So I added a fourth section
to this three part series on everything I did leading up to Day 0, a recap of
my last few days in the United States.
This section is going to be
all about packing. I am sure that many
of you are extremely curious about this so I will do my best to be as specific
as possible.
First, I looked up the
weather in Granada.
Since I would only be there
less than the last two weeks of enero, weather.com provided a pretty detailed
account of the weather: 30s – 50s; sunny,
partially cloudy, or cloudy; one day of 80% precipitation, all others <20%. For febrero – 35 – 61; marzo – 39 – 67; abril
– 43.2 – 70, and mayo - ??. I did
extensive research on the precipitation because one website really through me
off. Most websites stated ~1 inch of
rain a month, but one website stated that this was per day. Unfortunately, the weather channel didn’t
list this information so I just decided to go with the masses and assume ~1
inch of rain per month.
I also
looked at my ISA provided handbook for Granada.
I Googled stores in the area. I
Googled typical Spanish dress. I paid
special attention to how the Europeans dressed on my family New Year’s trip to
Disney world. I am definitely one for
expressing individuality through clothes, but as an obvious foreigner I wanted
to blend in—therefore not standing out to pick-pockets and thieves—as much as
possible. I took into account that if I
truly needed more clothes, I could buy some.
I wasn’t about to move to the most remote corner of Earth.
So here is
my highly detailed packing list:
Carry-on: I
brought two carry-ons, a backpack and a roller bag.
Documents
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Electronics
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Clothing
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Toiletries
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Other
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· Passport and copies
· Visa and copies
· ID and copies
· Credit/debit cards and copies
· Flight itinerary and tickets
· Meds and copies of letters
· $$$
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· Macbook
· iPad
· iPhone
· Chargers
· Headphones
· Camera
· SD Cards
· External hard drive
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· Wore: Jeans, heaviest boots, t-shirt,light
sweather, heaviest coat, gloves
· Packed: extra socks, underwear, t-shirt,
sweat pants and sweatshirt to sleep in
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ALL TRAVEL
SIZED:
· OTC meds
· Shampoo and conditioner
· Face wash
· Face wipes
· Hand wipes
· Hand sanitizer
· Lotion
· Hair brush
· Toothbrush and toothpaste
· Makeup
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· Cards
· Manzanas con manzanas (Apples to Apples in
Spanish)
· Smaller backpack
· Passport neck wallet
· Sleep mask
· Travel blanket
· umbrella
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Checked: I
brought two checked bags. Originally I
packed the smaller of the two bags into the larger. It’s hard to believe, but everything fit this
way!!
Documents
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Electronics
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Clothing
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Shoes
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Toiletries
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Other
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I didn’t
put any personal documents in my checked bag in case it was lost.
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· Converter
· Adapter
· Travel extension cord
· Hair straightener
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TOPS:
· 4 Sweaters: 2 lightweight, 2 heavyweight
· 5 t-shirts
· 1 long sleeve tee
· 2 graphic tank tops, 1 graphic t-shirt
· 4 long sleeve blouses
· 2 short sleeve blouses
· Rain coat
· Lighter weight coat
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BOTTOMS:
· 4 pants: 1 corduroy, 1 velvet, 1 leather, 1
wax coated jean
· 1 pair shorts
· 2 pairs running tights
· 1 pair workout shorts
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OTHER:
· UA cold gear top and bottom
· 7 pairs socks
· 14 pairs underwear
· 2 sports bras
· 2 regular bras
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I made
sure to bring shoes that I knew were comfortable because I wore them all the
time. In addition to the wedge boots I wore on the plane, I brought:
· 1 pair sneakers
· 1 pair flat boots
· 2 pair booties – low heel and wedge
· 1 pair heels – low heel
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Because I
have sensitive, acne-prone skin, I brought enough skin products to hopefully
last me.
I will do
a special post on this later J
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· Language books
· Pillow
· Blanket
· Duffle for weekend trips
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That’s it! Hope this helps some of you studying abroad
in the near future!
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