MAIL CALL

Hello vicarious TTSers~

The rumor mill is true - we will deliver mail (with some caveats) to TTS26 in late October. Here is  your chance to practice the nearly extinct art of letter writing. So grab a pen and paper and start jotting down some thoughts - let your traveler know life goes on while she is away. Though your life may seem same old, same old, these ladies love a little news from the trenches. Sun sets on Summer Time - Back to the grind; Family Pep Rally - Siblings Pick up Extra Chores; BOO - Spirits come out on Halloween; are just a few suggested topics to get your creative juices flowing. 

Submission details:

We invite those of you unable to join the Campus Visit to send letters to our office for hand delivery with a smile. If you (or friends and family) would like to send letters or photos to the ladies they need to be in our office by Friday, October 23rd. I fly to Cape Town early the following week.

As this is a hand delivery system, we can only deliver up to 10 cards or letters to each TTS26er. Please collect letters or cards from yourself, friends and/or family and mail them to the TTS PO Box 7058, Bozeman, MT 59771 (they must arrive no later than Friday, October 23rd), we will get them to South Africa. 

Please don't send packages; we ask that you send nothing bigger than regular office sized envelopes. Letters are quite important, as are personal packing needs. In the spirit of packing light and meeting luggage weight requirements, your letters, cards, photos,  or newspaper clippings will mean much more than sweets, shirts or other consumable goods.

Just to re-iterate, our trained office dogs will sniff for chocolate, caramels, and other goodies and may re-direct them to the "afternoon delight" goodie dish in the office. The same dogs may also alert us to all other extraneous goods that stretch the boundaries of an office sized envelope. 

Fine Print:

For folks able to join the Campus Visit we ask you adhere to the same guidelines. Hugs, letters and photos are the best gifts you can bring overseas and return home with for each person. More details to follow on this note, but please promise your daughter your company only and not a new wardrobe or candy store.

Food for thought:

A little goes a long way! These ladies have learned the power of a duffel bag and its contents. They know how to stash a treat or wear an outfit differently to strut their stuff. They also know there are stores and markets to buy things they really need. Everyone loves  mail - it is something that can be re-read and appreciated time and again. It also holds meaning long after its' delivery. While this isn't an assignment, I encourage you to send at least one hello to your traveler so she has something to open in that anticipated 'Mail Delivery' moment.

Happy writing,

Aunge