This is it, this is where I will put as many of my most valuable life possessions to depend on for the next year or possibly many more years in Korea. I have one carry on then one pretty large suitcase which is very very little space, so I may go buy another suitcase from a thrift store but that would make things more difficult. Also to be noted, these beautiful suitcases were generous gifts from my parents for my graduation.
So I really could use your help in deciding what to bring, if you just want to leave your idea's in the comments section at the bottom of the post that would work best, or if you prefer you can facebook or email me too.
Here is what i plan on brining:
- 1 business suit and 3 pairs of business professional attire.
- A fine supply of my own underwear
- Towel
- 1 Winter Jacket which I am in the process of buying
- As many of my normal casual clothes as I can fit
- My awesome Camera!
- My laptop computer (I probably will have to buy 220v to 120v converter in Korea)
- A good supply of Korean money
- Ipod nano full of 2 gigs of my favorite music
- Loads and loads of photo's of my family and whoever elses I can get a hold of to show off in Korea and keep the culture shock at bay
- 6 new deodorants, and shaving supplies (why couldn't we all be more like Koreans with little BO and little facial hair)
- All my important documents (it would suck to forget my passport... someone better call and remind me!)
- Books... this one is hard. I have many I want to bring but space is limited. I need suggestions! there is a long plane flight involved so right now i am thinking of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy because it will keep me in good humor.
- I may bring a movie or 2, probably some epic gory movie like Saving Private Ryan or 300.
Some Great suggestions!
- water bottle and snacks on the plane! great idea, thanks amber.
- Hmm yeah the audio books are great ideas too! I think I want to bring as many clothes as I can still in Korea just to have some more attachment to home but I will have to fit in a few extra books too.
- Extra battery and and memory card for my camera is a great idea, I almost filled my regular 1 gig card up in a week vacation so I will have to bring my 4 gig card. Thanks again amber!
- Great advice about waiting to convert my money until i get in Korea Daniel!
- I have this sweet little book given to me by a friend with a bunch of pictures to point at to communicate but I will also grab a Korean - English dictionary. Thanks Daniel and Jonny
- hmm ninja stars and computers good ideas, yes, yes. Unfortunately I will have to find those when I get there.
- Yeah I dont know how current most my information is but I hear there is deoderant and shaving supplies but they are very expensive, I will have to look into that. The coat idea sounds great too! Thanks Anne-marie.
- Very nice suprise Andy it had me laughing for 5 whole minutes
Hey Dustin, it's Amber. I would suggest bringing less casual clothes and more books. You can wear the same shirt twice, but reading the same book over and over gets old. See if you can get audiobooks from the library and rip them, or read old books online from Project Gutenberg.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget snacks for the plane, and an empty water bottle so you can fill it up in the airport past security.
Also, you may want an extra memory card/batteries for your camera.
Korean dictionary? :)
Hey Dustin,
ReplyDeleteYou may need a power convertor, but not for your laptop most laptops are autoswitching, so you can just get an adapter and plug it into a 220v outlet.
Probably don't want to convert your money until you get over there, I always changed my money at the airport there. You can still use your debit card. I went to an exchange rate place in San Diego and the rates were horrible because they charge so much extra.
What airline are you taking?
Oh and a Korean-English/English-Korean Dictionary would be good. If nothing else at least you can look up something and point for someone else to read it. I might have one for you but would need a way to get it to you...
ReplyDeletei have a converter if you need it. I have a Korean-English/English-Korean dictionary too you can have.
ReplyDeleteHey Dustin hopefully your excellent adventure matches up to Bill and Teds. I think you should sub out your clothes and books to make room for your tower and monitor.... you know Korea is one of the top gaming countries in the world.
ReplyDeletenuff said, have a sweet time man!
-Mark Lemen
Bring some ninja stars. That way the Koreans will know that you aren't to be trifled with.
ReplyDelete-Tyler
Hey Dustin,
ReplyDeleteI know daniel and jonny commented and they are the ones that have spent more time in Korea, but as a white girl not knowing Korean I didn't have that hard of a time communicating with anyone our age. Its the older generation that doesn't speak english. Anyways, they have plenty of places to get deoderant and shaving supplies, book stores, and more electronic stores than you can imagine. Oh and the winter coat, North Face is made there so you can get a good coat for much cheaper with just a funny sitch or something like you would get at an outlet here. Hope that helps!
anne-marie
Imma make a surprise for you when I get a break from these UCR compositions...
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