so i KNOW what someone would want when they are abroad for 6 months... all the little things.

Gum
foreign gum just isn't the same, let me tell you.

Her/his favorite type of candy
duh, cuz you can't always get ur comfort candy in another country, so when u need it most, the package will have it.

his/her mail
it's nice to read familiar things in your own language

funny pictures of friends and family
so s/he won't forget us and know that we still support him/her.

tylenol
because medicine isn't as cheap or as available in other countries. and tylenol is very useful, for headaches and that time of the month, ladies.

popcorn
haha. that's just me. but who doesn't love popcorn? the ultimate snack food.

a really nice card
where a lot of people sign it. So s/he knows that everyone misses them, even if they don't get to talk to people back home a lot.