Christmas and my birthday have provided me with all the necessities for an extensive trip abroad-luggage, cash, a kindle, cash, new shoes, and some cash. Today my mother and I hit up Target and got the random items on my list, such as bio-degradable soap and tons of chocolate to give as a gift for my host family. I even got a bunch of glow sticks and little wooden airplanes to give to the children at the village I visit for the latter part of the trip.
Now that I have all the supplies, the real magic is fitting everything into one suitcase, all under 50 lbs. Cutting back on my clothing is going to be very hard. My shampoo and conditioner alone probably weigh 60 lbs. I'm going to need some divine help with that one.
I have 4 more days to pack, and then its off to NYC with the family to see In The Heights. After that, I'm thrown on a plane headed for Thailand, leaving JFK January 4th.
Please pray for me- that I will learn to stretch my limits, learn more about God, learn how to better love humanity, and that I will have some way to contact back home!
<3 Kitty
One small piece of advice: If you haven't already, learn to count in Thai and learn the money. When I first got there, I almost spent 5 dollars on a diet coke.
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