There are several ways to get mail to me in Kenya.
1. The old-fashioned way. aka THE BEST WAY. This is where you go to the post office and mail a package to Africa. My address is:
Erica Anderson
Rift Valley Academy
PO Box 80
Kijabe
Kenya
00220
Important: On the customs form, claim the sent items at a garage-sale value. I will most likely have to pay a 'duty fee' on what is sent, and the less expensive it seems, the better. I've heard this method of mailing is fairly reliable. I'll let you know. **** DO NOT SEND BOXES **** Send flat-rate envelopes. If it doesn't fit, split it into two envelopes. Rumor is boxes never arrive, and envelopes come in a short amount of time.
2. The new-fashioned, slightly strange way.
To save you money, send the package to me via the home address.
Erica Anderson (RVA)
c/o Africa Inland Mission
135 Crooked Hill Road
Pearl River, NY 10965
They will save the package until they accrue a certain amount of weight to send it air freight to the AIM International Services in Nairobi. Then I will go to Nairobi and get the package. However, I will then pay $7 for every kilo the package weighs (that's 2.2 pounds.) This process can take more time, but it is more reliable. However, there is the extravagant pickup fee for me. This is recommended for tiny expensive items (ie diamond earrings. JK)
3. To send really heavy things, ie furniture or a box of books, you could send those to the above address and specify they are ocean shipment. This could take up to 6 months to arrive, as they will wait for 800 sq feet of shipping to accumulate before sending a container, which will then meander around the ocean and finally arrive (we hope) in Africa. Umm, if you're going to send me furniture, we should talk.
Other contact info:
email: ericacanderson@gmail.com
cell phone: (011) 245 7 3549 2826
house phone: (011) 254 20 3246 253
skype: erica.c.anderson
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