Packages are great...
...but rather pricey. So if you can send one, great--but if not, a letter will do just fine.
Either way, package or letter are both sent to:
LeeAnn Acker, PCV
US Peace Corps
PMB 9097
Port Vila, Vanuatu
For packages, try to use the USPS Flat Rate Boxes (can range from $30-70). And always let me know the date you sent it out so I know to inquire at the Peace Corps Office
Great things to send (don't judge):
Beef/Turkey Jerky
Candy (but nothing chocolate except M&Ms or anything coated similarly)
Anything with dried fruits/vegetables
It's pretty hot each day, which means, it's not fun to cook. Anything "Just add water" Thai/Indian dishes, anything Trader Joe's
CDs--any new music that is out there--sending on a CD or Flash Drive works
Magazines--both trashy and educational, even if they are months of out date, they are relative here.
Gatorade mixes (NO lemon lime)
Condiments from fast food places (Ranch packets, ketchup, honey mustard)
Brownie/Cake Mix with frosting
Games! (Catch Phrase, Pictionary, Scattegories)
Not so great things to send:
Nothing valuable!
Books--I have a kindle now.
For all packages, please wrap all contents in a garbage bag and then place into box. It rains here often, so wrapping the contents in plastic will make the goodies last all the way to the South Pacific!
Either way, package or letter are both sent to:
LeeAnn Acker, PCV
US Peace Corps
PMB 9097
Port Vila, Vanuatu
For packages, try to use the USPS Flat Rate Boxes (can range from $30-70). And always let me know the date you sent it out so I know to inquire at the Peace Corps Office
Great things to send (don't judge):
Beef/Turkey Jerky
Candy (but nothing chocolate except M&Ms or anything coated similarly)
Anything with dried fruits/vegetables
It's pretty hot each day, which means, it's not fun to cook. Anything "Just add water" Thai/Indian dishes, anything Trader Joe's
CDs--any new music that is out there--sending on a CD or Flash Drive works
Magazines--both trashy and educational, even if they are months of out date, they are relative here.
Gatorade mixes (NO lemon lime)
Condiments from fast food places (Ranch packets, ketchup, honey mustard)
Brownie/Cake Mix with frosting
Games! (Catch Phrase, Pictionary, Scattegories)
Not so great things to send:
Nothing valuable!
Books--I have a kindle now.
For all packages, please wrap all contents in a garbage bag and then place into box. It rains here often, so wrapping the contents in plastic will make the goodies last all the way to the South Pacific!