Monday, August 20, 2007

100 lbs of stuff

Hello there! Or, Jo napot! as they say in Hungarian. Due to popular request, this is my official online travel journal of my semester overseas. I look foward to posting the highs and lows, nears and fars, and everywhere in betweens of the upcoming 17 weeks studying and exploring Europe.

My first predicament, as the title indicates, is what do I bring, and how can I efficiently cram it into two checked suitcases. Since I'm in the midst of my shopping, I hope to compile a complete list by the end of the week of everything I'm taking. That way, I can look back at the end of the semester, and go "Good golly what was I thinking!" when I realize I spent more days feeling like a pack mule than a tourist.

Anyways, Northwest regulations state that an international passenger crossing the Atlantic ocean is allowed one carry-on, and two checked suitcases, each no more than 62" total dimension, and weighing up to 50 lbs. Mind you, I just bought a few of those vacuum bags, and was thrilled to find out that through the use of modern compression technology, I will be able to bring three times as many outfits as my roomate.

I haven't completely decided on the luggage lineup, but my carry on of choice will be my blue L.L. Bean backpack, which also happens to be roughly the size of Rhode Island. It makes for a very conveniant carrier of this large, slightly awkward, expensive thing known as a laptop. We're going to have internet access in the flat, so if any of you are interested in dropping a note, here are a few ways you can reach me:

AOL Instant Messenger: Callmespunky06
Skype: Callmespunky06
E-mail: sekight@msn.com

Until next....


1 comment:

Cheese said...

THIS IS TIGHT. I HEAR BUDPEST IS COOL AS HELL.

-BIG_CHEESE