packing list
through the advice of some helpful folks and the magic of google, i came up with a packing list that i am almost finished using. i have some minor things to pick up at the store, but other than that, i am just about done packing for jos.
- 7 shirts
- 2 long skirts
- 4 pairs of pants
- 2 pairs of shoes
- 1 pair of sandals
- 1 pair of flip flops
- 7 pairs of underwear
- 7 pairs of socks
- raincoat
- 2 long sleeved shirts
- 1 cardigan
- 1 hooded zip up sweater
- toothbrush, toothpaste
- dental floss
- contact lenses, case, solution
- glasses
- eye drops
- lotion
- DEET
- bednet treated with DEET
- clothesline, clothespins
- laundry detergent
- shampoo, conditioner, face wash, soap
- deoderant
- razor
- spf
- peanut butter
- trail mix bars
- dry noodles
- summer reading
- MC literature
- vitamins, anti-malarial pills, antibiotics
- hand sanitizer
- batteries
- digital camera
- laptop
- hat
- travel documents, phone numbers, money
- gifts
i am hoping to have just one carry-on and one bag to check. but my mother wants me to pack another carry-on "just in case." i really don't want to carry a lot of things with me, but i suppose i could redistribute my things instead of add more to pack. this is probably for the best. mothers always know.
anyhow, i fly out of LAX tomorrow night. my flight is a total of 16 hours, not including my 7 hour layover in london. and for those of you keeping track, nigeria is 8 hours ahead of california. i land in nigeria's capitol, abuja. i will probably stay in abuja for a night or two, depending on how many others arrive. then we will drive for about 4 hours to our final destination, jos. jos is the capitol of the plateau state in nigeria. from what i've read, and been told, i am very excited and anxious about this trip. hopefully, i'm on the right track.
posted by but with your mind @ 6:42 AM
6 Comments:
You'll be very welcome here in Jos. Stop by and see us at Evangel Hospital, a 10 minute walk from Faith Alive, where we have a pediatric HIV/AIDS & ARV program. Do you play Catan?
--Mike Blyth, MD
mike.blyth@sim.org
http://www.ecwaevangel.org/blog
you should bring fiber pills too!
that was me, Curtis :)
moms are always right you will thank her when you want to bring something special from your adventureous trip back with you. How excititng!!!!!
from another mom
Hello Viet,
I am curious as to why you do not use capital letters to start your sentences? There are very few individuals that I have seen do this. I am one of these people. Your mother is standing over my shoulder right now.... so I am capitalizing the I's. I do not capitalize because I hve read ee cummings poetry and like the way he writes... Yes, you guessed it ....no capital letters.
hope you stay save...nanc (mom's friend)
dr. blyth: thank you for commenting! yes, i feel very welcome here. it is wonderful. i would love to stop by and visit. your work sounds very interesting. i will be in jos for about 10 weeks. i do not play catan, but i would like to learn!
curtis: too late! i am already here. i have multi vitamins, though. take care.
another mom: i am on the search for souvenirs.
nanc: i wish i had an interesting reason like you do, but i am just too lazy to hit the "shift" key with my pinky. my mom doesn't care if you don't capitalize your i's! next comment better be like ee cummings' poetry.
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