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How much of what to pack for your year abroad
Written by Lois Bentall and Vicky Warrell Sunday, 03 March 2013A crucial question that all year-abroad students face: what to pack, and how much of it. Vicky and I were volunteering in Orion - a tiny therapeutic community in the Russian countryside. Our nearest and only shop had a very limited and sporadic stock of items, so we had to pack many things that perhaps you could buy when you reach your destination. Though this list isn't complete by any means, we hope that this might help you, the reader, decide how much to pack when going on your year abroad, and guide you to not over-pack as we did.
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We’ve ploughed through our resources, asked hundreds of travellers and managed to come up with this: the definitive guide to suit every traveller’s needs. It's so important to go on adventures while you're abroad - spend weekends exploring, use your holidays to travel, go on a tour of music (and beer!) festivals... Have a read, pick out a few items you fancy, get your parents to chip in and enjoy these nomadic treats!
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Stressing about what to sort out before you leave? Need a definitive year abroad checklist? What sort of student discounts are available? What exactly should you pack in your suitcase? Sit back, relax and read on through our section on what to take with you and how to get it there, before it's too late!Published in What to pack?Tags -
So you have a rough idea of where you’re going, your parents are already fretting about flights, jabs and your university is overloading you with forms, questionnaires and year abroad meetings. What no one mentions until it’s too late and you’re already out there, is what to pack. Here, thanks to our YAGs (Year Abroad Grads), we’ve got a list of what’s hot and what’s not in terms of packing...Published in What to pack?Tags
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Packing for my stay in Mexico, I realised something: aside from the fact I’d have to pick which shoes/dresses/hair products to bring, I’d also have to make a tough decision regarding which literature I could fit (carry) in my two suitcases. Yes, hand luggage was still an option, but my bag was already bulging with my laptop, charger, camera, passport and important documents, a couple of packets of sweets (no Percy Pigs in the airport), my over-filled diary and more clutter I care to recall. What to bring? How do you pick between Molière’s dramatic comedy, Ruiz Zafón’s page-turning novels and Pratchett’s sarcastic fantasy? What about all the other loves in my life, the Arabic classic literature, the socio-economic tirades of South America, the sharp wit of America’s finest authors, or the Renaissance literature of Britain? -
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