Update on preparation

So I thought I would update everyone regarding what I have done on my "to-do list" since the last post.

-Med Kit: I am just about done making my travel-med/ first aid kit. It includes bandages, robitussin, ibuprofen, benadryl, hydrogen peroxide, pepto bismol, hydrocortisone, tums, some prescription diarrhea medication, and prescription flu meds. Let me know if I'm missing something.

-Figured out my phone situation! For the first 20 days abroad I'll be renting a free global phone from Verizon that will work in Vietnam and in Seoul during my 3 hour layover. This will give me some time to settle before having to cancel my service with Verizon and get a local phone plan. I will have the same number for the first 20 days, but the cheapest way to stay in contact is obviously facebook or email. If you have to text, however, its only .05 per text.

-I'm in the process of getting my Visa. The Vietnamese embassy is in D.C., so my choices were to go to D.C. or get my visa through an expensive travel agency. Luckily, my ex-roommate Krissy lives just outside of D.C., so she is going to take my passport into the embassy and will mail it back to me.

-Here is my flight itinerary:

Depart Newark Fri, Aug 6 @ 7:45am--arrive Chicago @ 9:20am
Depart Chicago @ 12:35pm--arrive Seoul, S. Korea @ 3:55pm (next day, Aug 7)
Depart Seoul @ 7:15pm--arrive Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam @ 10:20pm, Aug 7