Over the past week I've slowly but surely begun sorting my things and trying to organize my life back into 2 suitcases. And now that it's my last day: it's crunch time.
Luckily I have been able to get rid of a decent amount of clothes. When you wear the same clothes for 6 months they tend to get very worn out. Not only that, but I have come to realize that some shirts I brought here with the idea of "I never wear it but I really like it" really must go. If I was limited to a handful of shirts this long and still didn't wear them... I never will. So off to Salvation Army for those guys.
I've also realized that I packed a bit oddly when I came here... Why did I bring 5 pj bottoms + 2 sweatpants, but only 3 jeans? Why didn't I bring non-snow gloves? Why did I bring shoes that are a bit too small? These are a bit strange and yet happened.. Many study abroad students have had similar realizations. It's partly because we didn't know what we'd need, and going somewhere like Norway, they have very distinct seasons. And it's also partly from the anxiety of packing.. it happens.
One of the big problems I'm having is all of the books I've acquired. Not just my fun kid books in Norwegian, but I also have a ton of books from my literature class, and a few fun books I bought while here. These are literal paperweights and it remains to be seen how exactly I'll spread the weight through my bags to save space & weight.
As I figure out the puzzle of putting things together in the best space-saving way, I have been realizing how much I'll miss it here, and yet how very very excited I am to go home. But, it still hasn't completely sunk in that by this time tomorrow I'll be on my way to the airport!
Luckily I have been able to get rid of a decent amount of clothes. When you wear the same clothes for 6 months they tend to get very worn out. Not only that, but I have come to realize that some shirts I brought here with the idea of "I never wear it but I really like it" really must go. If I was limited to a handful of shirts this long and still didn't wear them... I never will. So off to Salvation Army for those guys.
I've also realized that I packed a bit oddly when I came here... Why did I bring 5 pj bottoms + 2 sweatpants, but only 3 jeans? Why didn't I bring non-snow gloves? Why did I bring shoes that are a bit too small? These are a bit strange and yet happened.. Many study abroad students have had similar realizations. It's partly because we didn't know what we'd need, and going somewhere like Norway, they have very distinct seasons. And it's also partly from the anxiety of packing.. it happens.
One of the big problems I'm having is all of the books I've acquired. Not just my fun kid books in Norwegian, but I also have a ton of books from my literature class, and a few fun books I bought while here. These are literal paperweights and it remains to be seen how exactly I'll spread the weight through my bags to save space & weight.
As I figure out the puzzle of putting things together in the best space-saving way, I have been realizing how much I'll miss it here, and yet how very very excited I am to go home. But, it still hasn't completely sunk in that by this time tomorrow I'll be on my way to the airport!
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