{"id":117,"date":"2018-01-05T09:55:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/?p=117"},"modified":"2018-01-08T01:52:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T06:52:14","slug":"packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/kyoto-2018\/packing\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Packing is an art in itself, or maybe a game like tetris. After LeClair-sensei&#8217;s presentation of her recommendations for essentials I started devising my packing list. I decided I wanted to be able to fit everything I was taking to Japan in just a carry-on, and place that carry-on inside my suitcase for the flight to Japan. This is so that on my way returning, I would have an entire suitcase free to pack souvenirs, and I wouldn&#8217;t have to worry about cramming items in. Also, I wouldn&#8217;t have to worry about holding my carry-on on the shuttle to the hostel. Since we are only there for 10-11 days, it was quite easy to do so. I checked the weather forecast for the week to see what it would be like Kyoto, and packed accordingly. Aside from the regular items one would expect to be packed, I included an outfit for the presentation and several comfy pants to seiza in. I tried sitting in seiza and that; that hurt.\u00a0 I also included my course material, although I&#8217;m still deciding on which one to take onto the plane.<\/p>\n<p>I also had to pack a smaller backpack for our day to day travels. I was originally going to take a bigger backpack, but in keeping with the LeClair-sensei&#8217;s recommendations, I went with a smaller one so that it would be easier to manevour and would not get in anyone&#8217;s way. I was able to fit all the following items into my smaller backpack:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-119 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/files\/2018\/01\/bagpacking-e1515136515916-300x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/files\/2018\/01\/bagpacking-e1515136515916-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/files\/2018\/01\/bagpacking-e1515136515916-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/files\/2018\/01\/bagpacking-e1515136515916-1024x735.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/files\/2018\/01\/bagpacking-e1515136515916.png 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand Sanitizer (and spare refills)<\/li>\n<li>Gum (There&#8217;s more where that came from, bulk packs of gum are insanely cheap on Amazon)<\/li>\n<li>Spare Battery for Drawing Pen (I really enjoy doing digital sketches, and my pen uses AAAA batteries, which are hard to find in a pinch)<\/li>\n<li>2 Cameras (I also enjoy taking photographs as a hobby, so I&#8217;m bringing both my polaroid and DSLR)<\/li>\n<li>A Tiny Umbrella<\/li>\n<li>2 Battery Packs! (I already own alot of these. Not only to keep my phone charged but if anyone else in the trip needed charging on the go)<\/li>\n<li>Earplugs for the plane<\/li>\n<li>Coin Purse (As LeClair-sensei&#8217;s recommended for loose change)<\/li>\n<li>Vogmask (Since we&#8217;ll be travelling as a group I thought you should know I have a <span class=\"_Tgc _s8w\">autosomal recessive genetic disorder that has caused my lungs to be deformed. You&#8217;ll notice at times I&#8217;ll cough alot, even though I&#8217;m not actually &#8220;sick&#8221;, or contagious. Either way it would be impolite to be coughing on everyone, especially considering Japan&#8217;s culture concerning illness. Aswell as I&#8217;ve read Japan is more lax in their smoking restrictions, so a filter would be nice. I already happen to own alot of these masks but I&#8217;m actually looking forward to buying some nice ones in Japan)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not Pictured, But Included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A notecard with our address and contact information<\/li>\n<li>Travel Documents<\/li>\n<li>Daily Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Drawing Tablet for on the go sketches<\/li>\n<li>Water Bottle<\/li>\n<li>Spare Socks<\/li>\n<li>Laptop and accessories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What I still need to add:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A map<\/li>\n<li>Drying Cloth<\/li>\n<li>A book to read on the plane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packing is an art in itself, or maybe a game like tetris. After LeClair-sensei&#8217;s presentation of her recommendations for essentials I started devising my packing list. I decided I wanted to be able to fit everything I was taking to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/kyoto-2018\/packing\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1441,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kyoto-2018","tag-packing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/18w-japn-025-kyoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}