In honor of my last month starting today, here is a list of everything in my pack. Nothing held back. Get ready for 43 pounds of honesty.
Camping/Sleep Junk
Hydroflask
ALPS Mountaineering tent
Klymit Rugged V sleeping pad
Headlamp
Thermarest pillow
A thin quilt (I got it in India, no regrets.)
A full size sheet
Pillowcase
A small stuffed rhino
Things mostly made of paper
Journal
Bible
Notes and stuff from people at home, hosts, and squadmates
A fat wad of currency leftover from other countries (totaling a whopping $4 in value)
Index cards
Spare sheets of paper
Small watercolor sketchbook
Art things
Two paintbrushes
A watercolor set
A few colored pencils
Fountain pen
Ink for my fountain pen
Pencil
Pencil sharpener
Exacto knife
Toiletries
A bar of soap (I usually also have a shampoo bar too, but it fell victim to the flood.)
Face wash
Loofah
Deodorant
Contact solution
Toothbrush and paste
Hair curl creme
Chapstick
Nail file
Nail clippers
Tweezers
Safety razor
Extra blades
Hair trimmer
Diva cup
Mascara
Eye liner
Eye shadow
Blush
Bronzer
Big and little makeup brushes
Lotion
Essential oils (lavender, tea tree, peppermint and ClaryCalm)
Electronics
Phone
Laptop
Kindle
External battery charger thing
Hard drive
Speaker
Outlet adapter thing
Charging cords
Headphones
Miscellaneous Junk
2 Head bands
2 Scarves
Booby pins
Hairties
Earrings and necklaces
Hairclip
Nose rings
Aeropress coffee maker
Wooden silverware
Hand sanitizer
Clothes
Rain jacket
Socks
Undies
A pair of Thinx undies
Sports bra
Bralettes
Jeans
4 pairs of pants (loose leggings, 2 joggers, flowy pants)
Dress
2 skirts
3 tank tops
2 sporty/get messy type shirts
2 regular t-shirts
A sweatshirt lookin thing
Medical things
Tylenol
Midol
Birth control
Contacts
Bug spray
Travel necessities
Passport
Visa photos
Yellow fever card
Insurance stuff
Debit card
Charles Schwab card
Driver’s license
Shoes
Jesus sandals
Sneakers (borrowed from a squadmate, she gifted me socks too)
Things I would like to have but ran out of/lost
Shampoo bar
Babywipes
Scissors
Needle and thread
Spare headphones
Cheetos
Gum
Chocolate
