At YVR

Here I am at the YVR. A day later, I will be arriving in Oslo, Norway.

The snow has calmed down, and most of the flights today are on time or slightly delayed. Thanks to whoever is in charge of the weather that the day I leave didn’t have to be so terrible as the days before.

I spent the last 2 days packing…never underestimate the time needed for packing.

I hope I didn’t leave anything…and that I didn’t pack too many useless things.

Here’s a partial list of what I packed:

• clothes for Norwegian winter and Ugandan summer
• external hard drive (recommended by friend who has gone on the exchange…you need all that space to save your photos and videos!)
• cell phone that is “unlocked” so all the sim cards around the world will work
• laptop, camera, music player
• visa, passport, school info, contact info etc. remember to photocopy everything
• traveling guidebook(s)
• foreign currency (the banks didn’t have any NOK…I had to change at the airport)…put it in a money pouch that you can stick under your clothes
• old fake wallet
• get your travel shots early, I did it late..and it cost a lot and hurt (imagine 5 shots at the same time). Apparently if I did some of the shots later or early, I could have claimed the AMS insurance for them for two separate years, so I could have probably gotten the full amount back..
• remember to bring cash to the Norwegian Embassy for your student permit. around $160 CDN. and go there early also.

I’ll put up more when I remember…or when I realise I didn’t bring something important once I’m there.