It was to my surprise as I was walking out my flat door on the way home for Christmas, that I was handed a package with my name on it! Cue the confused looks from my mother as I tried to explain why I'd received a package all the way from Puerto Rico from someone I've never met.

More shock ensued as I pulled out the assortment of gifts that had been tucked in with all the newspaper used to pad it. First to come out was the Frog, a Coquí! It's at this point that I realised there qere quite a few notes hidden amongst the box. The notes revealed that the Coquí is the Puerto Rican national pet, and the noise that gives it it's name is its song.

Next to emerge was a big bag of sweeties! I've yet to try them however. Buried amongst the newspaper was a postcard, which has now joined the many other postcards and tickets I have gotten over the years. Wrapped in its own protective paper, was a tile depicting the Puerto Rican Jibaro, a now extinct farmer known for harvesting Plantain (Not green bananas!).

At the bottom of the box, was the picture book showing off the wonderful sights of Puerto Rico. My gifter mentioned in his notes, that the beaches are a site to behold. He also mentioned not being quite sure what Scottish weather entailed, So I've attached a picture that sums up the last few weeks over here.