Packing List
Clothing
3 weeks underwear
many sportbras and normal bras
3 T-shirts—2 colored one not
3 tank tops—wide strapped. More appropriate.
3 long skirts
2 long sleeve light weight shirt
2 pair long lightweight pants
1 hoodie
1 poncho
1 pair Chacos
1 pair running shoes
1 hat (big black sun hat)
3 bandanas/headwraps
6 pair socks
Sleep clothes
1 bathing suit
Underarmor bike shorts (to avoid chaffing when wearing skirts!)
Minimal not valuable jewelry
Toiletries
2 toothbrushes
1 toothpaste
Deodorant
Dr. Bronners liquid soap
Razors
Facewash
Shampoo/conditioner
Lotion and face lotion
Floss
Chapstick
The Keeper, pantiliners
Retainer
Efferdent for cleaning retainers
Eye drops
Sunglasses/case
1 pack towel large
1 hand pack towel
Earplugs
Sunscreen
Liquid hand sanitizer and sanitary wipes
Gold bond
Bug spray
After bite
Toenail clippers
Hair elastics
Mini-kleenex
Gear
1 self inflatable pillow
1 battery operated alarm clock w/calendar and temperature
1 headlamp battery operated
Rechargeable Batteries and plug-in battery charger
2 Nalgenes
Ziploc bags all sizes
Tupperware containers
Solio Solar Charger and accessories
1 75 watt power inverter for Solio solar charger
1 set of sheets and pillowcase
1 pr scissors
1 roll duct tape, packing tape, scotch tape
1 combination lock
2 caribbeaners
1 leatherman
1 cheap watch
1 self-inflatable pillow
Mattress pad
SteriPEN AdventurerWater Purification
Entertainment
I-pod, usb cord, car charger, headphones, I-trip, camera dock, otterbox waterproof case
Digital Cameras,chargers and cases
SD cards
Photos from home
Hut-decorating memorabilia
Journals
Pens and pencils
Address book
Playing Cards
Small short wave radio battery operated
Paper, envelopes and stamps for letters
Various Peace Corps papers and documentation
USB flash drive
USB card reader
Kitchen Stuff
1 small non stick skillet
1 good can opener (hard to get in country)
Gifts
Hard candies
Pens
Crayons
Carrying
1 large Daypack (for longer excursions)
1 Ospray backpackers pack (the big kind, for the move)
1 small daypack
1 small duffel (for extra stuff, like gifts, that don’t fit in my big pack!)
1 dry sack (for electronics in the rainy season)
Hello! My name is Caitlin Givens and on March 13th 2007, I leave for the Peace Corps in Senegal, where I will be working as a Rural Preventative Health Educator. This is my first contribution to the Peace Corps' third mission, to "help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans." Please follow along, post lots of comments, and enjoy!
Reading List
Running list of books read in country:
Le Petit Prince (for the 9th time), St. Exupery
Catch-22, Joseph Heller
No Logo, Naomi Klein
Strange Pilgrims, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (aka. my favorite author)
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
The Alchemist, Paul Coelho
Phantoms in the Brain, V.S. Ramachadran & Sandra Blakeslee
The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
The House of Spirits, Isabel Allende
Kissing in Manhattan, Peter Schickler
The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan
A Long Way Down, Nicholas Hornby
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder (inspirational!)
The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
Le Petit Prince (for the 9th time), St. Exupery
Catch-22, Joseph Heller
No Logo, Naomi Klein
Strange Pilgrims, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (aka. my favorite author)
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
The Alchemist, Paul Coelho
Phantoms in the Brain, V.S. Ramachadran & Sandra Blakeslee
The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
The House of Spirits, Isabel Allende
Kissing in Manhattan, Peter Schickler
The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan
A Long Way Down, Nicholas Hornby
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder (inspirational!)
The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
Package Suggestions
Because people have often sent me emails wondering what I need, and what’s best to send me, I am putting up a permanent running list of things that I will always appreciate. And of course, getting anything in the mail is always exciting so please feel free to be creative.
Food (think things that won’t go bad easily)
Packaged soups
Boxed macaroni
Granola
Real ground coffee, not flavored. (All we can buy here is instant NesCafe).
Coffee filters
Flavored instant oatmeal
Tea
Snack bars (Cliff, GeniSoy, things of this nature)
Instant packaged dinners
Dried fruit
Nuts
CHOCOLATE
Cereal
Tunafish
Spices (for cooking at the regional house)
Anything involving ingredients for MEXICAN FOOD!
Toiletry Items
Anything that smells good!
Entertainment
DVDs (movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, etc. All will go to the regional house and many PCVs will benefit)
Books!
Already read copies of the Economist (PLEASE!)
Crappy magazines (People, Glamour, Cosmo etc.)
Gifts for my family (think very small)
Candy
Gummi Bear Vitamins (the kids think they’re getting candy and I don’t feel guilty for giving them junk)
School supplies (pens and notebooks especially)
Earrings for my sisters
Bubbles (they LOVE bubbles)
Food (think things that won’t go bad easily)
Packaged soups
Boxed macaroni
Granola
Real ground coffee, not flavored. (All we can buy here is instant NesCafe).
Coffee filters
Flavored instant oatmeal
Tea
Snack bars (Cliff, GeniSoy, things of this nature)
Instant packaged dinners
Dried fruit
Nuts
CHOCOLATE
Cereal
Tunafish
Spices (for cooking at the regional house)
Anything involving ingredients for MEXICAN FOOD!
Toiletry Items
Anything that smells good!
Entertainment
DVDs (movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, etc. All will go to the regional house and many PCVs will benefit)
Books!
Already read copies of the Economist (PLEASE!)
Crappy magazines (People, Glamour, Cosmo etc.)
Gifts for my family (think very small)
Candy
Gummi Bear Vitamins (the kids think they’re getting candy and I don’t feel guilty for giving them junk)
School supplies (pens and notebooks especially)
Earrings for my sisters
Bubbles (they LOVE bubbles)
DISCLAIMER
This website expresses the views of Caitlin Givens, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States Peace Corps or any other institution or organization named on this website.
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