Predeparture Jitters

Packing Checklist/Inventory:

Clothes:
-Shirts
-Pants
-Jeans
-Undies
-Socks
-Suits and other Formal Attire
-Sneakers
Dress Shoes
-Fall Coat

Electronics:
-Laptop and Charger
-Cameras and Chargers
-NDS and Charger
-iPod and Charger
-Phone and Charger
-Power Converter  - I guess I’m buying this in Hong Kong
-Power Strip

Misc:
-Bedding
-Pillow
-Guitar

Necessities and Toiletries:
-Tooth Brush
-Tooth Paste
-Razor
-Fingernail Clipper
-Contacts and Case
-Glasses and  Case
First Aid Kit
Pills (Vitamins, Lactaid, sadly, I’m lactose intolerant, Antihistamines, cold meds, stomach meds)

Paper:
-HKU Admissions Letter
-Passport with Visa Label
-Emergency Contact Information
-Copy of Insurance Policies and Cards
-Passport Photos
Plane Tickets

I have about three hours before I take off for the airport and I think I’ve just about listed every item I have packed in my two suitcases so far; I’m still frantically running around my house making sure I have the bare necessities to hold me over for the next five months abroad.  I can’t help but to think that I’m forgetting something vital and that I’m going to kick myself in the ass a couple weeks down the road for it, oh well!

Since my last post, a lot has happened and at the same time a lot of nothing has happened.  The one thing I find most worth mentioning is that I once again have come into possession of a wonderful, new DLSR (a Nikon D40 +lenses that I bartered with my brother for)!  If I’m going to be uploading any decent posts to this barren blog, I now at least have all the necessary equipment; it is up to me, from now on, to actually make these posts!  Also, let this be the official declaration of my intent to become a freelance/amateur/sub-par travel blogger, at least for the next few months!  Travel Channel here I come (one can wish can’t they?)!

All in all, I’m stoked.  I can’t wait to step off the plane twenty or so hours from now.  I’m giving my iPod one last charge for the fourteen hour flight and I’m crossing my fingers that I won’t actually need to have my iPod last the whole way.  I fully intend on knocking out once the plane takes off but just in case I can’t fall asleep, I made a trip to the local Barnes and Noble earlier today and picked up a few books to read.

Anyway, I’m going to take a quick look around the house before I turn in for a quick nap and then it’s off to Hong Kong!  The next time I post I will be settled into my [hopefully] cozy dorm on my [hopefully] welcoming new campus.  Visuals coming soon [hopefully]!

Posted in: Hong Kong