Gifts for Host Parents

So I leave in exactly one month from today. I had my last Wolof lesson with Thierno:(, and I am now thinking about last minute shopping/packing that I have to do once I get back to Chicago for break. There is one thing that I can't decide on, however, and if you guys have any ideas/suggestions, they're greatly appreciated:

I've decided I want to get my host parents/family a gift(s), for when I arrive. I think that's pretty much a universal customary thing to do...so now the question becomes: what to buy?
One item I've decided on, is a picture frame, so we can take a photo of all of us before I leave, so they can always remember me. Sort of narcisstistic, I know...but still:)
Other than that...I was thinking something Chicago-related, since I doubt any of them have ever been there. What's something that is inexpensive, Chicago-ish, that someone in Senegal might enjoy? Any ideas? I was thinking something small...perhaps edible, but I would have to claim it at customs when I arrive in Senegal...might be more of a hassle than it's worth.

Let me know...any ideas, again, would be helpful!!:)

Host Family

So I just received an email from Amber, the MSID program coordinator in Minnesota, about my host family. Turns out I will be living with another American, Melanie Kammerer. I didn't originally want to stay with an American, because I want to be forced to improve both Wolof and French - and immersed in the culture. I'm afraid living with someone else who is close to home (the U.S.) might hinder me from soaking up all I would be, if I were on my own. Oh well, we'll see - maybe it will be comforting to have another American close by. I've started talking to her on facebook, and she doesn't speak any Wolof, but seems pretty eager to go through my notes with me and to learn it.

Here's info on my family. Looks like it's going to be a full house...which is good because this means I'll have plenty of people to talk to - and there are quite a few who are around my age:

Famille Ignace Diatta: Sicap Baobabs # 673 B

Your host father papa Ignace and host mother Maman Leontine are retired. They have 3 children who live in the house. One daughter Cathy 17 and two boys Jean Marie and Antoine who are respectively 30 and 23. They are all are students. Two nieces of Maman Leontine also live in the house: Virginie 40 who is a teacher and Therese 24 who attend university. They don’t have a computer in the house but the students can bring their lap top.