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I'm Rafaela, I'm Brazilian, and lived half of my life abroad: France, USA, Holland. Traveling and getting to know other cultures and people is my great passion in life.

UPDATE! Oct.17th: Brazilian mail service has recently been on a on-and-off strike. Probably due to this, I have noticed that some swaps that have been mailed in the last month or so have just not arrived (at least not yet). It may well be that they'll still arrive, but I'm not taking my chances and I've resent a couple of these swaps already. PLEASE, let me know if this is your case, and I'll GLADLY re-send it. I love to prepare things to please my swap partners. Thanks for your understanding. =)

All my life I've been pretty much busy with studying, academic research, writting papers, etc. I never thought I had any inclination or patience for crafting, but just some months ago I decided to let my 'artistic' creativity flow and started learning how to hand-sew and make crafts. I'm at a very early beginner's level in crafting, but I really put my heart into it. =)

I had already become addicted to making inchies, now I'm getting into matchboxes, which are so cool to make!

• polka-dots; stripes
• all colors! color combinations of pink/grey or pink/white or orange/brown or red/turquoise or red/black or teal/red or acqua/brown. Really, I like all colors. Bright tones, pastel tones, monochromatic patterns, etc
• Kawaii stuff (not an expert, generic is fine, just like cute stuff)
• Hello Kitty, Snoopy; Emily, the stranger; Flinstones; Betty Boop; Pucca; Asterix & Obelix; Petit Prince; Disney's characters; Strawberry Shortcake; Pink Panther
• traveling; things related do Paris, London, Greece, Italy, Holland, Spain, San Francisco (CA) and many other nice places!
• buttons, laces, felt, fabrics, all kinds of sew stuff; scrapbooking, papercrafts, decorated boxes
• chocolat
• matrioskas
• Momiji dolls, Unazukin dolls
• paper dolls
• photography
• flowers!!! every type, every color
• pin-ups (love them!); vintage; 50's/60's theme
• summer, fall, winter, spring (I love season's colors and theme)
• ocean, beach, lakes, mountains
• art: Van Gogh, Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir, impressionists in general
• football (soccer)! yeah, that's right, I'm a big soccer fan. =)

There are so many other things that I like! It's really ok to surprise me with things that are not in the list!!!!!! Chances are that if you put your heart on it, I'll love the surprise. : )

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DISLIKES candies and chewing gum; Harry Potter; religious-themed items (although I do respect every religion and religious-oriented people); prum; coffee, tea

I would never, never flake a swap. Please, keep in mind that I'm sending overseas (priority) mail, so it'll for sure take longer than domestic-mailed items! Please, contact me if you haven't received in a reasonable period of time.

I always look at my partners profile and try to put together things according to her preferences as much as I can. My goal here is not to get as many hearts as I can. I like to put together something that will please the other. I always put a lot of caring in everything I send. Getting a heart is just a consequence and everyone should feel free to give one or not. Of course I like to get hearts, but what really matters is that my partner enjoys what I send.

As soon as I receive something from someone, I'll rate that person to let her know about the arrival.

Feel free to contact me if you have any doubts, or comments or 'just because...'. = )

. R.E.M., Stone Roses, Pixies, Midnight Oil, Stereophonics, The Smiths, The Cure, Coldplay, Hoodoo Gurus, 10.000 Maniacs, Manu Chao, Radiohead, U2, ; Pearl Jam; Matchbox 20 and plenty more.

. all by Victor Hugo, all by Agatha Christie and the Sherlock Holmes collection, Brave New World (A. Huxley), A Hundred Years of Solitude (G.G. Marquez)

. C.S.I., C.S.I. NY, C.S.I. Miami, House, Lost, Friends