Let the Packing Begin

Ok - so we have these big empty suitcases and the question is: what to put in them. It turns out this is a topic of much obsession among the international adoption set. As an example, Jim Heverin found the following link (from Families with Children From China) that contains something like 15 different adoption travel packing lists! http://www.fwcc.org/packtips.htm. I looked at it for about five minutes and decided to wait a day to begin this. Too much info!

So I'm going to take the plunge and open up the laptop box instead of dealing with the packing list issue. I'll be back later with a report on whether the laptop works (same with the camcorder). And more to come on the packing issue. It seems pretty simple to me -- just bring enough stuff to carry you through 2.5 weeks including a 10-month old baby. But just remember that the authors of most of these packing lists are talking about more than just a packing list. They are talking about what the trip meant to them and are recounting their experiences. So I'll cut them a litle slack. But not much.

J.