So What Does Leah Want to Receive in Africa?

Many of you continue to ask me what I need to make life in this nutty environment a bit easier. While I require nothing and can find everything absolutely CRUCIAL for life at the marche in Franceville, I decided to create the following list in case you ever feel like slipping an extra goodie into your letters. Most of them are lightweight, easy to find, and an incredible indulgence for me. Do not, by any means, feel obliged to send any of the following--this list is simply here to give the people who ask me for suggestions some ideas as to what I'd go ape over:

• spices (cinammon, garlic powder, cloves, nutmeg, or any mixes, such as taco seasoning or Asian stiry-fry packets, since anything Chinese doesnt't exist here)
• wet-naps/alcohol towelettes (just grab a couple extra next time you visit Red Lobster)
• tea (any flavor)
• beef/turkey jerky
• postcards
• The Onion (used copies, no matter how old, are fine)
• Already read magazines (People, US, Cosmo, etc). Anything pop culture is regarded as gold here, no matter how out of date. I also use the pictures for collages.
• Iincense (any kind)
• Fruit leather/dried fruit/M&M's
• Hemp string/black cord/beads (to make jewelry)
• Pictures of you and your family/friends; you get to see my pictures online, but I'd love up-dated photos of yourself!
• Amusing stickers for my Nalgene bottle
• Perfume samples (so I can splash some on anytime I want to feel like a woman again)