Clothing
- Tennis shoes
- Kickass rain boots
- Flip-flops
- Water shoes
- 1 pair jeans
- 4 pairs of shorts (2 athletic, 2 other)
- 1 pair black yoga pants
- 1 pair black athletic leggings
- 2 black, long-sleeve shirts (for turtle work)
- 1 lonnnggggg black skirt
- 1 black dress (hmmm, noticing a color pattern?)
- 4 tank tops
- 4 T-shirts
- 1 light, long-sleeve shirt
- 2 swimsuits (both a bikini and a one-piece)
- 1 pair work gloves
- Columbia rain jacket (new! and it's worth being small enough to fit a kid's size to save money- those things are expensive)
- 1 bandana
- 1 belt
- 4 bras (2 sports, 2 regular)
- 7 pairs underwear
- 5 pairs socks
- 1 pair of [nerd] glasses
- Sunglasses
Toiletries
- Bag to hold everything
- 2 3oz containers of shampoo/conditioner combo
- Mini bar soap
- Feminine products
- Contraceptives
- Travel toothbrush (which is super awesome, by the way- it folds into itself!)
- Toothpaste
- Retainers/case
- Mini brush
- Contact case and 4 extra pairs
- 2 4oz bottles of contact solution <-- can use the larger-than-3oz size since it's thankfully considered a "medical necessity"
- Razor
- Deodorant
- Bobby pins & hair binders
- Face wash
- Facial lotion
- 2 3oz bottles of sunscreen
- Sunscreen bar
- 2 bug spray sticks (? we'll see how well these work...)
- Floss
- Chapstick (a couple of tubes)
- Makeup (waterproof mascara & eyeliner, signature sparkly eyeshadow, coverup)
- Eyelash curler
- Tweezers
- Travel mirror
- Sink plug
- Wet wipes
- Tissues
Medical/First Aid
- Cough drops
- Bandaids
- Antibiotic cream
- Hydrocortisone
- Stop the Sting! cream
- Tums
- Benadryl
- Ibuprofen
- Moleskin
- Needle/thread
- Peptobismal
- Diarrhea meds <-- apparently one of the most common afflictions while traveling... great
General Supplies
- Backpack (duh!)
- 1 super lightweight, water-compatible flashlight
- Headlamp with a red light <-- doesn't interfere with turtles' nesting habits
- Extra batteries for said headlamp
- Phone (with roaming and 3G turned off; I'm not trying to incur a ton of charges)
- Phone chargers (both normal and solar- ooohhhh)
- Money pouch
- $100 worth of Costa Rican colones (so, like $50,000 in their currency) and $300 (American) for first-leg transportation
- Debit and credit cards
- Passport and other important travel documents (vaccination records, insurance card, and my permit)
- Copies of the above documents
- Camera/extra batteries/connector cord
- Waterproof cards
- Hackey sack
- Water bottle
- 4 paperbacks: The Stand by Stephen King [thanks Sam!], The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, and Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Spanish phrasebook/dictionary
- Mosquito netting
- Silk sleeping sheet
- Travel towel
- Plastic bags/rubber bands/twist ties
- Duct tape
- Journal/pens
- Mini notepad (for addresses, phone numbers, budget balancing, etc.)
- Sharpie
- Small trash bag for dirty clothes
- 1 [relatively waterproof] watch
- Headphones
- Headset (for Skype)
- Small, flexible lock
- Pillowcase (I'm going to stuff it instead of using an actual travel pillow, thus saving room)
- [Rape] whistle
- Small cloth bag (makeshift daypack)
- Gifts for the kids at the orphanage
- Gift for my host family: Minnesota wild rice
- Family picture (since I guess I'll miss them... TONS)
Thanks to the annoying TSA regulations, not all of my "lotions, gels, and aerosols" could fit into one quart-sized plastic bag. So frustrating. Meaning right when I land I need to buy some hand sanitizer, body lotion (preferably with aloe to sooth the inevitable sunburn), and zit cream, yaaayyyyyy.
I can't believe 1) all those things fit in my 55L backpack, and 2) I'm carrying it all on my back.
Damn I hope I get stronger.
xoxo, Cleome
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