Clothing:
- Tops
- 4-5 professional tops
- 3-5 casual nice tops
- 3 cardigans
- 5 tank tops
- 3 T-shirts for working out
- 2 pajama shirts
- Bottoms
- 4 professional pants
- 3 Jeans
- 2 pajama pants
- 3 leggings
- 1 nice dress for swearing in and formal events
- 1 Marmot Rain coat
- 1 nice fleece
- 1 light formal jacket
- 1 bathing suit (conservative tankini)
- 4bras/ 2-3 sports bras
- 3 weeks of underwear + 2 pairs of ex-officio 6 week underwear
- 3 weeks worth of socks + 6 pairs of half socks for flats
- heavy socks for hiking
- 1 baseball hat for hikes
- 1 belt
- 3-4 pairs of cheap earrings
- 1 pair of sunglasses
- 2 pairs of long johns
- 3 scarves
Shoes
- 2 running shoes (including orthopedic inserts)
- 1 hiking boots
- 1 stylish boots (that fit phone, keys and mini wallet)
- 1 professional flats
- 1 Aldo Toms
- 1 flip flops—house shoe and shower shoe
- 2 Sweat absorbing inserts from Aldo
Toiletries
- 1 set of full size sheets
- 1 sarong (to be used as a lightweight robe)
- 1 towel (quick dry)
- 1 big face wash
- Moisturizer
- lotion
- lip balm
- nail clippers
- dry shampoo
- 2 toothbrushes
- toothpaste
- Nyquil/Dayquil
- 1 year supply of tampons
- 2 pairs of glasses
- 8 boxes of daily contacts
- Daily vitamins
- wetnaps
- 2 deodorants
- 1 razor + razor blades
- 1 box of q-tips
- hair pins
- make up
- nail polish
- ear plugs
- 3 month supply of all prescriptions
- Motrin
- Midol
- Baby powder
- 2 cans bug spray
- cortison cream
- 1 bottle of sunscreen
- 1 water bottle
Desk Supplies
- 1 accordion folder
- 2-3 good pens
- mini address book (Friends, write me letters! please!)
- mini calendar
- azar grammar book and activities book
Stuff to make me happy
- 2-3 Light weight paperbacks
- 2 journals
- lots of photos/scrapbook
- Angel Cards
- collections of nice cards from loved ones
- yoga mat (can double as a camping/sleeping mat)
- knitted blanket
- deck of cards
- DVDs
Other
- Ziploc bags
- Safety pins
- Moleskin (Thanks Lisa!!!)
- Swiss army knife
- Little flashlight
- Duct tape
- Padlocks
- Host family gifts
Electronics
- just the basics… if you really want to know, feel free to message me.
And Everything Has to Fit into…..
- 1 80L backpacking backpack
- one regular backpack (carry-on)
- 1 little backpack (packed inside big bag)
- 1 duffle (personal item)
- 1-2 purses