- Photocopy my passport, and figure out a good place to stash the copy
- Determine exactly how much cash I'll need and how many credit cards I should leave at home (What's the going rate for bribing your way out of trouble?)
- Mail a few assorted items
- Charge the battery on my digital camera
- Overcome my fear of kidnapping
- Put a bunch of college era music on my Mp3 player
- Decide if I'm going to attempt the impossible, i.e., studying during the trip -- this is highly unlikely
- Purchase some really strong waterproof suntan lotion, preferably SPF 30 or above
- Get a haircut (with any luck, it will be administered by a gay guy)
- Email my parents our exact location in Bogota
- Perform some ministerial tasks for the Journal
- Read Criminal Procedure for Friday
- Figure out when my flight leaves and when Josh's arrives
- Print out my tickets, Dan's address, Dan's phone number and anything else that might assist me in gaining entry to and departing from South America
- And, of course, pack
(Yes, I realize this is the worst post ever, but it has the potential to assist me greatly in my preparations. I'll try to post something while I'm in the Southern Hemisphere, but I'm not sure the Internet exists there in the form I am accustomed to so no promises.)
4 comments:
I'm glad you posted this shit.
It will act as a reminder for me too.
And make multiple copies of your passport. Then each of us can carry each others in case one of us is mugged and the red head's place is blown up.
I'm worried about being kidnapped and you are preparing for Dan's apartment being blown up. What the hell were we thinking?
May I suggest either Neutrogena Breathable SPF 45 or Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SPF 45.
I have a fair but olive-toned skin myself but having recently become paranoid about sun damage (I live by the coast and used to lay out quite a bit), suddenly the search for the perfect sunscreen became important. So important that I've done my share of research and experimentations (Yes, research. On sunscreen. Hours, in fact. Months if you count experimentation time. Yes, I'm aware of how that must sound.) and find these to be the best performing, most stable, non-greasy (immensely helpful if you're planning to be active), easy-to-find and reasonably priced sunscreens in the market right now.
There are about 3-4 better ones but they're either so hard to find (i.e. not available in the US) and/or quite abit on the expensive side.
Your science background should help if you're planning to research the chemical make ups further. I would advise on sticking to the SPF 45.
Goodness, I wish I was going on vacation!
I just re-read my comment. I don't work for Neutrogena, I swear. it's a mere coincidence.
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