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If you don't have 19 minutes of time to listen (even though we HIGHLY suggest it), we'll give you a quick recap of the 10 lessons we learned from Admiral McRaven's speech.
1) Start each day with a task completed.
2) Find someone to help you through life.
3) Respect everyone.
4) Know that life is not fair.
5) You will fail often.
6) Take some risks.
7) Step up when times are toughest.
8) Face down the bullies.
9) Lift up the downtrodden.
10) Never ever give up!
Such inspiration! We can't wait to start sharing the lessons we learn during our time abroad with you! But for now, it's time to pack:)
All of our clothes and personal items must fit into two backpacks, a purse, and a small sling backpack. Our complete packing list is included below. Maybe this list will help some of our friends who are traveling this summer!
Connor’s packing list
Essentials
Passport/ Copies of Connor & Sam’s passports and other
important documents/ ISIC card/ Charles Schwab card/ Cash/ Cell phone/ Cell
phone charger
Clothes
pairs of 4-5 high quality socks/ 5 pairs of underwear/ 4
Button up shirts/ 1 lightweight sweater/ 2 t-shirts/ 1 pair of jeans/ 1 pair of
light colored jeans/1 pair of navy J. Crew shorts/ dark green shorts/ 1 pair of shorts to sleep in/
1 swim suit/ green vest
Shoes
Chacos/Tennis shoes
Accessories
Sling backpack/ Eye mask with ear plugs/ Set of plastic
travel utensils/ Travel corkscrew/ Small flashlight/ Fold up water bottle/ Travel
sleep sheet/ Sunscreen/ Hand sanitizer/ sunglasses/ ball cap/ quick drying towel
Toiletries
toiletries bag/ toothbrush with sanitizer cap/ medicine/ toothpaste/ shampoo/ conditioner/ body soap/ deodorant
Sam’s packing list
Essentials
Passport/ Copies of Connor & Sam’s passports and other
important documents/ ISIC card/ Charles Schwab card/ Cash/ Cell phone/ Cell
phone charger/ Paris to Brussels train tickets
Clothes
Grey sweater/ purple dress/ blue dress/ bluish green dress/
12 pairs of underwear/ 2 bras / 1 sports bra/ 1 bikini/ jean shorts/ 3
t-shirts/ blue jacket/ lululemon pants/ 1 tank top/ sleep shorts/ (I’m sure
some other clothes will sneak their way in there too!)
Shoes
Chacos/ Nude ballet flats
Accessories
Blue cross body purse/ iPad/Eye mask with ear plugs/ Retractable
cable lock/ Clothesline/ Tsa cable lock/ Sink laundry kit with sink stopper/ Set
of plastic travel utensils/ Travel sleep sheet/ Plug converter/ Chapstick with
sunscreen/ Wet wipes/ quick drying towel
Toiletries
Hanging toiletries bag/ Toothbrush with sanitizer cap/ Toothpaste/
Shampoo/ Conditioner/ Body soap/ Small perfume/ Deodorant/ prescription
medicine/ Quick drying towel/ Dental floss/ Make up (mascara, cover-up)/ Extra
zip-lock bags/ comb/ hair ties/ razor
Other helpful tips: Get travel insurance such as an ISIC card. Register your itinerary with the U.S. Department of State.
The picture below shows some of our necessary accessories for the trip.
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Laundry kit
Medicine kit: Pepto Bismal, Advil, different kinds of Band-aids, Emergen-C, etc.
Plastic utensils for picnics
Large cable lock, two small cable locks, & a metal lock
Wine corkscrew
Roll-up water bottle
Kleenex
Disposable plastic bags
Plug converters
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| Everything fits nicely into the packing cube that Alex gave us! |
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| Sam's 55L backpack weighs 17 lb. and Connor's 70L backpack weighs 25 lb. |
Our flight to London leaves Houston on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:05 p.m. We are scheduled to arrive at Heathrow airport at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4. Less than a week away!!
We will do our best to share pictures with you during our down time. We apologize in advance if we are bad at updating yall. We can only do so much blogging while we're exploring the world!
Thanks for reading,
Connor & Sam
