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Drew Honduras Project: suggested
packing list
Clothes (to be worn or to fit
into ONE carry on bag--see note
1)
- 1 pair of Work boots/sneakers
- 1 pair of Sandals
- 2 pairs of work/play pants (cotton/canvas cargo pants are good)
- 1 pair of denim jeans if you have room
- 5 work/play T-shirts (no strappy/revealing tops please!)
- 1 or 2 pairs of long shorts (preferably knee length, NOT short)
- 1 Long sleeve shirt or light sweatshirt for cooler evenings
- 1 nicer outfit (suitable for church-- select clothes that will not
crease!)
- Lightweight PJs/sleeping clothes
- Underwear (a supply for 4-5 days -- you can wash them)
- Bathing suit (there's a pool at the hotel Bolivar)
Other Essential Items (to
fit into that same carry on bag--see note
1)
- A money belt
- A wide mouthed water bottle (so it is easy to fill)
- At least one bandana
- A hat with brim (or at least a baseball cap)
- Work/gardening gloves (1 or 2 pairs)
- A sheet (you can stitch the sides & bottom together to make a
sleeping sack)
- A pillow case (or a small travel pillow--try to find the inflatable
kind)
- A towel
- Shower sandals
- Toiletries (including feminine products!) Try to get
travel/trial sizes
- Hand soap (liquid soap is best--again, look for small containers)
- Soap to wash clothes (or share with a couple of other trip members)
- Individual packs of tissues (public rest rooms do not provide
paper!!)
- Moisturizer/sunburn lotion (just in case)
- Sunscreen (SP 20 or more--even if you don't wear any at home)
- Bug spray (Greenban and "Skin So Soft" work well if you don't like
using DEET)
- Painkillers (asparin/ibuprofin/Tylenol--whatever you normally take)
[see note
2]
- Peptobismol [see note
2]
- Band-Aids [see note
2]
- Whatever allergy/cold medicine you might take if you need it
- Snack food (powerbars, granola bars, small bags of peanuts, etc.)
[see note
3]
Things you Cannot
Forget!!
- Your passport (& green card/visa, etc.)
- Money -- we recommend $150 (of which, $30 will pay the departure
tax)
- A xerox copy of your passport (stored elsewhere in your luggage)
- Your Drew insurance card
- Your Drew ID card (or some other picture ID)
- Malaria pills (Chloroquine 500m mg)
- A 2 week supply of your prescription medicines (in original
containers) [see note
4]
Optional
- A purse, small bag, or fanny pack for carrying things to the
worksite (You are permitted to carry a purse/briefcase onto the plane in
addition to one carry on bag.)
- A pocket Spanish/English dictionary
- A tour book on Honduras
- Something to read
- Vitamins (in the original container)
- Gifts for the kids (stickers, hair clips, crayons, coloring books,
candies)
- Gum if you like to chew it!
- Camera (and all the film you will need)
- Notebook for journal writing
- One or more pens
- A small travel pillow (the inflatable kind if possible)
DO NOT
BRING
- Jewelry
- Any electronic equipment that you would worry about losing
NOTE 1: Everything
you carry MUST fit into a bag that you can carry on to the plane with you
(take a tape measure and measure the height, the length, and the width
of your bag at the widest points. If the total of all three
measurements is 45 inches or less you can take it on the plane with
you). Both of your check in bags will be full of
donations. If you bring too many clothes for yourself and have to
check your bag in you will have to pay an excess baggage fee (or we will
have to leave a bag of donations behind to accommodate you).
NOTE 2: The faculty chaperone carries a
Red Cross first aid kit that includes basic supplies of Peptobismol, pain
killers, Immodium AD, Band-Aids, iodine, etc., but group members may also
want to carry basic supplies of brands and dosages with which they are
familiar.
NOTE 3: Powerbars
etc., are especially important for vegetarians and fussy eaters. We
do not get to choose what we eat at El Hogar, so if you don't like the
food you will have no meal--and while the snacks the boys sell are really
good, they are no substitute for a meal!
NOTE 4: If you need to
take these medications on an uninterrupted basis, you should consider
giving the faculty chaperone at least one week's additional supply in case
you lose your bag or medicine. It will not be possible to refill
prescriptions in Honduras.
If you carry
an epi-pen, consider getting a spare and giving that to the faculty
chaperone.
Please discuss with your
physician any potential side effects of missed medication or reduced
effectiveness due to digestive problems, and any possible effects of
excess heat whilst you are taking these medications. Please inform
the faculty chaperone of the results of any such
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