[RosieCotton]

Well...her situation is different in that she's a mother and not a teenage kid far from home! I'm trying to remember some of the things Mom used to send me, but most don't apply...like she used to have the younger kids make cards and pictures for me. But that's more something SHE would do for YOU!

I used to get books, videos, local papers, sometimes just a surprise treat that I probably COULD have bought there but wouldn't necessarily have bought for myself (bath stuff or candy, for example), sometimes things to decorate my room and my desk (Mom knew I wouldn't think to brighten the place up, so she helped!), clothing...can't even remember what all. I almost didn't care WHAT she sent, though...just getting a package from home made me feel less isolated.

[Wneighbor]

just getting a package from home made me feel less isolated

I'm afraid I'm not as good as I should be about this. However, my mom and her M-I-L and one of the aunts-in-law send stuff all the time. I email. and email. and email.....