It seems to have taken a long time for this to arrive. I had a tracking number and everything but it just kept getting more and more complicated, needless to say that when I finally heard that my package was left with Mr McConnell over at number 12 I was pretty relieved.

The box had been bashed to death on the journey across the Atlantic, but luckily, my thoughtful gifter had double boxed it and the inner box was still intact, the outer one had very little purpose by the time I received it.

When I say I got Brazil in a box...I totally got the whole of Brazil!

I got bracelets, wood carvings, figures, cards, a book, chocolate, bath salts, all sorts of lovely things.

My Santa seemed to have stalked me very well. She knew lots of things about me, including my love of receiving letters from far off places. I got a 3 page letter from her and pictures of her cats, who are super lovely, but she went even further and sent me a usb full of stuff about Brazil, I haven't got round to going through it yet, but I'm really looking forward to it, especially the Michael Palin documentary.

I think I got the most wonderful Santa for my first exchange, thank you so much!