ecuador - ICYE
ecuador - ICYE
ecuador - ICYE
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PACKING LIST<br />
• A Passport valid for 6 months after your arrival back in home country<br />
• All your pre-departure papers, including a printed version of this document.<br />
• Small gifts from your country to give to people in your project, host family, and<br />
friends.<br />
• Some information about your country to share: for example pictures, brochures,<br />
maps, food, music, books, coins, recipes, etc.<br />
• Clothes for layering (as Quito can experience four ¨seasons¨ in one day).<br />
Wearing shorts is not common in the mainland, leggings should be worn<br />
underneath<br />
• An adaptor (Ecuador uses 110V, 60Hz. Plugs have two flat prongs)<br />
• Debit Card (if you bring US Dollars please change your dollars into small bills<br />
$1, $5, $10 or $20 before arrival. During the orientation you will need maximum<br />
$70)<br />
• A credit card in case of an emergency (i.e. to leave as a guarantee at a hospital)<br />
• A rain jacket/ umbrella<br />
• A journal<br />
• A flash-light<br />
• Towel and Toiletries (soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, and sunscreen—<br />
for the first few days— please be aware that you can buy more of these<br />
cosmetic products at the pharmacies in Quito)<br />
• Bathing suit<br />
• Sandals<br />
• Any medication that you take regularly (enough to last your entire stay)<br />
• Rubber boots (only for volunteers in the project FBU—you can also buy them in<br />
Ecuador for $8 USD)<br />
Please do not over pack. Travel lightly, so that you can move around easily. Many toiletries such as<br />
soap, toothpaste and tampons , as well as products such as writing materials, clothes and sports<br />
articles, can be purchased in the modern shopping centers and supermarkets.
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