Response: I'm sorry - last I knew of, we were doing your idea, a private exchange, and I was waiting on a card from you to me, to "check" the route. I haven't received anything, but I'll just send a card Monday morning to try to rid myself of this 1. I hope that'll help... :(

Response: II put a lot of effort into this ATC, and sent it on time. My partner later private messaged me, "I was your partner in this swap and I still haven't got anything from you." I replied, "Hi Mia, I'm sorry it hasn't arrived yet - it is a black ATC with a Tori Amos quote that I tried to mold to your profile =/. I did send it on time; I sent it the same day as I did my other partner's (tiffako) Quote and More ATC, which arrived and was rated Sept. 23rd. In my experience, when I have mailed things to both Germany and Spain, they take an extremely long time. I know how frustrating it is when a swap does not arrive. I keep very close track of what I send and receive in a Word document. I looked at your profile and see that you have been having problems with your postal service, as have I (there are many postal strikes going on in America). I know that sounds like an excuse, but it's really just an explanation that I hope you'll understand. If it's okay with you, I am asking for a bit more patience for it to arrive, solely because of the higher shipping cost on overseas packages. If it doesn't arrive, you have my word that I will send a re-send. Again, I apologize - and please do let me know! Sincerely, Emily". I never received a response to this message which, I felt, was explanatory on my part. I would have been more than willing to continue communicating and also to do a re-send, because I was really looking forward to the reaction my work would have recieved. However, since MiaParanoia would rather rate with a '1' than communicate or give me the opportunity to do the re-send, I'll just keep my first '1'. Hopefully my other ratings (all 5's thus far) will speak for my swapping record.