I decided to do this exchange on behalf of one of the pupils at the school where I work. 'P' is almost eighteen, and I have known him for nearly five years; he has struggled with a lot of different things while he has been with us, but underneath it all he's a sweet kid. He came into my office two years ago, absolutely raving about "a really awesome book" he'd been reading, and the fact that he was excited about a book made me want to check it out for myself. You guessed it, the book was 'A Game Of Thrones', and that was the start of my love affair with the books and the TV series. 'P' and I have followed the series ever since, so when this exchange was announced - well, I couldn't NOT sign up for him, could I? He was a bit confused at first - "You mean some random stranger sends me free stuff?" - but once I explained it to him, he got pretty excited about it. My Santa marked the gift as shipped not even an hour after pulling my info, and I have to admit that threw me a little bit...but then a box arrived this afternoon, and I was just bowled over. Santa sent a little book called 'The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister', and not one but two T shirts - a House Stark shirt, and another one with the Knight's Watch Vow on it. 'P' was speechless, and trust me, that does not happen often - but he eventually described the gifts as "some serious swag", and for a monosyllabic teenage boy that is high praise indeed. I can't forget to mention the sweet message that Santa included, which said Great to see you do such a nice thing for a student - hope he likes these few things. Well, 'P' is absolutely thrilled with what you sent - he was wearing the House Stark shirt five minutes after unwrapping it!

Santa, thank you so much for making 'P' so happy; people like you are what make these exchanges so great. It would be fantastic if you'd let me know who you are, but if you'd rather remain anonymous that's fine too. I just hope that the Santa you get is equally good to you!