Packing: Yeah, I took advice from a LOT of people in the States who've traveled abroad, so I'm well-stocked with Kleenex and pepto-bismol tabs and hand sanitizer and insect repellant and what-not, but even so, I seem to have overlooked some things. Here's a list of things I wish I'd brought, in order from most wanted to least:
1. MORE CLOTHES! I really could have left out things like books, Kleenexes and cough drops and other things that I can actually purchase much more cheaply here, and instead packed a few more changes of clothes, specifically bras. I sweat a LOT, and I haven't had access to a laundry yet. I brought only 4 or 5 changes of clothes. I even forgot PAJAMAS. I have three skirts and one pair of oversized Adidas capris, which I was thinking could double as PJ's until I got here and realized how much work I'd be doing and how much dirt would pile up on my clothes. I have two pairs of undershorts and two bras, which is not enough because it takes about one to two days to dry clothes in this humidity. I'm thankful for Tide packets to do laundry in the sink.
2. more Tide packets.
3. another water bottle. I was going to buy another water bottle for this trip, when someone reminded me, "you can't drink the water from taps, so why bring a water bottle when you'll buy bottles of water?" What I didn't think about was buying FIVE GALLON bottles of water and filling my personal water bottle from that.
4. ice packs
5. Floss. I swear I packed a package of dental flossers somewhere, but I can't find them so I must have left them on the bathroom counter. :(
6. I wish I owned a swimsuit or board shorts. I'd bring those.
7. a video camera or audio recorder
8. a watch. I had no concept of time for the first 3 days.
Things I'm glad I didn't bring:
a long-sleeved shirt
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