Uh-oh! Major setback! I am a world class packer and travel a lot, domestically and internationally. But Kenya has a ban on plastic bags!!! As in All plastic bags! (Or at least its been interpreted to include Ziploc bags…yes, the ones the TSA requires us to put our toiletries in for the domestic portion of our flight!) I always put everything from Q-tips to my toiletries that might leak into Ziplocks and my shoes in Target bags and take extra ones for dirty laundry. This requires a whole new packing strategy. Stay tuned!

But on a positive note. Packing my clothes was easy. Our Compassion package guide says to dress conservatively, dresses below the knee. So this made it easy. I put all of my dresses that come below my knee … exactly two!… in my suitcase. I guess I’ll just have to re-wear. I did throw in a few pants too. It’s actually easy because the temperatures will be similar to what we have this time of year in Southwest Florida.

Well, I’m sure most people would first think I am referring to the size of my family, my five kiddos ranging in ages 7-14. With one parent to corral them all,