the kids....

This is how I feel now, without you, and without reminders of you! Want to put a smile on my face, here's how!

For so long, I've heard that people like me, some would even say, LOVE me. If you don't love me, you've at least professed to liking this blog.....

I'm asking you to prove it. This is a formal plea for you to send me stuff. Anything. But if you were thinking about what sort of things you could send - here are a few suggestions.

• pesto, at this point, I'd take the powder. siiiiiiiiiigh
• cheezits (white cheddar!!)
• luna bars - lemon zest, white chocolate macadamia
• soyjoy mango coconut bars
• febreeze spray and odor eating candle
• tuna 
• ranch dressing (do i even need to say hidden valley)
• a chickfila sauce sampler - go to chickfila, ask for one of each sauce, put it in a small box and post! (SO EASY!)
• english breakfast tea bags
• annie's cheddar mac 
• omg special k with almondsssss!!!! 
• bisquick (just add water)
• jello instant pudding, flavor sampler.. i don't know which one, buy them all?
• ... firefly - please. Actually, this is illegal, but if you put it in a Tom's mouthwash bottle, I won't tell if you don't!
• swiss miss with marshmallows
• love letters from you
• romance novels, anything with a busty lady on the cover set in Victorian times, you know what I like! ;)
• bobby pins
• THICK CHRISTMAS SOCKS
• those delicious hanes sweatshirts from target that $7, in whatever color of your choosing
• fake uggs
• gloves
• a mix CD of songs that have been overplayed on the radio in the past month  (this would be awesome!)

Admittedly, this is a rather long list, but it does take approx 28 days for a package to arrive.. and it's rather cold up on this mountain. It cost 98 cents to post a letter with only words. I ask that if you do send a letter, to also include either a limerick or a dirty joke!

This is my address. You need to print both the Chinese and English! USPS won't take just the Chinese and apparently ONLY USPS delivers to my shanty town! If you don't know Chinese, highlight all and print and stick!

Christine Yuan 袁恢琪

中国云南省临沧市云县茂兰镇哨街村哨街学校 (675806），P.R. China

Christine Yuan

Shaojie School, Shaojie Village, Maolan Town,

Yunxian County, Lincang Prefecture,

Yunnan Province, (675806) P.R. China

Here are some other notes worth posting about posting. 

*on the USPS customs declaration form, under quantity and detailed description of contents, write – Gifts 礼物

*on the USPS customs declaration form, under Total Value, very important, keep it under - $100 (if it is over $100, the recipient – you have to pay a lot of taxes)

Just think.. Happy teacher, happy students? :)