Rosa

I'm a full-time Information Systems student and part-time cake-crazed baker in Christchurch, New Zealand. I enjoy playing in the kitchen, particularly with sweet things. I also dance salsa, and spend lots of time in classes at the gym (to counteract the sweets!).

I'm vegetarian, but not particularly strict - I stopped eating meat about three years ago and feel much healthier for it, so am loathe to start again!

My partner and I enjoy House, Boston Legal and Battlestar Galactica (he twists my arm a bit for the last one, but I am a bit hooked now...). Also, Flight of the Conchords is great! And a New Zealand show taking on the world - remarkable!

I love reading all sorts - Jodi Picoult is one of my favourite fiction authors, as she keeps vivid characterisation going while working in her twists. I also enjoy reading non-fiction, especially topical educational kinda stuff - Freakonomics is a great example of one of my favourites here! Of course, life is too busy to spend much time curled up with a book these days!

My cakes are the number one crafty thing I do these days, but I've dabbled in scrapbooking and cardmaking, and used to do a heap of sewing back in the day. Now these skills get reserved for special occasions... And I spend almost all my time in the kitchen. If you're interested in such things, take a look at my blog - www.cakesbyrosa.wordpress.com. :-)

Things I'd love to receive:

• Anything chocolate

• Baking related stuff

• Cupcake papers or sprinkles

• Interesting candy

• Writing paper/cards and envelopes

• Pretty ribbons

• Cake/baking/candy-making magazines (hard to come by here in New Zealand!)

• Your tried-and-true recipes, especially for cakes, icing and baked goods

• I would LOVE chocolate transfer sheets to play with - don't know how readily available they are or how well they'd ship but desperately want to try them out, and short of buying a bulk lot and paying a premium in shipping I can't get a hold of them...

• My favourite colour is green, although I'm not really that particular - but if it's a colour-based swap, green is it! :-)

Things I'm not so keen on:

• Coffee (although coffee-flavoured things are okay - weirdly, I love chocolate coffee beans!)

• Tea (wouldn't make it through customs anyway)

I'm not fussy, really - a few ideas there, but I love getting mail and anything will be exciting! And if you're swapping/sending me stuff, thank you in advance! :-)