jessnewson98

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I recently received some mail back with postage underpaid, so I've resent all of my mail from the past month or so just in case it didn't make it to you. If you still haven't received something, let me know and I'll resend!

Swap-bot has become too much for me lately and I'm not going to be here as much if at all. I might join a few swaps here and there, but not as much as I used to. I hope you have the best day, because yes, you deserve it, always!

I've received a lot of international mail back and I always resend when I get it back! So, please be patient if you receive a swap later than intended. I'm having so much trouble with international mail.

If you have not received a swap from me or from members in the groups I've hosted, PLEASE let me know before rating! I will resend and I will message participants too!

Hi!

If I haven't rated you yet, I either have yet to receive your swap or it's in my "to be rated section of mail" (as I get a lot of mail, outside of swap-bot as well; and I do have my studies too) and if I haven't rated your digital swap, I'm getting to it, I will rate you, just a bit delayed with everything...so, please be patient with me.

I'm currently a University and TAFE Student studying a double degree at ACU as well as a course in library and information services.

I'm an avid reader and writer (and yet I still have no idea what to say).

I have two gorgeous doggies, they're both very excitable and love going for walks!

When it comes to hobbies, I love to give different things a go, so at the moment I'm very much an amateur cook and baker; I love walking, hiking, cycling and tons of other things, too.

I've learnt a few languages here and there; French (being the one I'm most familiar with), a little Dutch and German. I'm still learning, but if you have any unique sayings in your native tongue (in any other languages than just those mentioned above), I'd love to know!

My being a bookworm and all means I might have a few favourite books (although it's hard to choose...and they tend to change every couple of months).

• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
• The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
• Lovely War by Julie Berry
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
• Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman
• Chemistry by Weike Wang
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• There's Something about Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• All For The Game Series by Nora Sakavic

Currently Reading: textbooks yay.

rec me a book if you dare ;)

recommend me some manga too, I'd love to find some new stuff!

I love a lot of TV shows! Though I haven't seen a few for a while - I've been more focused on studies. Here are some of my faves:

• Doctor Who
• Outlander
• Sailor Moon
• Orphan Black
• Sense8
• Jane The Virgin
• Derry Girls
• Stranger Things
• Anne with an 'E'
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• The Umbrella Academy
• Charmed (the original version)
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

(and a notable mention would have to be "Round The Twist" which is basically an aussie tv show I watched as a kid and it is ICONIC)

Anime I am still rather new to anime, I used to watch a lot with my cousins when I was younger.

• Haikyu!! (I keep crying over this)
• Sailor Moon
• Banana Fish (I am ruination, this has wrecked me)
• Great Pretender
• Carole & Tuesday

There are so many types of music I love; here are some of my favourite bands/musicians:

• MIKA
• Lorde
• Hozier
• Meg Mac
• Paramore
• The Killers
• St. Vincent
• Amy Shark
• King Princess
• Glass Animals
• Janelle Monáe
• The Cranberries
• Panic! At The Disco
• Florence + The Machine

(and there are so many others that I just adore, but I'll keep the list this long.)

A lot of the time post to and from Australia does tend to take a while, so allow over a month for a swap of mine to get to you.

However, if you don't receive a swap within that timeframe, message me and I'll resend.

I thought I might add a postcard section!

I tend to love any postcards I receive, so send any you have my way.

However, I do tend to love these types of postcards if you wanted to send something specific:

• artsy, vintage, painting, etc
• doctor who, space-themed
• snugglepot and cuddle pie (aussie classic literature or any classic (kids) literature from any country)
• botanical, plants, food, etc
• virginia woolf, sylvia plath, classic female writers
• bookish themed (eg, covers, characters, etc)
• dogs, puppies, cows, foxes, owls, wallabies, wombats, kangaroos, dolphins, bats, etc.
• recipe themed (I don't eat meat, so I would prefer recipes without meat, however I would never rate down if you were to send me a recipe with meat in it)
• puzzles
• forest, wilderness, nature
• seasonal postcards: halloween, christmas, easter, autumn, etc

But honestly, I do love any postcards I receive! So, send whatever you prefer, I don't mind!

If you want to add any doodles or illustrations to anything you send me, I would greatly appreciate it! It brightens my day to see an illustration on a postcard or envelope!

I don't know if I necessarily have "favourite" movies, but here are some that I really love:

• Studio Ghibli Films (ie. My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, Castle in the Sky, are some of my faves so far but I do love them all)
• MirrorMask
• The Incredibles
• Lilo & Stitch
• Captain Marvel
• Shazam!
• Hidden Figures
• The Mummy
• The Dark Crystal
• Moana
• Treasure Planet
• The Matrix
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• George of the Jungle

There are a few others that I can't think of at the moment, but those are just some of the movies I love!

So, I've seen this section on a few other profiles, I thought I'd give it a go myself!

A - Advice (particularly the writery kind), Alice in Wonderland, Animation, Art, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Animals from Across the Globe, The Adventure Zone (TAZ), Autumn, Anne of Green Gables, Artist Stamps, Airmail Stickers/Stamps (if you're from NZ, I would so love the par avion stickers), Anne Sexton,

B - Baking (and yes, it's different to cooking!), Books, Book Recommendations, Body/Skin Care Tips, Birds, Bookmarks, Botany, Bats, Book Art, Banned Books, Bees, Blackout Poetry, Banana Fish (anime but trying manga soon), Bookplates,

C - Cooking, Coins, Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Character Art (from like books and movies), CDs, Comics, Cassette Tapes, Cultures (Cultural History, I love learning about different cultures around the world), Candles, Coral, Chocolate, Carole & Tuesday,

D - Doctor Who, Dogs, David Tennant (basically, he is awesome), Dolphins, Dice, Dugongs, The Dark Crystal, The Dragon Prince, Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi),

E - Ephemera, Envelopes, Embroidery (love it, I'm terrible at it, would love to learn it), Enamel Pins, Exercising Tips, Education,

F - Fairies/Fey/Fair Folk, Fantasy Creatures, Facts About Your Country, Fruit, Fan Art, Flowers, Facts About Anything, The Fairly Oddparents, Foxes, Fables, Frogs (I adore them), Fish, Ferrets, Fandoms (I'd love to hear what fandoms you're a part of),

G - Gnomes, Games (more like Word Games and Sudoku), Goblins, Good Omens, Galaxy, Graphic Novels (recommend me some please), Ghosts, Gardening Facts/Tips, Geometrical Stuff, Great Pretender, Geography (more for design elements than anything), Gothic Stuff, Gore, The Good Place, Gremlins (still love the movies), Gramaphones,

H - Handwriting (especially handwritten letters), Handlettering Books/Sheets, History, Handmade Things, Historical Fiction, Haikyu!! (I am obsessed), Heartbreak High, Heartstopper,

I - Information Centres, Illustrations, Ink, Inkpads,

J - Jellyfish, Jaguars (the animal not the car), Jewellery,

K - Knitted Things, Koalas, Kookaburras, Kangaroos, Koi,

L - Languages, Letter Sets, Libraries, Library Due Date Cards, Leopards, LGBTQIAP+, Lions, Lilypads,

M - Mermaids, Maps, Mythical Creatures, Marvel, Medieval History, Marine Life/Creatures, Moon, Maxicards, Mice, Manuscripts, Music Sheets, Mint Unused Stamps (any country), Magazines (particularly illustrated like Frankie, Flow, Breathe, etc), Mazes

N - Nymphs, Narwhals, Nature, The Neverending Story, Notebooks (one can never have too many), Notepads, Nordic,

O - Owls, Old/Worn/Vintage Books, Ornaments, Orange (colour & fruit), Octopus, Otters, Ouji, Omens,

P - Proverbs, Platypus, Pen Pals, Postcards, Penguins, Pixies, Podcasts (only a newbie though), The Power Puff Girls, Paper, Postage-themed Goodies, Pineapples, Pears, Peaches, Puns, Photography, Power Rangers, Plants, Pumpkins, Peter Rabbit, Pigs, Purple, Pizza,

Q - Quotes & Sayings, Quokka,

R - Reading, Recipes (I want to get into a Vegetarian/Vegan Low FODMAP diet, so any suggestions, I'll be happy), The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ribbon, Rabbits, Radio, Rubber Stamps, Rainbow Brite,

S - Selkies, Sailor Moon, Sirens, Stamps, Stickers, Stationery, Socks, Souvenir Coins, Scooby Doo, Silk, Shirley Barber (Author), Science, Sci-Fi, String, Stars, Spring, Space, Studio Ghibli, Sun, Sharks, STEM, Spiderman, Squirrels, Stitched Goodies, Sunflowers, Sylvia Plath,

T - Tote Bags, Tea, Twine, Tapas (great comics), Tickets, Tigers, Trolls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (80s & 90s but I don't mind the ones after that too), Tales of Arcadia (Trollhunters, 3Below, Wizards),

U - Ukulele, Umbrella Academy, Universe, Umbra,

V - Volunteering, Vintage, Videos, Vampires, Virginia Woolf, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Vines, Valleys,

W - Writing, Wax Sealed Letters, Washi Tape, Winnie the Pooh, Winter, Waratah, Whales, Wombats, Winter, Wasps, Webtoons, Webcomics, Whimsical things,

X -

Y - Young Adult Novels, Yellow,

Z - Zebras, Zoology,