Packing list AHOY!

[eggchan]

Okay, so here it is. The long awaited PACKING LIST!

Anything you think I should add, remove, or move to a different category, let me know! I've also compiled a list of things that I need to buy before leaving, so if you want to add to that, you can :D

Clothes –
◘ Shirts (a week’s worth of tank tops and t-shirts)
◘ Long sleeved shirts (2 or 3 for if it’s windy + a few cardigans to put over shirts)
◘ Pants (Jeans, khakis, Capri’s [? I don’t own any at the moment], shorts [same as before])
◘ Socks (a week’s worth)
◘ Bras (keke)
◘ Underwears (teehee)
◘ 1-2 Jacket/windbreaker (I honestly don’t have anything that looks okay and still blocks the wind, any suggestions?)

Toiletries/Bathroom stuff –
◘ Hairbrush
◘ Toothbrush/Toothpaste
◘ Medicine bag (has tweezers, hand lotion, etc in it)
◘ Some q-tips (enough till I can find my own in Japan?)
◘ Face wash
◘ Towel
◘ Face/Hand towel (?)
◘ Shampoo
◘ Soap/Body wash
◘ Razor/Blade replacements
◘ Hair dryer
◘ Hair straightener
◘ Extra pads for WOMAN STUFF >:(

Extra stuff –
◘ External speakers for laptop
◘ Power strip (? TJ says no, what do others think?)
◘ External HDD
◘ Electric plug converter (?? Where the heck do I get this for a cheap price?)
◘ Cell phone (for when I return to the states)/Charger for cell just in case?
◘ Notebooks + pencils (for class)
◘ Charger for camera
◘ Laptop charger
◘ Ipod charger thing/plug-in to computer
◘ Ethernet cable to hook up to the internet

Stuff to be carried on to plane –
◘ Passport
◘ Letter of acceptance (to show to be allowed in the country)
◘ Information regarding how to get from the airport to campus
◘ Wallet/Traveler’s wallet (with some Yenz and traveler’s checks in it)
◘ DS + R4/Charger for DS
◘ Camera (8GB card + extra 2 GB card)
◘ Laptop
◘ Headphones
◘ Ipod
◘ Pictures of TJ to hang on my wall

Stuff to Buy -
◘ New deodorant
◘ Plug converter
◘ Toothpase/Soap holder
◘ New toothpaste (I'm almost out)
◘ More soap/bodywash (almost out as well)
◘ Shampoo (almost out again lol)
◘ Socks (I'm running out of socks that don't have holes in them)

Help meee~

Comments

[atrandum.livejournal.com]

ahh packing *_* i'm not braggin but moi is a master muhaha XD

What you pack depends a lot on where you're staying. Are you going to be with a host family? dorm?
you don't need to bring toiletries like
◘ Shampoo
◘ Soap/Body wash
unless they're small bottles. don't bring full sized ones lol. you can buy those things anywhere in japan ^^ there are plenty of like medicine stores everywhere where you can buy these things =) they don't just sell medicine there, they sell all the woman stuff, the toiletries, etc etc. it's like a mini walgreens.
power strip isn't necessary because it's big lol. try counting up how many plugs you'll need though i guess? most of the time, i only need two. one for laptop and one for HDD external. then at night when i turn those things off, i use it to charge camera and cell phone. unless you can find a small power strip...
yesh, most definitely bring your US cellphone and charger.
i try to pack only bare necessities because like you, i know imma buy a crap load of things in japan. Japan is also insanely strict about weight limit so if you're there for months, you'll definitely have to ship stuff (luckily they also have one of the most reliable postal services) but pack as light on your way there because since you'll be there for so long, you'll just buy things like toiletries and other stuff there. if i were you, i'd start doing preliminary packing of the ABSOLUTELY necessary items first. thenn if there's space, you can put in the less necessary items (like toothpaste/soap holder XDDD?)
don't worry though, whatever you forget to pack, you can buy in japan because it's a well developed country lol =)
about the traveler's checks, i remember being told that they weren't very useful in Japan either because many stores don't really accept them. i've never used them before so i dunno what they're like though lol. cash is the main norm of money in Japan. Japanese people don't like to use credit cards, but you can definitely use it in big department stores and stuff. you'll be surprised to find that many Japanese people just walk around with like 50,000+yen in their wallet lol. do you have a credit/debit card? most Japanese banks ATMs won't let you draw money from them. but you can always pretty much use Citibank and post office ATMs. i think if your card has "Cirrus" in the back, there would be no problem with those ATMs.
ahh sorry for the long rant XDD i just love packing lol. i've been to Japan way too many times for my own good, so if you have any questions, I'd be glad to help as much as I can =D have you been there before? ^___^ ahh i'm so excited for you!!!! i'm going there this summer as well hehe =D!!

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

oh my god @_@ Thank you so much! I'm seriously pretty n00b at packing, honestly. I mean, the most I've ever packed for is for like a week, and honestly that's a lot different than 3 months.. and plus out of the country ^_^;;

I guess for the shampoo, my hair is super finicky, and I use a shampoo that works for my hair.. I guess I'm worried that I won't be able to find it there, and my hair will just go crazy and.. yeah I hate my hair unless it's the way it is now T_T;; But yeah, I get what you mean about bringing the BARE bare essentials.

[atrandum.livejournal.com]

haha yeah, I understand your worries XDD my mom always said though that packing for a month or a year is the same as packing for a week cuz'...you can't fit much more into your luggage LOL. you'll be fine though! hehe =D
btw, love your slightly gayish Ohno icon XDDDD gawd, he makes a good woman.

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

lolol.. how about this one?

[atrandum.livejournal.com]

ROFL XDDD! I think Aiba agrees with us XDDD