I am hereby selling off some of my time in Kenya. For just $50 ($100 on holidays, my birthday and my stop-over in Dubai), you can buy yourself half an hour in East Africa, via my eyes and pen.
What you get: A great letter, with lots of descriptive language and awkward sketches (They make great birthday presents! Christmas gifts! Valentines!)
What I get: A chance to write to you and an emergency fund. I am also willing to consider adding additional dates, if you�d like me to write you a letter on your birthday, anniversary, commencement, saint day or other significant date! Here are the dates (premium days in parentheses):
August 16 - evening (in Dubai)
August 19 - evening
August 23 - early morning
August 25 - morning
August 30 - evening Josephine
August 31 - early morning Fay
September 3 (labor day) - early morning
September 8 - afternoon
September 9 - evening
September 15 (Ganesh Chaturathi)- early morning Fay
September 17 - evening
September 23 (autumn equinox) - Noon Josephine
September 30 - morning
October 8 (Canadian thanksgiving) - early morning
October 11 - evening -Richard S.
October 20 (Kenyatta Day, Kenya) - morning Josephine
October 31 - early morning Nikki K.
October 31 - evening Fay
November 2 - early morning
November 11 (Remembrance Day/Veterans� Day) - morning
November 11 (Remembrance Day/Veterans� Day) - afternoon
November 12 - early morning - Djahane Banoo S.
November 13 - evening November 22 (US Thanksgiving) - early morning Josephine
November 30 -early morning Fay
December 2 - afternoon
December 5 (first day of Chanukah) - evening Fay
December 14 - early morning
December 16 - afternoon
December 25 (Christmas) - early morning Josephine
December 25 (Christmas) - morning
January 1 - (New Year�s) afternoon Fay
January 10 - evening - Rich T.
January 19 - afternoon Josephine
January 19 - morning
February 2 - afternoon Josephine
February 14 (Valentine�s Day) - early morning
February 14 (Valentine�s Day) - evening Fay
March 6 (my 30 birthday) - early morning Josephine
March 16 - evening Fay
March 27 - morning
If you decide to buy some time, send me an e-mail at sara_nics@yahoo.ca with your snail-mail address. I'll send you a guarantee and an address to which to send a check.
I promise to write your letter (complete with awkward sketches).
I can�t promise the efficiency of international postal systems. If you don�t get your letter within six weeks of the date of composition, let me know and I�ll write you a new one! Whether you buy time or not, please please please send me mail at
Sara Nics c/o African Woman and Child Feature Service
P.O.Box 48197 00100
Nairobi , Kenya
Also, if you�re in the �hood this weekend, my roomate Elena and I are having a joint going away party on Saturday night (the 28th). Stop by!
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