well, if any of you guys are like me (i have been living in japan for some years now, and thus dont already have a US-based address)...
and so, what do i do?
try signing-up for "mail-forwarding services," ie., you get a US-based address where stuff gets sent, then they are sent to your foreign-based address... the nice thing though, is that unless stuffs get forwarded, they dont charge you...
at the moment, im using
http://www.expatexpress.com
cheers!!
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