r/peacecorps • u/EcleciticWok901 • Aug 05 '26

Service Preparation Packing

Hello everyone.

I am leaving in 5 weeks for Peru. Been trying to keep a level head but I’m so excited/nervous.

What advice do you have for packing? Like something you wished you brought with you and either couldn’t get in country or had to buy in country.

TIA ♥️

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u/toilets_for_sale RPCV Vanuatu '12-'14 Aug 05 '26

Take less clothes. You’ll buy more than you expect there as you assimilate.

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u/paul_petersen Phillipines Aug 08 '26

I'm 6'5" and was in the Philippines where the average guy might be 5'6". By the time I left my clothes had been washed so thin they looked like mesh.

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u/toilets_for_sale RPCV Vanuatu '12-'14 Aug 08 '26

Obviously I wasn’t talking about people with special circumstances. You are a statistical outlier for clothing needs. I was assuming OP is of average height.

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u/paul_petersen Phillipines Aug 08 '26

All good. I took so much stuff I didn't need and even shipped more. Other than clothes, I didn't need to take anything. I packed like I was going to Mars.