Study Abroad Packing List

Hola!! Last month I had the AMAZING opportunity to study abroad in Costa Rica! It was a blast and I had so many adventures, many of which you will read about here. :)

This is the first post in The Chronicles of Costa Rica series. :) Today, I’m giving y’all a peek into my suitcase. Y’all can use this as a study abroad packing list if you’re studying somewhere!

Here we go…

-Study Abroad Packing List-

Clothes:

• 4 t-shirts
• 6 solid color shirts
• 2 sweaters
• 1 dress
• 6 tank tops
• 6 scarves
• 1 swim suit
• 3 pairs of jeans
• 1 pair of shorts
• 1 poncho
• Socks
• Unmentionables

Shoes:

• 1 pair of tennis shoes
• 1 pair of converse
• 1 pair of flip flops

Toiletries:

• Shampoo & conditioner
• Soap
• Razor
• Washcloth
• Towel
• Deodorant
• Toothbrush & toothpaste
• Contact solution & case & extra contacts
• Glasses
• Hairbrush
• Bobby pins
• Makeup
• Girl Stuff.

Medicine:

• Ibruprofen
• Sween Cream
• Pepto-Bismol
• Midol
• Stuff for heartburn
• Imodium
• Mid-nite
• Benadryl
• Cetirizine
• Airborne vitamins
• Frozen band-aids

School Supplies:

• 1 college-ruled notebook
• Crayons
• Pens and pencils
• Highlighters
• Sticky notes
• USB drive

Books:

• 2 Bibles (one in English, one in Spanish)
• Latinoamerica: Su Civilization y Su Cultura by Eugenio Chang-Rodriguez (my textbook)
• Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis
• My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
• 501 Spanish Verbs by Christopher and Theodore Kendris
• Webster’s New Pocket Spanish Dictionary
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Electronics:

• iPhone & charger
• Laptop & charger
• Headphones
• A fan

Miscellaneous:

• Ruff (the dog stuffed animal I’ve had since I was two)
• Buckeye the beaver (gift from my bestie before I left)
• Journal
• My buff from VBS
• 3 necklaces
• Money belt

 Bags:

• Suitcase
• Duffle Bag
• Purse
• Backpack

And I think that’s it!! :) I didn’t read as much on the plane as I thought I would, so I probably could have left a book or two at home. And I had more than enough clothes, especially once I’d bought a few souvenir shirts. But overall, I think I packed all the things I needed for my study abroad trip.

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