Saturday, July 5, 2008

LEAVING TOMORROW

I am not going to pack or repack one more time. Every time I do my suitcase gets heavier and right now it is maxed out on the 80 lbs. not counting my carry on backpack and personal bag which is not petite.

Here is my address for now;

Maridee BonaDea
Peace Corps
B.P. 85 Bamako
Mali

Here is the final packing list.

Clothing (Vetements)
Four Skirts (one dressy)
Four pairs of paints (two Capris)
Dress for sleeping
One fleece
On pair of sweatpants
Four tank tops
Four t-shirts
Two long sleeve shirts with collars
One short sleeve shirt with collar
Six pairs of shocks
Ten pairs of underwear
Seven bras
Bathing suit
Shaw for dressy times
One brim hat
One baseball hat
Sun glasses
Jewelry
Three bandanas
Light weight rain jacket

Toilettes
Toilettes small traveling bag (soap, tooth brush, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant)
Two mosquito repellents
Bar of Soup
Lotion
Tooth brush
Tooth paste
Shampoo
Floss
Razors
Sunscreen
Brush/comb
Chap-stick with sunscreen
Three months of medications
Toilettes carryon baggy (in a quart bag travel size, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, sunscreen, etc)
Hair ties
Towel quick dry
Hand sanitizer
Deodorant

Electronics
Wrist Watch
iPod
iPod speakers
iPod alternative power sources
Solar charger
Batteries AA AAA (galore) etc.
Lap Top

Jump drive
Instamatic Digital Camera
Two memory sticks for camera
Card reader for camera
Three camera batteries
Calculator
Binoculars
Alarm Clock
Windup short wave radio (solar charges too)
Windup flash light
Two Battery flash lights
Head light
Pin plug adaptor (French)

Paperwork
Peace Corps paperwork
Civilian passport
West African Map
20 passport photos

Misc.
Recorder
Recorder sheet music
Eyeglass repair kit
Three pairs of reading glasses
Leatherman
Pocket knife
Bike tools
Duck tape
Four 4X6 sketch pads
One Journal
Stationary & Envelopes
Photo book

Color pencils
Medium size backpack for carryon
Day backpack
Travel money belt
Fanny pack
Travel sheets
Mosquitonet tent
Pens
Scissors
Two combination locks
Pillow
Sewing kit
Two water bottles
Snack Foods

Sharp knife
Energy bars

Gifts
Small tools
Crayons
Shopping bags
Frisbees
Color books

Kitchen (cuisine)

Frying pan
Mexican spices
Italian spices
Curry spices

Spatula
Serving spoon for stick-free pan
Potato peeler
Ziploc bags
Plastic containers
Garden Seeds

1 comment:

The Bevster said...

Hey Maridee,
Don't you want to pack some baby wipes?
And what about the Polaroid camera? It was such a great ice breaker in La Havana ! Ce n'est pas?
If you pack crocodile repellant maybe you can swim in lakes and rivers there.
Take good care, girl !
Hugs, Beverly