Packing is almost complete! Above is nearly everything I’ll be taking for my 7 week journey… minus the cat, sadly. In case you are a fashionable prospective international traveler, here are tips on how to pack and a list of what I packed:

Tips:

-use hair ties as rubber bands around rolled clothes

-roll your clothes! 

– stuff as many rolled items as possible into shoes 

-pack undergarments and bikinis into a storage sized ziploc bag 

What I packed:

-3 pairs of pants: white, jeans, and palazzo 

-5 pairs of shorts: Jean, 2 white, black, navy 

-4 sundresses (2 of which can translate into night dresses): 2 black, 2 patterned 

-3 maxi skirts (wearing an additional one on the plane) 

-2 long sleeved sheer(ish) tops 

-2 dressier daytime tank tops

-2 cotton tank tops (1 white, 1 black)

-2 going out tank tops (bright colored) 

-3 versatile tops: 3 black, 1 white 

-2 kimonos (1 light, 1 dark) 

-2 pair spandex: 1 yoga fold over (sleep and lounge), 1 running Capri 

-1 running tank top 

-3 pairs of shoes: Sperry’s, platform wedges (Clark’s), running shoes (Nike Free Fit) (wearing Birkenstock’s on the plane) 

-1 rain jacket 

-2 scarves (1 plain, 1 patterned) 

-1 smaller cross body bag, 1 wristlet 

-bag of undergarments 

*Not pictured or included in list: toiletries, technology and necessities to be brought in purse, jewelry