melissa grace kreider

In less than twenty-four hours, I'll be jetting off for my shiny-new-experience in Florence, Italy! The thirteen hours of flying/layovers will be completely riveting...right? 

I could leave you clever packing tips and save you from your traveling woes.  I could use my words to shine a light upon your "Too-Many-Clothes or Not-Enough-Room?" debate. To be honest, I threw every dress, shirt, pair of pants or piece of jewelry I could fit into my luggage and hoped for the best. I will tell you one thing, though, rolling your shirts rather than folding them will save massive amounts of room! Keep that in mind; and don't forget who told you! 

I'll see all of you across the pond-in the future (+6 hour time difference)-on Wednesday. When I arrive to my apartment with the sixty stairs and my almost-too-heavy luggage, I'll shrug my shoulders to the men who will inevitably shuttle me there and tell them that I played the sousaphone in high school; sixty steps and fifty pounds are a piece of cake.

-m.