Packing List

Here is the list of things that are going into the big blue travel backpack (along with props to who ever demanded that I bring this along or donated it to the big trip)

1 Purple Coat

1 daypack green

2 Collared shirts: White long sleeve collared Coolibar shirt (this was my mom's); Pink long sleeved blouse (picked out by Andrea)

3 T-shirts: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Blue T-shirt (thanks Patricia and Chico); white sleeveless shell; purple long sleeve (thanks Andrea); (HEY AN EXTRA PURPLE SHORT SLEEVED LINEN SHIRT SNUCK IN)

3 pairs of trousers: LL Bean Ripstop Trail ZO Pants (thanks George); Columbia Sugar Pine Hipster Pants (thanks Meg and Jack); black straightleg sweatpants

1 cotton print skirt (this was Judy's) and 1 black linen sundress

1 pink sweatshirt with hood

1 black sweater wool, acrylic, polyester blend from Brown Elephant

1 swimsuit

2 bras: blue sport, white 14 hour

7 pairs of Marks and Spencer white underwear (thanks Meg)

1 nightgown made of T-shirt material

6 pairs white cotton socks, 1 pair wool

3 pairs shoes: black vegan "solar" Earth brand, blue flipflops, and 574 New Balance sneakers

10 black small hair ties, 5 silver barrettes

1 necklace, 1 pair stud earrings, 1 pair hoop earrings

Cell phone and charger

Camara: Fujifilm A350, transfer cord, extra batteries, extra memory card

1 Nalgene bottle

1 Comb: blue

2 towels: beach striped and 1 tek towel (thanks George)

Books: Lonely Planet Thai phrasebook and Chinese phrasebook (thanks Alyssa Joy); Langenscheidt Chinese Pocket Dictionary; 2 Daoist books by Livia Kohn; Orange Journal with Tiger on it (thanks Shannon); Novels: Life of Pi and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress; date book for 2007 (thanks Dad)

Food Stuffs: 20 pieces trident, 1 ginger Lara bars, 1 Berries GoMega and 1 Peanut Crunch Odwalla Bar

Swiss Army Knife (thanks Goodman), 4 safety pins

1 key chain of Michigan (thanks Elon), both house keys, cta card

1 Travel Belt (thanks Mom)

First Aid Kit: Pepto Bismo 8 fl oz, 25 Advil 200 mg, Triple Antibiotic Ointment 1/2 oz, 24 CVS Alcohol prep pads, 25 500 mg Cipro (exp. 1/07) and 1 Terazol 3 (thanks PP), Quinsana anti-fungal foot powder; 1 pair ear plugs; 15 bandaids; 1/2 roll of medical tape (thanks Neal); 1 10cc syringe; Caladryl cream for kids 0.75 oz (Note: Dad is bringing insect repellent, Imodium, and benedryl)

Sunscreen: Banana Boat Sport spf 30 8 oz; Neutrogea oil free moisture spf 15 2 oz.

Tolietries: Nature's Gate Shampoo 18 oz; Lush Alkabar Soap 0.39 lb; theraneem facial soap 4 oz; theraneem cream; nature's gate eye cream 1 oz; 2 pocket packs kleenex inside LL Bean medium travel bag (thanks to Andrea for all this great stuff)

1 toothbrush, Tom's of Maine spearment tooth paste, dental floss (sample from dentist)

80 Whole Food Baby Wipes (suggested by many, esp. Kathleen)

5 Pens: 3 black ballpoint, 1 pink ballpoint, 1 neon yellow highlighter

Ladies Products: 65 light day pads, 20 always ultrathin flexiwings regular (yellow), 8 condoms (PP)

Traditional Chinese Medicine Travel Kit: 1.5 oz Arnica gel; 100 Seirin J No 5 (0.25)x30mm; 10 Seirin J No 3 (0.20)x30mm; 20 Seirin J No.5 (0.25)x40mm; 50 ear tacs; 24 CVS Alcohol Prep pads; 8 Germicidal Disposable Wipes; 1 tube ching wan hung/burn cream 0.352 oz; cotton balls; 100 nitrile gloves medium; 2 2" sterile gauze; Life Rising's Yin Qiao, HXZQT, and CHZN; Blue Poppy Jade Dew Ointment 1/4 oz.

Photos: George, family, cats (thanks Andrea)

Tape walkman (thanks Claire) with 3 Chinese language tapes and 1 tape of how to pronounce the acupuncture points (thanks Frank and Alexa)

Passport with Chinese visa and 2 copies, 2 passport pictures, 1 international student ID

plane tickets

(is there anything missing?)

And of course, these journal blogs which are inspired by Jonah's awesome travel journals (the zebra and hippo list). This is my panda list and I will be keeping a list of all the books that I read on my journey and plan to post it on my dorm room door when I get back.