Contact information: training in Benin

Trip Start Sep 22, 2003
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Monday, September 15, 2003

Here is information about how you might write to us real, old-fashioned letters. Below, you will find instructions on how to send us mail. If, after reading all of this, you decide it is still worth it to write us, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Here goes:

1. Make a copy of your letters and number them. While the post is fairly reliable, things do sometimes get lost or delayed. Numbering letters lets us know whether or not a letter has been lost.

2. Write "Air Mail" and "Par Avion" on the envelope.

3. As much as we would love to receive it :) , don't send any money, checks, or anything of value. There is a large chance that they will be stolen.

4. If you do decide to mail a package, send it via air mail, not surface mail (surface mail has been known to take longer than two years to arrive). Also, bubble envelopes tend to work better than large boxes because they are less tempting to would-be thieves. Clearly and honestly mark the contents of the package, but a general description is sufficient: "clothing and candy" rather than "Nike sneakers and 2 lbs. of Godiva chocolate."

5. Express mail is an expensive option that may take just as long to get to Benin, so don't bother with it.

6. There is a tax, which I will have to pay on all packages we receive before we are able to pick them up at the post office, so don't send anything unless you think we'll really, really love it or need it.

7. If for some reason you receive something from us that has been mailed from the U.S., don't worry. We have not necessarily been medically evacuated. Oftentimes, volunteers will send letters via other volunteers who may be home visiting their families because they will arrive more quickly. There is a small chance that these letters may be opened by customs officials when they leave Africa or enter the United States.


So, our address for the first three months will be:

Rebecca and/or Jason Seyler, PCT
Corps de la Paix Americain
B.P. 971
Cotonou, Benin
Afrique de l'Ouest (West Africa)

This address will change as soon as we get our placement. We will post the new one on here as soon as possible. Thanks!

Can't wait to hear from you!
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