I had a great first-time exchange experience and received a Snape Pop Vinyl figure, a Harry Potter Key chain and Harry Potter playing cards - not to mention a really sweet letter. The gift as well as the letter was really thoughtful and it has continued to amaze me till date.

As someone who has shifted to a new country and hemisphere all together only a few months back, it has been hard not to feel lonely, and to make new friends. To add to that, my phone decided to stop working, and as such, this gift was the sole glimmer of utmost joy to a string of morose unpleasant weeks.

In a metaphorical sense, this gift means so so so much to me, not to mention that I couldn't have asked for anything better than being able to have a figurine of my favorite Harry Potter character sit on my bedside table, constantly reminding me that "It may have escaped my notice but life isn't fair". Jokes aside, It kicks ass!

Also I was amused by the irony that during times when my home feels so far away, and the world feels so much larger - the gift came from someone who used to live only blocks away from where I am, and how small the world really is.

In short, this has been the greatest gift I could have asked for, and at a time where I could use some wholesomeness. I thank my Santa with the deepest of appreciation and gratitude, and hope that we can keep in touch over a mutual love for yellow-colored paper - among other things.