Sending A Letter for Etter? The way to do it Better : )

I have been getting some questions in regards to mail here and sending stuff soooo...

The Italians are funny in that not only do you have to pay to send the package, I also have to pay to receive it.  So a few things to know:

1. When declaring what is in the package, mark it as "used goods" or "used books" and say its worth is 2 or 5 USD.  But please don't send any real used books, I mean, really, c'mon : ) lol

2. Don't send any food, gum, lotions, vitamins, candy, ect.  It will get caught up in customs for eternity.  And trust me, I am not starving by an leap of the imagination.  At my rate, I should probably be sending food home.  I won't even try to deny the fact I ate a whole pizza last night.  Appropriate for professional football players, not so much for college girls. Also, there is a rumor of the "Florence 40"... as in the forty pounds you gain while studying here. eeek! 

3. Sending letters is cheaper for you and free for me to receive them!  So it is a little old school and I am assuming a few of my friends aren't even sure how to go about that crazy thing called writing a letter, I hear ya, but when in Rome... (cough cough Florence)... embrace the pen and paper lol

4. They school gets all the mail and distributes it there, so rest assured it will arrive and actually get to me when sending letters or packages.

My address:

Havilah Etter
Gonzaga-in-Florence
Via Giorgio La Pira 11/13
50121 Florence, Italy

The Duomo, my new home, hahaha JK! but I live a little to the left of it, down about 5ish blocks.