What to bring for exchange? ✈

12:57 AM Misscloudhouse 0 Comments

PACKING LIST
My baggage consist of a 29-inch 4 wheeled luggage, hand-carry duffle bag, 65L Backpack.
I carry on board my backpack and check-in the other 2.
Personally i highly recommend the 65L backpack as that was what i brought along for all my trips.

Important Documents

• Passport & Photocopied/ Soft copies
• Student Visa (If you need it) 
• Driver Licence (If you are intending to rent a car and do road-trips)
  Not too sure if you need to convert them to the international one. 
• Insurance Policy/ Emergency Contact Info

Clothing
WINTER
I got most of my winter wear from "Winter Time" fair over in Expo.
(Do look out for any deals/ fairs as they may be pretty expensive)
Winter clothing are very bulky and i packed them in Vacuum bags.
And they really save me lots of space. I got mine from Daiso and they have different sizes for it.
(Also, i had 1 set of thermal, 1 fleece, down jacket in my hand-carry so that i can change when i touch down.)

• 1 Down-jacket
  Make sure that it caters to the temperature that you need as it is important.
  It will be good if yours comes with a hood.
   Do get it a little bigger cause you need space for layering in cold countries.
• 1 Coat
  I got mine in H&M in Finland during a sale. I wore it to other countries that were not as cold as Finland and towards the end of the winter in Finland as well.
• 2 sets of cashmere thermal wear
  They do have it for different temperature as well.
  It ranges from $70.00-$120.00 SGD, i got mine at around $80.00/set (-40 degrees)
  Alternatively, you can get the ones HEAT-TECH from Uniqlo.
  Apparently they are pretty decent and affordable.
• 4 pairs of winter socks- Cashmere/ Angora
  (2 thin & 2 thick)
• Winter Boots-
  It is very important to have it waterproof.
  I got mine from Timberland and it costed me a bomb.
  It was close to $200.00 SGD, but i guess it was a good investment.
  You have really little options in Singapore, so i guess you can get a simple one here, and buy a good one from your exchange country? There will be so much more choices and it may be cheaper as well!
• 2 thermal leggings
• Fleece long sleeve top
  I did my research and this is good for layering.
  I got mine from Uniqlo at an affordable price as well.
• 2 pairs of Jeans (Blue & Black)
  Wore 1 over and have another one in the luggage.
  I bought 2 more during my exchange because it was cheap.
• 4 Cardigans/ Hoodies/ Long sleeve tops
• 1 Beanie
• 1 Scarf (You can probably buy more when you are there)
• 2 set of Pajamas

SPRING
Actually i only brought minimal amount of summer clothes/ shoes and bought most of it in London.
Do only bring what you need and you can always buy more when you are overseas. They do have sales and it can pretty much be hard to resist. BRING LESS SO THAT YOU CAN BUY MORE!

• 2 pair of shorts
  I brought 1 pair, and bought 2 pairs in London.
• 3 skirts (Different kinds/ colours)
  This can be worn in winter together with leggings.
• 2 tops
• Sunglasses
• 1 pair of slippers
  Probably the most important to bring it there when you are in the hostel.
  It can be pretty hard to find them in some countries during winter.
  But if your exchange country has a PRIMARK, there will not be any problem.
• Pump/ Shoes
  I bought mine from London
• Sport shoes & Sports attire
  If you think that you will be visiting the gym/ exercising.
  But i bought mine over in Finland and it is very affordable as well.
• Formal Attire
  Girls, bring along 1 or 2 LBD for formal events/ parties. (You can never go wrong with it)
• Bag
  For school/ Out.