Contact Me

I would love to receive letters from you!! Packages would also be welcome, but not necessary since I know how expensive they can get. Mail usually takes about 3 weeks to get here (according to the man in the post office, but I have a feeling packages take longer).

Here's my address:

Helena Chevallier

PO Box 153

Butajira, SNNPR
Ethiopia

Here are some tips to make sure everything gets to me:

·         Make sure to write airmail on all letters and packages

·         Packages sometimes get opened and stuff gets stolen, so I've been told by current PCVs that writing "God Bless you" and/or bible verses on the packages ensures that packages won't be opened.  Try to make the package look official and/or religious.

·         Be as general as possible on customs forms. Write things like education material, hygiene products, etc. to decrease the chance of search.

·         If you can send stuff in a padded envelope instead of a flat rate box do it, it's cheaper.

·         Put food in a Ziploc bag.

Here's a list of things I would love (but honestly anything from America will be greatly appreciated)

·         peanut m&ms

·         pop tarts (hot fudge sundae kind)

·         chocolate chip cookies

·         granola bars

·         dried fruit

·         trail mix

·         gummy candy (gummy bears/worms, sour patch kids, etc.)

·         books

·         magazines

·         sugar free gum

·         brownie/blueberry muffin mix (so all I have to add is water)

·         anything sweet

·         deodorant

·         toothpaste