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Um, sothefirstthing, thenumberonethingthat I feelisreally, reallyimportantonandshouldbeemphasizesbringing a waterbottle.
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Um, and I wouldsaycenturythatis, like, organicormadewithnaturalingredients.
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Um, So I wouldrecommendjustgetting a sunscreenbeforeyouleave.
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Sothat's anotherthingbringing a minibackpack.
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So, yes, I wenttoschoolthere.
Yes, I broughtmybackpackthat I usedforcollege, butitwasactuallymorehelpfultohave a smallerbagtotakealong, likeduringmanytripsandstuff.
Um, I knowit's like a littletoomuch, andit's like, Well, likewhatif I don't wanttopacktwobackpacksandhavetopackpackbackpacksthatareliketwodifferentsizes?
Well, I feellikeit's reallyimportantifyoudon't wantpeopleto, likesteelyourself.
And I'm notsayinglikeyouandyouropenyourstuffisstolenlikethat.
Butitdoeshappen.
So I feellikeifyouhave, like a smallerbackpackthatfitseverysinglelittlethingyouneed, um, it's easierthat, like, takecareof, youknow, likebetterbemoreawareofinsteadofhavinglike a bigbackpack, youknow, becauseyougotocollegeandyouyouhavethenormalsizebackback.
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Butyeah, thatthat's what I mean.
Yeah, theonethingthat I didnotdo, butitwasbecausethiswasjustlike, Oh, myGod, I'm goingtodowith a studyabroad, youknow, program, youknow, justmadethatdecisionoutofblue.
Um, I feellikeyoushouldreallytrytolearnthelanguagebeforeyougo, soyoudon't looklikeanidiot.
Anotherthing I learnedonmystudyabroadtripwasthatmapsandguidebooksarewaymoreefficientthanusingyourphone.
Um, therearemanyreasonstothis.
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Ititwillsometimeslike, I don't knowthatlittledotbelike, sooffandlikeyougetlostandthey'd belike a wasteoftime.
So I feellikejustlikegoingandgettinglike a littleguidebookorlike a littlemapisreally, reallyhelpful, especiallyifthere's, like, youknow, badserviceorsomethingyoudon't needtoworryabout, likegettinglostoranything, becauseyou'llhave, likethemapfortheguidebookwithyou.
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