[Harold]

Hello. This summer (June 8 - July 24) I'm going on foreign exchange to Japan. I don't know where yet, but I will post the location when I get hold of the location and my host family. I know some things I may need in... I've compiled a list of things I need and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for other things to bring. I will be living with a host family, but I'm not exactly sure what to bring as a gift, so having a native Japanese opinion on this would be great. I posted this under Living in Japan because this is quite a long time and more than traveling or vacation.


Things to do:
- passport
- credit card overseas activation

Clothes and toiletries:
- 5 pants, 2 shorts, 1 pair swimming trunks, dress pants, maybe a light jacket if placed up north?
- 7 regular shirts, 2 "get dirty" shirts, dress shirt, 2 undershirts
- belt
- cologne
- 2 deodorant sticks
- hair wax
- hair straightener (OK with customs?), if so heat protection solution
- toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash
- 8 boxers
- 8 pairs of socks
- sunglasses?
- also bring old pair of shoes
- nailclippers
- towel?

electronics
- PSP w/ USB cable & charger
- DS w/ charger
- camera w/ two memory sticks, charger
- ipod, charger
- archos video player w/ charger
- cell phone, check softbank, au, and docomo prices
- USB drive
- calculator

books and other stuff
- japanese dict
- grammar book
- kanji book
- notebooks: big and small (pocket size)
- pens, pencils, eraser?, highlighter, pencil-bag
- folder