Let's Get Packing

          Ok, so here it is the last post of the semester. So, what is the theme of this post you ask? Packing! This whole semester has led up to this post, talking about where I want to travel, how I want to travel, and finally what I would take with me. The reading that I most identify with is In Xandu, I know, I know, I keep bringing this one up, but it really does give insight into the beginnings of travel; something that the other readings didn’t do. Dalrymple talked about planning his trip, what he was taking, and even who he was traveling with … a very good example for our travelogues (hint, hint).

So when thinking about my own travelogue and what I would take with me to Belize, the only thing I can think of is clothes and shoes. Yes, I am a typical girl. I pack, literally, almost every piece of clothing that I have because you never know what type of situation you will find yourself. It is not uncommon that I take 2 bags just to go Atlanta, GA for Thanksgiving.  With that being said, I will probably need to take a trip mall soon.

Well, what else do I need to take … aside from the essentials, which I feel I don’t need to explain. Hmm, I’d probably want to remember my passport and remind my parents about theirs, they can be forgetful. Also, I need to take sunscreen. For me and my mom SPF8, for my dad SPF50+ … he’s a pretty fair skinned guy. Keeping with the sun theme, I will need to take multiple pairs of sunglasses, to go with my multiple outfits.  I think that I will defiantly take my camera and since my camera sucks, my parents will bring their camera too. I’m not too big on taking pictures anyways but I love to have my picture taken, so it evens itself out.  

I am sure that I am missing a lot of things … I’m not a good packer. I am that annoying person who packs the night before and forgets their toothbrush.  But luckily for me, I will be on cruise boat and if I do forget something incidental, I’m sure I can get one, or buy one from the little market. Yes, cruise boats have markets on them. Wrapping things up, needless to say clothes are the most important thing to me when I go on a trip. I don’t know why, it just is.