Shirley

Updated November 2010: I will be away from SwapBot for a few months, possibly til February or March. But I will be back for sure.

P.O. Box 7-1150
La Uruca, San José
Costa Rica

I'm a 24 years old girl, from Costa Rica (Yes, I speak Spanish). I'm very open-minded and liberal. Currently on college (Psychology Major). I'm very interested in getting to know intimate aspects about other people, and other cultures. I'm open to private swaps, so if you'd like us to exchange small traits of our countries and our personal experiences, please message me!

I wrote down some of my preferences here for anyone who needs ideas, this should help you know if I will especially like something. Please don't feel I'm picky just because of my detailed profile, once again, this is just meant to help. I enjoy a lot reading my swaps partners profiles, but if you don't you could skip mine, but please read the list of things not to send me. All the lists are in alphabetic order, meaning I like everything on there equally. Except the colors list, I have real preferences in that, but the only one I dislike is white (unless it's mixed with other colors, especially with black, yay!).

I adore anything cute, girly, artsy, handmade, cultural, nerdy, practical, funny (not easily offended at all), landscapes, nature, animals, food related in any way, and especially random/unique/quirky items and things I couldn't find in my own country (surprise me!). I also care a lot for small details when giving and receiving :)

This helps me keep everything organized and thank people when I receive. Mail takes time to arrive in both ways and I could forget where things came from.
I remove the ones that have already been received on either side.

I'm waiting to receive:

• Nothing, right now :)

I thought I'd make a special section about Postcards, because I just love them! Store bought or handmade are both great. Even better if you can send them naked, stamped, and written; but if it's better for you to use an envelope, then it's ok. I like all kinds of cards, but these ones I love:

• The weirdest less common postcards the best
• All and any animal (especially cute baby ones, or scary/weird ones)
• Very colorful cards
• Drawing/cartoons
• Jokes/funny ones
• Recipes/food
• Great/famous views from your city/country/town
• Symbols, flags, etc.
• Nice handmade ones
• Interesting ad ones (I LOVE Boomerang cards)

Anyway, I can't get offended by anything that is on a postcard, wether it's a joke, a religious or political statement, etc. Postcards help me collect the world around me, and that includes things I might disagree with. I'd also love to have some erotic postcards, but that's not something common to see :(

Things I appreciate:

• You writing the date you send the postcard
• Anything you want to share with me (about you, the postcard, quotes, or anything else)
• Nice stamps
• Any kind of decoration if you want: stickers, drawings, colors, etc.

• Collecting items (mainly postcards)
• Cooking and Baking
• Photography
• Reading
• Traveling
• Writing

I'd love to learn origami ^_^

• Coins and bills
• Postcards *(This is my main collection)
• The Little Prince items

• Anything for my collections (previous list!) =)
• Bento
• Board Games
• Bookmarks
• Books
• Boxes and cute bags
• Car accesories (I drive a light pink car)
• Cardstock
• Crayola products (or similar crafty things)
• Cute things with a face (kawaii style)
• Drawings
• Earrings (weird materials like wood, acrylics, shells, etc are the best)
• Envelopes (especially with cute designs or homemade, but I'd love any kind and size, even plain white ones!)
• Ephemera
• Food containers
• Food themed items
• Greeting cards of any occasion (directed to me or blank to use)
• Handmade items
• Ink pads
• Kawaii (Anything cutesy! I have a wide definition)
• Kitchen supplies
• Kits of any kind (do it yourself kits are love)
• Labels with my address
• Letter openers (I really need one of these)
• Memo pads
• Miniatures (anything tiny)
• Mix CD's
• Movies (DVD's - burned are okay)
• New Era (especially books, dreamcatchers,pendulums, etc.)
• Notebooks
• Note cards
• Office supplies
• Papers
• Pencils and pens
• Pin in Buttons
• Psychology anything (books, magazines, jokes, whatever)
• Recipes
• Recycled paper
• Retro
• Rubber Stamps
• Scrapbook supplies
• Socks (I'm a USA size 8 of women)
• Something from Amélie (the french movie)
• Sharpies
• Star/Sun/Moon items
• Stationery
• Stickers!!!
• Surprises
• Swap cards
• Toys

I haven't been able to find these items in Costa Rica, so I'd be VERY happy if I receive some

• Audio books (cd's, tapes, mp3)
• 100 Grand Chocolate bars
• Chewy cookies
• Decotape
• Stickers/Stationery/Postcards/etc. with text (About friendship, quotes, love, jokes, etc.), or 3D, or anything special (we just get the regular stickers)
• Nice rubber stamps

Also I'll probably be very happy if you send me something else I can't get in here either :-) I've received things I didn't even know they existed! :D

Allergies:

• Cigarette smoke, dust, patchouli/strong smells, and cat hair (just be as careful as you can about it, but please don't get stressed)

Post Office Rules:

• Anything Flammable (That would apply in any country, I think)
• Food that might rot or melt (I have received even muffins and well packed chocolates without problems, send anything that will be nice and eatable after 2-4 weeks)
• Liquids that might spill (Just pack them well, some tape might help)

I'd prefer if you don't send me:
(Any of the following would be okay in postcards, artwork, or ephemera, though)

• Magnets
• Religious things (I like New Era things, and love any spiritual items that would apply to any religion - nothing specific to Christianism, for example)

Animals:

• Baby looking animals of any kind
• Butterflies
• Cows
• Dogs
• Koalas
• Ladybugs
• Monkeys and Chimpanzees
• Panda bears
• Piglets
• Raccoons
• Scary (snakes, spiders, bats, etc.)
• Sheep

Books:

• Languages
• Learning (any subject)
• Psychology
• Poetry
• Romance novels
• Short stories

Colors:

• Pink Pink Pink!!! In any shade :)
• Turquoise
• Lime Green
• Blue
• Purple
• Brown

Flowers:

• Birds of paradise
• Daisies
• Orchids
• Sunflowers
• Wild/exotic flowers

Food related things:
(for recipes, stickers, stationery, bento, kawaii, flavored things,etc.)

• Bread and pastry
• Candy
• Chocolate
• Cookies
• Cupcakes
• Desserts
• Donuts
• Exotic
• Fruits in general
• Italian
• Kiwis
• Mexican
• Milk
• Mushrooms
• Oriental
• Pasta
• Rices
• Salads
• Strawberries
• Sushi
• Vegetables

Movies:

• All about my mother
• Amelie
• Forrest Gump
• Life is beautiful
• Little Mermaid
• Requiem for a dream

Music:

• Alternative
• Classical
• French
• Italian
• Jazz
• Latin
• New Era
• Oldies
• Pop
• Portuguese
• Romantic
• Ska
• Soft rock
• Sounds of nature
• Spanish

Painters:

• Dali
• Monet
• Picasso
• Renoir
• Toulouse-Lautrec
• Van Gogh
• Warhol

Patterns:

• Hearts
• Polka dots
• Stars
• Squares (black and white squares rock!)
• Stripes (colorful!)

TV:

• Adult Swim
• America's Next Top Model
• Animal Planet
• Capadocia
• Desperate Housewives
• Discovery Channel
• Family Guy
• Food Network
• Friends
• National Geographic Channel
• New Adventures of Old Christine
• Nip/Tuck
• Project Runway
• Queer as Folk
• Seinfeld
• Sex and the City
• South Park
• The Big Bang Theory
• The Simpsons
• Top Chef
• Two and a Half Men

Scents:

• Cinnamon
• Coconut
• Cucumber
• Fresh
• Melon
• Sweet
• Vanilla