Packing

Yesterday I spent about 3 hours packing.  There is so much to bring! I'm actually proud of myself for limiting the clothing.  I followed the suggested list provided by RVCV, and didn't sway from that list.  Most of the cloths I'm bringing will be staying at the Village for other volunteers and kids.  I packed layers of clothing. The nights will be in the 50s, and the day time highs will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s.  Those of you that know me well will laugh at this---my shoe collection is not typical for my outfits.  I went for comfort, sturdiness, and coverage; not color coordinated, strappy, and tall.  You can expect most of the pictures with me in them to be waist up!  Half, if not more, of my bag consists of supplies needed: sun screen, LOTS of medicine, batteries, head lamps, LOTS of bug spray, Listerine, soap, snacks, and more!  The two pictures below are only part of the non-clothing contents. I also took a picture of my personal bag.

17 medications so far--a few are still at CVS.

SOME of the Supplies

My Bag

On Monday I'm going to my cousin's warehouse to sort through the donations and fill the duffle bags.  I'll be brining 3 bags of gifts, shampoo and medicine, and a 4th bag of book bags and paper --which were collected last year. (There were some left over last year.) My cousin will ship the remaining items to Boston, where a warehouse stores donations for RVCV.