Day One-24 hours Until Takeoff for Prague
How much does one need to pack when going to a foreign country for a month? I must look well groomed, fashionable...warm clothing will serve me well. I must be prepared for urban walks and country hikes. I will need to stay informed, reachable and moderately entertained. I need a map and a phrase book.
Sweaters, slacks, suits, boots, gloves...sensible shoes...an umbrella? Computer, camera, IPod, Kindle?
I'd really like to throw a journal and a camera in a backpack with a change of clothes and some rain gear, and say that's all I need, but that won't work for this trip!
Two suitcases, a carry on and a computer bag. All my worldly possessions for the next month must fit in these...This is a good exercise in determining what we really need to make ourselves comfortable and what we can do without! The older I get the less "stuff" I seem to be attached to...perhaps this trip is the first step to tossing the extraneous and keeping the essential - a freeing and cathartic notion! Tomorrow, the packing and the leaving! Stay tuned!
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