Preparation
Packing Round 2
Sep 29th
One of the great things about my visit home is that I get a do-over on packing. I have obviously learned a lot about what I really need and do not need while traveling in Latin America. I was gone for 9 months, and I took very little with me. When I go back to
My Possessions: What I Chose to Keep
Sep 26th
My co-worker Stacy asked me when I first left for this trip what I chose to keep and how I made those decisions. I told her I would write about it soon, but then I was more interested in writing about my experiences in Latin America… like hiking a volcano. The first week in Columbus,
Leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again
Oct 28th
I’m ready to go and will be on a plane very soon. It took a lot of work to get here (with help from many), and I’ve actually let myself relax (finally) today. So what did I do my last few days at home? Errands – Lots of them. This was the stressful, not fun
Forty-two pounds
Oct 25th
I did it. I packed all of this into a 45 liter pack and a 19 liter day-pack. And I am under the 44 pound total luggage weight limit for international flights. I am awesome! BEFORE AFTER Fitting what I need into such a small bag with stringent weight limits has been a source of
The Weight of Our Things
Oct 21st
I resigned from my job to allow almost 3 weeks to prepare to leave the country for an extended period of time. Seemed like plenty of time to purge and selectively store my belongings, to buy my gear, to take care of the practical things such as arranging my accounts and selling my car, to
