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Hi! I'm Carla, from Santiago, Chile...pisces, animal lover, I'm a cat person (probably because I've never had one & I would LOVE to), but I love dogs as well. I like crafts in general (drawing, doing portraits, art journaling, knitting being my favorite...) cooking, traveling, learning about new cultures and languages so feel free to include any info about where you live and anything in your language :)

I like rock music, mostly european rock bands like: The Gathering, Anneke van Giersbergen, Epica, After Forever, Floor Jansen, Tarja Turunen, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Charon, Sentenced, Ari Koivunen, Amoral, Amorphis, Children of Bodom, Moonspell...

Industrial, EBM, synth pop like Oomph! , Eisbrecher, And one, Diary of Dreams, In Strict Confidence, L' Âme Immortelle, Blutengel, Apoptygma Berzerk...

Muse, Placebo, Queen...

Also Metallica, The Birthday Massacre

The Vines

• Current favorite: Imaginaerum by Nightwish

The Harry Potter books are my favorite ones. I would like to have them in different languages (even if I don't understand :) so if you want to do a private swap with me for an HP book in spanish, english, another book or anything else of the same price, just let me know.

True blood series, Game of thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire), Sci-fi, fantasy, mistery, thrillers, crime, true crime, horror novels.

I also like cooking & crafts books

and MAGAZINES (cooking, music, travel, design, celebrity :)

I love the Harry Potter movies.

I also like vampires, werewolves & such, sci-fi & fantasy movies like batman, tron, inception.

Tim Burton's movies

I like comedies like The hangover, Meet the Fockers, Along came Polly and Kick-ass at the top head

• I recently saw Paradise Lost 3 Purgatory and loved it. I would love to see the 1st & 2nd one, so if anybody feels like sharing, you're welcome :)

Friends, The big bang theory, Criminal minds, True blood, Game of Thrones, Sex & the city

I like drawing, doing portraits, knitting, cooking, art journaling, mail art, smash booking.

My favorite styles are vintage, gothic, steampunk & industrial.

...in case you were wondering =)

• My favorite colors are black, white, grey, blue, red, purple, dark cyan & teal.

• My favorite scents are cherry blossom, cherry, berries and citrus i.e. passionfruit, grapefruit

• I love tea (anything but plain black, honey flavored or spicy as in cardamom, pepper, chai, etc...I do like ginger, cinnamon and clove though), coffee and hot cocoa

• I love candy from other countries (chewy candy, gummies & sour gummies/candy are my favorite)

• Salty snacks from other countries

• I love anything with chocolate (dark is my favorite)

• I love Autumn and Winter/snow! So anything Autumn and Winter/snow related.

• I love anything with owls, wolves or deers (not cartoons)

• I also like things with birds and insects (not cartoons, but don't send me a real one! :)

• I like everything that has to do with the wizardry & fantasy world

• I like vampires & werewolves

• Anything with crosses or skulls

• Anything quirky, unusual or edgy

• Anything burlesque, pin-up, gothic, vintage, steampunk & industrial

• I like studs, eyelets, rivets, chains, things made out of metal...

• I like anchors, rudders, compasses, things related to the see, nautical themed & pirates

• I like fair isle things like fingerless or regular gloves, beanies, scarves, socks...any color but brown...favorite colors black, white, grey, blue, red

• Anything Harry Potter/Hogwarts related like t-shirts, jewelry, keychains, stationary...

• Anything vintage (or vintage looking) like stamps, postcards, maps, tags, flea market objects like old spoons & forks, tins, glass jars, little bowls, door knobs, old magazines & books...

• Anything about traveling and learning about new countries and languages like souvenirs, keychains (especially metal ones), cute mugs, cute bookmarks, pens, t-shirts size xs - small, travel guides, postcards, photos from where you live, stamps, maps, phrasebooks, language learning books, dictionaries...

• Books in english (or any other language too!)

• Magazines - cooking, music, travel, design, home interios, style, fashion, celebrity or any you think would fit my profile =) I loooove mags!! - Any language...old issues of The Face, Jamie, Delicious, Knitscene, Interwave Knits, Sonic Seducer would be great!

• I love cooking & baking suplies like cookie cutters, paper cases, measuring spoons, molds...

• Paper straws!!

• Craft suplies like washi tape, deco tape, stickers, rubber stamps, rub-ons, inks pads, yarn, baker's twine, envelopes, tags, labels, stationary...

• Did I say baker's twine already? Baker's twine! :)

• Tim Holtz's products like tissue tape, distress ink, distress stain, philosophy tags, plaquettes, word sticks, word bands, muse tokens, rubber/wood mounted stamps, stickers....pretty much everything :)

• I love everything from Knock Knock, specially their notepads, sticky notes, self-inking stamps, bookmark pads, rotating stamp & chocolate!! They're so funny, it always makes me smile =)

• I love everything from Cavallini Papers & Co., Inc.

• I love mail art, stationary, envelopes, labels, address labels....

• I love everything mail/airmail themed like envelopes, labels, wachi/deco tape, stickers, rubber stamps...

• Smash booking!!!

• Lipgloss/lipbalm

• Hand & body lotions

• Moomins! =)

• I love t-shirts that have something related to a city, country or music/bands and movies...also owls, wolves, deers, birds, insects, crosses, skulls, anchor, ...you get the gist...I just love printed t-shirts (xs - small)

• Same with jewelry

• I love socks (eu 38)

• .....and cotton panties =) (eu36 - uk 8 - us 4)

These are some of my favorite things just to give you an idea of the things I like and that I would personally buy, but I would love to receive traditional things from other countries.

Between the things I collect are postcards, keychains, photos from different places, magazines (sp. with bands that I like, food, travel...) and t-shirts (bands, city/country).

I don't have any strong dislikes or allergies. If you took the time to pick something nice I will definitely like it :)

That said, I don't really like cartoons and baby/children themed items (i.e. Disney and the like...), so please try to avoid them. Except when it comes to socks or panties in wich case I don't mind them (that much) .... and Moomins!, I like them, they're so cute!

Please don't send me anything that contains wood, seeds, spices or honey, as they will be held in customs. The SAG (Agricultural and Livestock Service) is very strict.

I promise to take the time to pick something very nice for you and always send every swap I join. However please remember that I live at the faaar end of the world and things may take longer than expected to get to you, they might get lost or stolen. It usually takes like a month. In any case please send me a message and I will make it RIGHT!! ... I'm not here to flake on anyone =)

Also mail usually takes anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks to get here. So be patient please, if I haven't rate you, it's because I haven't received it yet.

Have fun!!

I love touristy postcards of any kind!! (single view if possible) landscapes, nature, cityviews, landmark places, arquitecture, traditions, markets, festivals, people, food, beautiful or unique places that are not so touristy...anything!! You can send it written and stamped or blank in an envelope. I'm cool with both.

I love Maxicards too!!

I also like vintage postcards, used or unused!! ..... and seasonal popular in your country (i.e. Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Easter...) wich I can't get here.

But if you want to send me any other kind of postcard, you're welcome! just send it blank in an envelope please, thanks!