vivsan76

I'm a 38 y.o. lady who feels younger than her real age and has been penpalling and swapping through snail mail for more than half of her life span! Mail is definitely one of main hobbies and, despite a couple of breaks I have had to take, I do not think I could ever give up on it entirely! I have only recently joined SwapBot, but I already love it and I'm having much fun putting together swaps - and receiving them, of course! ;)

I am originally from Italy, but I have recently relocated to Sweden, a country I love deeply. I love travelling (I was on a round the world trip for a year in 2012-13!), foreign languages (I speak 3 fluently and one more not so fluently!) and cultures, literature, swapping slams, stationery and other goodies, metal music, gothic culture & fashion, vampires and most dark & spooky things, shopping, especially at flea markets and second hand stores, going to the cinema and theatre, festivals, concerts etc... etc.. I am vegeterian and love animals, enjoy being in nature as well as going to the gym.

I kindly ask my swap partners to PLEASE RATE ME when they receive their swaps, or GET IN TOUCH with me if they do not get their swap from me. I am honestly getting a little tired of running after people asking them to confirm they have received things and to please rate me... :P

****Some things I love:****

• dark & spooky things
• Halloween decorations
• The Nightmare before Xmas (and other Tim Burton movies)
• vampires & bats
• all things gothic
• the colours Black and Violet; silver
• Victorian Age and anything related to that
• Steampunk
• Vintage cards and stationery
• washi & deco tape
• nature
• Artic and cold lands
• Kawaii, Sanrio, San-X (especially "Sentimental Circus"!)
• Moomin characters & stories
• Cats and cat-themed things as well as mice and mice-themed things! ;)
• Lace and lace-patterned things
• Coffee & Tea (except green tea)
• Pens

****Some things I do NOT like:****

• too girly/sugar-y/romantic stuff or Valentine's things
• pastel or neon colours; yellow; gold
• baby/children-themed stationery/decorations
• soccer
• religious stuff
• Xmas stuff
• chocolate

I am also NOT a fan of magnets, as I have no place to put them, candies, or tourist postcards.

I always send out my swaps and always rate my partners when I receive their packages. Sadly I have not been rated for a couple of swaps I joined, so my rating is not as high as the number of swaps I've actually joined.... This is a bit of a bummer, so I kindly ask you to contact me if for any reason you don't receive/are not satisfied with my swap, and to please leave me a rating for the swaps!!! Thanks!!