A word about packing: pack light.
I have an enormous amount of admiration for my roommate, for Rick Steves and for anyone else who can travel halfway around the world and take the bare minimum with them. And still get by. I remember hastily stuffing underwear into Ziploc bags the night before I left for London a few years ago. My father was frantically arranging the alarms on lights and a radio(yes, a high level of home security at this household) while we tossed our clothes into bags.
I don't mind packing last minute. It's a little nervewracking, granted, but packing isn't that big of a deal. Mr. Rick Steves, travel author and european travel veteran, travels Europe every summer
and lives out of a backpack. As in the one you take to school, not one of those huge hiking backpacks that I'm taking.
There's something to be said about living out off so little. A) there's less to worry about, and B) it shows you either really know what you're doing or you haven't a clue.
I'd like to think I'm the former, but I've already filled up one suitcase and my wash just got done. Ando a Italia!
Rudz
I'm back from my 5 months in Rome and living in Rockford again. I'll try and update everyone on what I've been up to lately and keep you posted.
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