Mucho-grande-jumbo-mondo appreciated!!
Well since my bags are finally packed, I thought I might whip up a packing list of every last thing that I'll be taking with me as I leave for 27 months. Approximately 25% clothes, 25% utile items, and 50% games and toys - just how I like it!
Garments
dress shoes
Samba soccer shoes (for all purpose strolling and the hopefully frequent soccer games)
Keen sandals
long underwear top/bottom
~10 reg socks/4 dress socks
~8 boxers
dress coat blazer thing
two pairs of dress slacks
two khaki pants (one converts to shorts)
one pair shorts
3 quick dry tshirts
3 dress shirts
4 long/short sleeve shirts
belt
soccer shorts
two headbands (Carlo you know it!)
Gear
2 pack towels (kinda like a shammy)
battery-less crank radio
6 battery-less crank flashlights (perfect gifts for my homestay family)
2 water bottles (one sigg and one nalgene)
leatherman skeletool and whetstone
2 hunting knives (not to be used for hunting)
TI-83 calculator with extra batts
2 pairs of sunglasses
Games and Goodies
3 deflated soccer balls
chess set
cribbage board
8 dice of various sizes
travel scrabble (with two sets of letters)
tanagrams
uno
instructions for playing bridge
set (pattern matching game)
Pentago (much more strategic connect four variant)
travel connect four
3 decks of cards
rubik’s cube
hoyles book of rules for games
juggling siteswap dvd set
6 juggling clubs
15 juggling balls
flower sticks
The Mathematics of Juggling
~60 crossword puzzles printed from NY Times online
6 GAMES magazines
ipod and mini speaker
laptop computer
digital camera + 3 memory cards
One Hundred Years of Solitude (gift from sister Katelyn)
Grab Bag
duct tape and several small rolls of half-used colorful electrical tape
big roll of scotch tape
sleeping bag + sleep sheet
Photo album with ~25 good pics of family and friends
8 extra passport photos J.I.C.
I think that covers it all but there is probably some stuff that slipped into the 72 pounds without making it onto this list. A HUGE thanks to Mother and Father and Sister for helping out immensely with all the purchasing, procuring, plundering, and pillaging that went into the making of this list. Also for throwing such an awesome going away party!!
YIKESIES! I leave my home in 7 hours! At least I spent the last night at home the best way possible - watching home videos from 1993 of my sister and I being goofy kids and laughing at the crazy outfits that our parents wore. "MOM she's standing up in her highchair again!"
Until Namibia,
Paka
2 comments:
Hi Parker: Well, by now you are THERE...so, how are you liking it? I'm sending you this comment because I assume you have the internet over there, right? I sure hope so...otherwise I am going to feel like an idiot typing to myself like this! I'll check back here in a few days to see if you've added any updates.
Uncle Ken
Thanks for rocking KEEN on your adventures! We hope your travels go well. ~ The folks at KEEN
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