Clothing
- All underwear
- Two bras (one light and one dark)
- Four sports bras
- Ten pairs socks
- Two swimsuits
- Pants: one pair jeggings, one pair jeans, one pair black skinny jeans, one pair sweatpants, one pair yoga pants
- Three pairs shorts
- One long skirt
- One sweatshirt
- One light jacket
- Three sundresses
- Three tshirts
- Three tanktops
- One long-sleeve shirt
- One white button-down shirt
- One club/going-out top
- One scarf (the light summer kind)
- Shoes: Vibrams, Converse, black flats, flip flops
- Sunglasses
- (Possibly a formal outfit for the Ambassador's Ball, but many people buy one en route.)
Toiletries
- One large shampoo
- One large conditioner
- Hair products
- Brush
- Hair ties
- Two tubes toothpaste
- Two toothbrushes
- Floss
- Razor Blades
- Deodorant
- Shower gel
- Makeup remover/facial soap
- Makeup
- Tweezers
- Compact mirror
- Chapstick
- Travel-sized bottles (for travel in port)
- Tampons
- Sunscreen
- Bug repellent
- Hand sanitizer
- Nail clippers
Medicines/Vitamins
- Malaria prescriptions
- Dayquil
- Nyquil
- Ibuprofen
- Bandaids (I actually just ended up buying a small first aid kit)
- EmergenC
- Multivitamins
- Probiotics (such as acidophilus, is great to help fight any infections cased by the Malaria scripts, and it's great for your skin if nothing else!)
- Vitamin C
- Something for motion sickness
School Supplies
- Textbooks
- 5-subject notebook
- Pencil case
- Pencils & sharpener
- Pens
- Highlighters
- Sticky notes
- Index Cards
- Folder
- Calculator (may be useful for calculating exchange rates)
Electronics
- (An alarm clock since you probably won't have your phone, but I'm just going to use the one on my iPad)
- Camera, connection cord, memory cards
- External hard drive
- Flash drive
- Laptop & charger
- iPad & charger
- iPod, connection cord, headphones
- Flashlight & batteries
- Watch (if you're not planning on bringing your phone with an international plan)
- Outlet adapters
Snacks
- Assortment of tea bags (available on the ship but I'm a tea snob)
- Protein powder
- Water bottles
- Granola bars
Documents
- Scuba Diver certification
- Passport with visas
- Driver's License
- Student ID? (I though I read somewhere that we need this but I can't remember for sure)
- Yellow Fever Certificate
- Other travel documents (plane tickets, etc.)
Money
- Currencies ($50 USD per country)
- Visa/Cridit cards
- Money belt
- $1 Bills (for tipping)
Miscellaneous
- Magnets (the walls in the cabins are magnetic)
- Sleeping bag
- Day/messenger bag
- Journal
- Pictures (for cabin walls)
- World map (also available in the campus store)
- Laundry detergent (if like me, you don't like the idea of paying someone $5 to do your laundry)
- Blanket (I hear the ship is really cold)
