Here are the things I am really glad I brought
- Rechargeable beard trimmer and hair clipper combination (my first one was destroyed by a power surge, but one was sent to me and I couldn't be more thankful for it. I cut my own hair in village)
- Small rectangle travel pillow (Click here for Example pillow) the common pillows here are not comfortable, so if you like to sleep bring your own.
- Decent dental floss (Oral B, etc).
- A flash drive (8GB minimum)
- Quality underwear like this: (Click here to see Exofficio underwear) They are expensive but last a really long time and are very comfortable in the Gambian heat. Also, they don't lose their fit with multiple washings.
- Comfortable lightweight pants that adjust at the waist (Click here to see Prana pants) because most likely you will be losing weight.
- Two water bottles
- Vegetable peeler
- Crossword puzzle book
- Multiple bandanas/handkerchiefs
- MasterLock padlock (Bring two, you'll use one at the Peace Corps house and one for your door)
- Duct tape
Wish I brought:
- More AfterBite bug bite relief
- An external hard-drive for picture, movie, music storage
- Games like scrabble, bananagrams, etc.
- Favorite books! (For some reason I didn't bring any, but the Peace Corps house has tons anyway)
Glad I didn't bring:
- Cell phone
- Jeans
- A whole bunch of fancy gadgets
Would just as soon have not brought:
- Hammock (we don't have any trees around our home to hang it from, nor is their shade to sit under)
- Umbrella
- A watch and travel alarm clock (cell phone is good enough)
- Flashlight (cell phones here have flashlights on them and headlamps are good enough)
- Dress shoes (Worst case scenario you buy them here for reasonable prices, the ones I brought now smell like mold from the rainy season and I hardly ever wear them)
Hope this helps my future Gambian PCV's!
Fo natoo-Until later,
Kawsu (Darrin)
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| Obligatory cute kid picture with Awa, Senabu, Mami, Binta, and Muhammed |
