So I thought a gift would never arrive, but living where I do (a remote northern city in China, I'm here working as a teacher), I held onto hope as packages generally do take ages to get here.

The box was heavy and marked with a German address! And it was also addressed to my username, which I thought was pretty cool.

I was going to wait until I got home to open it, but I was too excited, so I decided to open it right at my desk at work. Opening the box, it was all sticky (more on that later).

When I saw what was inside, it was clear that my Secret Santa had read my profile information. I had mentioned that I am a Canadian who has been living away in China for 2 years, and that I miss a lot of Canadian/Western things. Well my SS really made my day/Christmas with some awesome, delicious German cookies, Nutella (there is no Nutella here, can you believe that!?), and best of call for a Canadian, maple syrup!

However, sadly the bottle of maple syrup did not survive the trip from Berlin to China. Opening the box, my hands got a little sticky, and I noticed that the syrup covered everything that was inside the box. But the thought that my SS included a very Canadian thing that I miss dearly was amazing to me. Thank you SS! I am still loving the cookies, and most definitely enjoying the Nutella!

Thank you, my German SS friend! Merry Christmas, and a happy new year!