It has been mentioned before on other threads, but when you get ready to pack up your gift to mail, think about wrapping it with some pages from your local newspaper. It really is very interesting reading, whether ads or articles (or as Micca sent to Moonglow last year, the racing forms!)

Send what feels appropriate, and if something comes up and you can't send much, keep in mind that your local things might be quite exotic to someone across the ocean.

SRS