adalante!

as of today, we have one month to go. its an interesting feeling. today someone at work asked me if i would be back next year, and i responded, not wanting to get into it “no, i’m moving.” and at that moment it semi hit me — i guess that is what we are doing. except we arent a hundred percent sure where we’re moving to. or, we are moving and we will keep on moving, for a little while at least. either way, it’ll be a change. i’ve left ny before, for a month here and there, and college, which i dont think counts, but i’ve never moved out of it. i am, to be honest, a little nervous.

but mainly i’m excited. a month from today we should be in guayaquil, ecuador, presumably sweating our asses off and maybe (hopefully) looking at a lizard or two. but, before then, there’s more boring shit to get through: shots to get, stuff to move, an online tefl course to finish, cavities (lots of cavities!) to fill, etc. in the meantime i shall do my best to spare you, my adorable readers, the gory, soporific details. 

–anna

 

and she…

clothing

bottoms: convertible short/pant pants (1), favorite jeans in the world, even tho unwise (1), running shorts (1), leggings (1), brown skirt (1)

tops: fleece (1), fleec-y pullover (1), raincoat (1), tank top (2), duofold t shirt (2), duofold long sleeve shirt (2)

underwear: 7 pairs, bra, tho don’t really need (3), pairs socks (7), tankini (1), bikini (?)(1), money belt (2)

footwear: pair leather tevas (not intentionally advertising but The Best Sandal in the World, they deserve to be mentioned) (1), pair hiking sneakers, to be purchased (1)

head/eyewear: seattle cap, sunglasses, glasses

linens ‘n’ things

travel towel (1), travel sheet (1), travel (or army jungle) hammock, to be purchased (1)

meds

pepto, ibiprophen, immodium, benadryl, 1 pers cipro, 1 pers other antibiotic, 12 mths estrostep, multi-vitamin, all t.b.p.

first aid

gauze, thread, bacitracin, band aids, butterfly bandaids, purell, mini first aid kit, mini sewing kit, all t.b.p., army knife

toiletres

ivory soap, shampoo, q tips, deoderant, small brush, rubber bands, lubriderm, tampons, toothpaste, toothbrush, eyeliner, chapstick, sunblock

books

journal, l.p. peru, fire from the andes (short stories), the complete short stories of earnest hemmingway

music

ipod (god help me), wallplug

other

passport (1), copies of passport, traveler check card, nys id (1), bank card, yellow fever cert, copy immun. history, camara, address book

——————————————————————————————-

i do apologize for the above; how terrible for you readers! but this is the only packing list i wont lose.

underwear                                                                                         extra

     5 underwear (u)                                                                  1 poncho (l)
     5 pairs socks (u)                                                                 1 silk sheet (l)
     2 cut-off T (u)                                                                     1 hammock w/ropes (l)
     2 basketball/swimming shorts (u)                                          1 towel (l)

upper-wear                                                                                              

     6 T-shirts (u)                                                                                  ... [Continue reading this entry]

p>so, yes, this is a bit premptive. but we are starting the process of getting things ready for leaving, and starting a travel blog was on the checklist. and since starting a blog requires no actual physical movement, this is ... [Continue reading this entry]

Welcome to your new website. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!