Woman Ambae:
A Tale of Peace Corps in the South Pacific

I'd love to hear from you!

Kara Dobsa
Peace Corps Volunteer
P.O. Box 60
Lolowai Post Office
East Ambae Island
Republic of Vanuatu
South Pacific

Make sure to write "Air Mail" or "Par Avion" on every envelope/package. Mail usually takes 5 to 10 weeks to reach the outer islands; using padded envelopes instead of packages when sending items speeds up the process and decreases the risk of tampering.

I would love to receive:

-Books; volunteers go through a lot during service, send me your favorites.

-Magazines; especially Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, Newsweek and Time (seriously, reading material is invaluable out here)

-New music and movies on a USB drive; my netbook does not have a disc drive for CD's/DVD's

-Candy! (especially chocolate...)

-Tea, Emergen C, Crystal Light, or anything else to add some flavor to my well water

-Power bars, Cliff bars and Luna bars

-Letters and pictures; it doesn't have to be anything extravagant, just hearing from home from is the best part of receiving anything!

My community would love to receive:

-Books for the recently opened school library (grades 1-6); books related to the environment and the natural world are preferred (to coincide with the after school "green club"), although any donations are a big help.

-Any learning materials for the school or clinic; resources for ongoing education and basic supplies are extremely limited on the island

-Candy! (obviously?)