Christmas is coming up, and my brother-in-law is overseas.  He is an amateur photographer, so he has a really nice, professional grade digital camera and is constantly sending us pictures of the things he sees and does over there — such as the wild and crazy game of Buzkashi.

It’s difficult to decide what to buy someone overseas, but I think I’m going to look into getting my brother-in-law a nice camera case.  I know he’s worried about damaging it over there by accident, and I have heard a lot about how the sand gets into everything in the Middle East.  A good camera case seems like a good thing to get him.

It’s difficult to decide what to get someone who is overseas.  For one thing, you know there is probably quite a lot that they want or need, being so far from the comforts of home.  Shipping also makes gifts a challenge, because it is expensive, tends to take a long time, and there is always the risk of the package getting lost or damaged.

Other possible gifts I can think of are clothes, CDs, DVDs, and other items like that — things that provide at least some of the comforts of home.  Another thing we did for my brother-in-law was to send him a laptop when his quit working suddenly — since the Internet is his main form of communication with his family, it was an important and entirely practical gift.

If you have a relative or friend overseas, what are you planning on getting them for Christmas?

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