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Feb. 19th, 2011 02:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fanofstuff666Since I suddenly have work again--not to mention a class that'll eat up at least 25 hours a week till I leave--I was able to start my shopping early. I have fresh clothes that won't completely fall apart, but they're cheap enough I don't care if they do and hopefully tough enough that they won't. All I personally have remaining are the adapter, converter, laptop lock, and prescription medications. Tip: Most of those can be gotten at the AAA store (as can a money pouch), as they specialize in travel gear.
I also visited the clinic my family goes to in order to ask about immunizations. I've already gotten my tetanus shot, but I needed to know where I could get shots for typhus, cholera, yellow fever, et al. It's an inevitable fact that you WILL get sick, because it's a completely new environment and completely new microbes, but updated immunizations will cut down your chances to sniffles and jet lag. The clinic didn't have them, but they pointed us to a doctor's office that specializes in overseas immunizations, including what you need for what country. I find it both odd and extremely fortunate that our relatively unimportant city actually HAS that.
That was something I forgot to put on the timeline. By the last month, you need to make sure you're up-to-date on your shots.
Concerning money: If you have a debit or credit card, you can bring it and use it, but call your bank to tell them you're going overseas first. MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS, or they will immediately put a freeze on that card. There are ATMs in Israel you can use as well, and before you leave the country make sure to convert any currency you carry to shekels. And shop around a bit before you do this, just like with anything else. The cheaper rates you can get, the better.
If there are any other questions, feel free to ask!
Coming Up
-reading list
-Hebrew alphabet guide
-brief 'tour' of Israel as a whole, including a history lesson
I also visited the clinic my family goes to in order to ask about immunizations. I've already gotten my tetanus shot, but I needed to know where I could get shots for typhus, cholera, yellow fever, et al. It's an inevitable fact that you WILL get sick, because it's a completely new environment and completely new microbes, but updated immunizations will cut down your chances to sniffles and jet lag. The clinic didn't have them, but they pointed us to a doctor's office that specializes in overseas immunizations, including what you need for what country. I find it both odd and extremely fortunate that our relatively unimportant city actually HAS that.
That was something I forgot to put on the timeline. By the last month, you need to make sure you're up-to-date on your shots.
Concerning money: If you have a debit or credit card, you can bring it and use it, but call your bank to tell them you're going overseas first. MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS, or they will immediately put a freeze on that card. There are ATMs in Israel you can use as well, and before you leave the country make sure to convert any currency you carry to shekels. And shop around a bit before you do this, just like with anything else. The cheaper rates you can get, the better.
If there are any other questions, feel free to ask!
Coming Up
-reading list
-Hebrew alphabet guide
-brief 'tour' of Israel as a whole, including a history lesson
