After much suspense - maybe, maybe, maybe, very nearly............... ok, go! It's been kind of a busy three weeks, to say the least, last week being at the G20 in Pittsburgh - a whole other post. LOVED Pittsburgh by the way.
I'm going to go a kind of secret location in the Dominican Republic to visit health programs. Really, one in particular. Anyway, I'm going with a media team (erm, not by myself) and was advised the following:
1. Bring a silk sleep sack in the event that the sheets aren't as clean as you would normally have. Silk because bed bugs and the like (the LIKE???) are less able to eat through them. Ok, I know a lot of people who travel to the field, and NONE of them have gone the silk route. Shockinly enough, these lovely people who stare malaria, TB and other infectious diseases in the face on a regular basis are quite horrified by bed bugs. Then you have the ever-so-slightly-hypochondriac me. I also have insectophobia (yep, that's what it's called) and acarophobia- fear of insects that cause itching. So giant silk sleep sack it is.
2. Flip flops - for the shower. Like in college. Enough said.
3. Not a lot of stuff. Maybe a little carry on, something you can run with. Hang on, for like 11 days of clothing, health and beauty aids, not to mention, deet, sunscreen, deet, sleep sack, flip flops, and shoes. Oh, and books. And ziploc because it's totally rainy there. Oi.
But here we are, a mere three weeks later. A 22x22x11 inch bag packed, plus Longchamp shopper for laptop, camera, etc...
