Anyone so inspired to send me a care package would be a God among men and I would love them eternally. Now that I’ve been in country a couple of months and really know what is an is not available to me in my village and in the major cities I figured I’d update this to be more specific. But know that if you are generous enough to send me packages truly anything is appreciated:
Cooking Supplies:
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Cloves
Cumin
Sage
Soy Sauce
Ranch Dressing
Barbeque Sauce
Vanilla Extract
Brown Sugar
Powdered Sugar
Coconut Milk
Taco seasoning packets
Any type of seasoning packet
Hot Sauce
Food:
Tuna
Peanutbutter
Protein Powder
Ramen noodles
Craft Mac n Cheese
Salsa
Canned chicpeas
Canned Anything
Soup packets
Candy! Literally any and everything is acceptable in this category
Water flavor packets
Tea
Instant Coffee
Cheez-its
Goldfish
Basically any salty snackfood or candy item (if you know me you should be able to think of one lol)
GUM
Pepperoni
Misc:
Any American news source, magazine, or newspaper regardless of trashiness or content but Time magazine would be appreciated. Also (the internet is too expensive to read news off of)
A good book that you’ve read and liked
Friendship bracelet string – the kids love it
Duct Tape
Crossword books
AA & AAA batteries
Camping egg carrier (i always break them on the hour walk from the market)
Dish Soap
Sponges, dish towels
Camping cutting board
Spatula
Superglue
Non-Drowsy Benadryl (I need something to combat the bug bites)
Maderma for scars
USB Thumb drive
Colored chalk (I can get plenty of white chalk here)
A map of the World, Africa, America, The American Continent
*Really any map is fine my school has none because they were in French and thus had to be taken down but we have a geography focus. BIR
Sharpie markers or any permanent markers
*I draw all my own diagrams on rice sacs to make my own posters
A basic English dictionary
Ant traps
Scented candles
Anything that could be used in a classroom would be helpful.
Hair conditioner (yes I know its Africa but my hair is falling out!)
Bubbles
Jump rope
A sweatshirt
Updates on your life
Volleyball, soccerball, any type of ball
Movies/TV shows
Anything else you may want to contribute to a classroom, that could be played with with the children of my village, or you just think your favorite ginger might like would be extremely appreciated! Remember it will take 6 weeks for a package to get to me though. And according to mama K the only things you can’t mail to Rwanda are radioactive materials and prescription pills so keep that in mind when making selections :P
