1st Trade Complete!

Thanks to Rahel and Carol and our swift-swimming supermarket salmon, the 2 Stinky Fish and 5 "loaves" of bread arrived safe and stinky in Florianopolis, Brazil. Ever the loyal friend of their ichthys brethren, our bread became stinky, too! How sweet is that!?

Check out the video of the virtual trade here. Apologies for the resolution of my cell-phone-video-camera and poor editing - it's my first try! Thanks to all of you for your support!

2 Stinky Fish Mailed!

Thanks to Thais for the great idea of salmon and bagels, our 21st-Century version of fish and bread. I went to my local Safeway supermarket and found some vacuum-packed salmon and purchased some last-longer-than-Duracell Thomas bagels to fulfill my obligations. Said rations were then taken to the post office in a cardboard box and mailed, but not before the customs form was perfectly filled out, claiming everything honestly* and accurately.**

* The word honest is being used loosely.
** The first of the two customs forms filled out was filled out accurately, but it was the second customs form which made it to the Post Office. Our thoughts and prayers are with our 2 stinky fish, that they may find their new home quickly and free of creepy crawlies.

Fome29 T-shirt Mailed

Carol has mailed our first trade, the Fome29 T-shirt! It should arrive in the next 2 weeks! The anticipation and anxiety has us down to only three fingernails here! The games have begun!