Packing...

I am not a fan of packing. And I found packing for such a long amount of time to be especially hard. I was told it would be chilly in the beginning, but that the majority of my stay in China would be hot and humid. It's no easy feat to pack for both kinds of weather, add enough clothes that I don't hate my wardrobe too much, and take all of the teaching supplies- all in three suitcases that have to stay underweight to avoid outrageous charges.

Needless to say, things kind of exploded all over the house for a while and I was skeptical about it all fitting.

Eventually I got it all in...

... until Dad came home and wanted to weigh the unzipped suitcase.