The Peace Corps has very strict luggage requirements for travel to your host country.The authorized baggage allowance is two checked pieces not to exceed 107 inches (length + width + height) and the carry-on bag with dimensions of no more than 45 inches. Checked baggage should not exceed 80 pounds total with a maximum weight allowance of 50 pounds for any one bag.This is part 6 of a series to document what I am taking with me.One Peace Corps tradition is to bring gifts for the host family that you will stay with during training. I've tried to bring some items that will help them to see where I came from, be practical, and be stereotypically cliché.
Gifts For Host Family:
Checker/Chess Set For Their Kids
Reflections of South Carolina Picture Book
Sham-wows!
Total Weight of Host Family Gifts: 4.8 lbs
Other Miscellaneous Items:
Chess / Checker Board Set - 2.9 lbs
Sham-wows for myself - 0.8 lbs
An Orange South Carolina State Flag - 0.1 lbs
A Frisbee - 0.3 lbs
Books Not Yet Accounted For:
The Language of God - Francis S. Collins
Mere Christianity - CS Lewis
A Journal of notes written by my friends and family
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith
Total for new books: 3 lbs
Thing's I'll Have On Me:
Casio Pathfinder - Compass, Altimeter, Thermometer, Barometer, Solar Powered
Hiking Boots
Total Weight from Previous Entries: 82.68 lbs
Total Weight from This Entry: 7.1
Total Weight Thus Far - 89.78 lbs
There is some miscellaneous items I've loaded up as well, plus the weight of my carry on bag. Weighing in today the total weight of all bags is 104 lbs.
I'll carry 36 lbs on my back, 32 lbs in my carry on roller, and 36 lbs in a small duffel bag.
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