Things were rather chaotic in the hours before I left my apartment for the last time to head to the airport. My parents had come down from Connecticut to drive me to JFK and say goodbye, but ended up having to help me finish packing everything and cleaning. I was planning to only bring a 45-liter traveler's backpack and a small collapsible daypack. At the 11th hour, I decided that my daypack was not going to be nearly large enough to hold everything I wanted to bring. My father drove me to the store to exchange it, but I had gotten the hours wrong and the store was already closed by the time we got there. I was running out of time so when we got home (after sitting in NYC traffic for an hour), I threw everything that would fit into a third shoulder bag that I plan to send home with some things I won't need after camp ends in Korea. What follows is everything that ended up in the three bags that got on the plane with me in New York (crossed out items have been successfully sent home):
7 short-sleeved shirts (probably about five too many, but what can I say... I like variety)
3 tank tops (one of which can also be used for running)
2 1 camisole
s (to cover up where modesty is in order... will probably send one home from Korea)
3 long-sleeved shirts
2 long-sleeved cardigans-one white, one black
1 pair of long khaki-colored pants
1 pair of jeans
1 pair of black capri pants
1 pair of green bermuda shorts
2 pairs of workout shorts (one for running and one cotton pair for sleeping)
1 Syracuse sleep t-shirt
2 workout shirts (one short-sleeved and
one tank top)
1.5 bathing suits (1 bikini top with 2 matching bikini bottoms)
8 pairs of athletic socks
4 pairs of nylon dress socks
1 pair of running sneakers
1 pair of white flip flops
1 pair of black ballet flats
1 hat
Unmentionables
ELECTRONICS
Sony HVR A1U camera
Tripod
2 Panasonic Lumix cameras (point-and-shoot and manual)
Still camera bag
MacBook Pro (probably going to regret this one, but it's sure nice to have for now)
iPhone (can only be used for internet where I can get on wifi)
15 blank tapes
3 memory cards
Portable hard drive
USB cable
Ethernet cable
Converter plugs
BOOKS/STATIONARY
Korean language workbook (will get sent home)
TESL workbook (will get sent home)
Korean-English dictionary (will get sent home)
Rough Guides Around-the-World tour book
Journal
Address book
Black drawing paper
Very small watercolor kit/3 paint brushes/3 charcoal pencils
English-language books (see Reading List)
Fast-drying microfibre towel (can double as a blanket on cold plane flights)
Silk sleep sack and pillowcase (to keep out the bed bugs)
TOILETRIES/MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Shampoo, conditioner, travel-sized body wash, tooth brush, tooth paste, bar soap (to wash my sleep sack), bug spray, sunscreen, face wash, makeup (i.e. blush, bronzer, powder, lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, foundation), tweezers, nail clippers, nasal spray, hydrocortisone spray, eye drops, antibiotic ointment, liquid bandage, epipen (for several allergic reactions... really hope I don't have to stick myself with that), rehydration packets, anti-diarrheal tablets, second skin (for blisters), antihistamines, band aids, anti-malarial medication, Ace bandage
s, Dramamine, petroleum jelly
5 combination/key locks
1 pair of scissors
Waist money pouch
Neck money pouch
Deck of cards (for when I'm bored on long train rides... Solitaire, anyone?)
