That list of things *NOT* to bring.
Would any one really bring...
- Honestly, I can not say much presently. I'm not yet finished with
my stay. Sure there are things I have not used thus far, but that is not to
say that I shouldn't have brought them, but I will soon find out as my check
out date is around the 10th of August. (I hope not too much later.)
However I think I might be able to make suggestions:
- Guess what. They do have soap and shampoo here, so I might just
bring whatever you have left of that one soap bar, and that bottle of shampoo
and worry about what to buy once you get here.
- You probably won't know what type of room you have until you get
here, and that means that you won't know if you have your own kitchen or if
you share one with other people. That also means you won't know what type of
bathroom scene you will have. So hold off on bringing the kitchen sink with
you. I'm sure you can buy one here. :)
- If you're bringing school books, I highly suggest working with the
other exchange students, afterall books are heavy, and you must also transport
them back home or CMU. Avoid bringing the same books that someone else is
bringing.
- Don't bring any books that you don't like. I.e. I brought the
Teach yourself German books that I had purchased to learn German. However
I have found them of no use to me in my German learning. First of all I
shouldn't have bought them, second I shouldn't have brought them. :) Ohh well.
- Don't bring American electrical equipment, unless it is usable with
220VAC. That means, don't bring clocks, even if you are going to use an
adapter, or some sort of converter. The importance comes from the Herz, and
when the Voltage changes from 110V to 220V, so does the frequency of the
current. So that means that if you bring your electric alarm clock, that the
time will be correct only a few times per week.. (As even a dead clock is
correct twice a day.) However I think here your clock will be fast. Meaning
when it is only 3PM it will say 5PM, after some amount of time. :) Otherwise
if something like a hair dryer is made to use either 110VAC or 220VAC you might
still be able to use it, though that depends on how much power you're sucking
from the system versus what you are allowed..
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