What to pack

What to bring

Some hints and tips for what to bring when you travel:

Clothing, etc…

• Flexible professional clothes
• Formal outfits for opening and closing dinners
• Casual clothes
• Clothes for warm, humid weather and colder weather
• Comfortable clothes (formal and casual)
• Lightweight jacket
• Hairdryer (and converters)
• Camera/film/batteries
• Travel books
• Alarm clock
• Sunscreen
• Bathing suit
• Medications in original bottles
• Small first-aid kit
• Glasses/Contact lenses
• Toiletries

Essentials&Documents

• Passport/Visa
• Plane itinerary
• Medical Insurance Card and Coverage Plan (please make sure to read this first)
• Student ID/ISIC card
• Photocopies of your passport, travel documents, traveler’s checks, and credit cards packed in a different location from the actual documents
• Money belt/Neck wallet
• Money/Traveler’s checks (we recommend approximately $300 in cash/travelers checks)
• Credit Cards/ ATM Card
• Phone cards
• Electricity converter kit
• Phone numbers and addresses of a few close friends and relatives that you may want to call/send a postcard

What to leave behind

• Laptop (think twice if you’ll need it)
• Electronic items
• Cell phones
• Anything of substantial value that might be stolen
• Too many clothes!
• Expensive jewelry
• Leave a copy of your itinerary, passport, travelers check numbers and credit card cancellation number with family orfriends at home in case of an emergency.