Monday, July 25, 2011

help!!

I am seriously struggling with finding clothes that are relatively cheap, and meet the requirements for thee jerusalem centre! This is all I have to wear for 3 1/2 months, can I help it if I don't want it to be too ugly?

BYU Jerusalem Center

-2-3 outfits for church ( mid-calf or ankle length dresses or skirts, with necklines that cover the collarbone and sleeves that cover the upper arm)
-3-6 pairs cargo pants (must be loose fitting and go to the ankle)
- 6-8 cotton or cotton-blend shirts or blouses (loose fitting with neckline at or above the collarbone, and women need 1 long-sleeved blouse)
-1 windbreaker or light jacket
-7-8 pairs socks
-1-2 pairs knee length shorts to wear on beach over swimsuit
- 7-8 undergarments
-1 wide-brimmed hat for field trips
- 1 pair good walking shoes
- 1 pair dress shoes for church (no high heels, no open-toed shoes
-1 pair gym shoes with non-marking soles
-1 pair old tennis shoes, tevas or aquasocks for Hezikiah's tunnel, because of high salt content of water, shoes will get ruined
- 1 modest, one-piece swimsuit ( Red & Dead seas are extremely harsh on fabrics, it will ikely get ruined by salt water)
- 1 pair pajamas & slippers
- Clothes for jogging, weight lifting, ect. Shorts cannot be worn outside the building, so if you plan to jog or participate in athletic activities outside the building, bring sweats/athletic pants and loose-fitting sleeved top
- 1 large scarf (you will be required to cover head/hair when visiting some sites
- 1 wristwatch

I'm the kind of girl who can't go on a trip to southern alberta without packing at least half my bedroom, and all I get to take on this trip is 1 suitcase and some carry-ons, and plus all of this I have to take school supplies, church materials, miscellaneous (blowdryer, curling iron, alarm clock, headlight, toiletries, make-up, jewellery, beach towel, computer, ect, ect!) So if anyone has good suggestions of where to buy any of this stuff relatively cheap and still relatively cute, (I've already gone to VV) let me know! Cause I need help!

Saturday, July 23, 2011

All I want to do is TRAVEL!!!

So I have realized that by the time I have been out of high school for 2 years, I will have lived 4 different places (hawaii, cardston, jerusalem, mexico)! I feel like when most people travel they are just there for a few weeks, and then they leave. They eat the food, do some shopping, see the tourist sites and leave. Whereas it seems when I travel, when I leave, I call that place home. I get attached, I get to know the community, the culture, make new friends, make memories in that make that place special to me. I just love going to new places! However, after mexico, in fall 2012, I am just hooped about what to do! I will be completely broke, so I will definitley have to work for a semester, but then after that what should I do? Go to Nova Scotia and take interior decorating? Get a working visa and live in Australia for a year? Backpack Europe? Volunteer in an orphanage in Peru? Go nanny somewhere in Europe? If anyone has any good ideas where I can get a good career and travel, let me know! All I want to do is travel!