[rnnurse2be]

I agree... how does one pack light and still carry 100lbs of stuff? LOL

You are NOT OBSESSING! LOL... you are excited, anxious, and completely NORMAL! Ive been looking at info too (I like to be prepared) and we havent even begun our homestudy, lol

I read conflicting things, I read where you could bring the money over, declare it and not hav problems, I read where you could wire it to a Western Union and then pick it up there. If you traveled to another region, you continue to move it via Western union. I dunno about that method. I dont like the thought of me and my friend( another woman) carrying over $12,000 in cash... but the thought of something happening w/ it thru Western Union scares me too. I'll have to ask our adoption gal and see what they did...

I like the idea of mailing gifts to someone there for them to hold.
I read where some motels will hold them from your first trip until you come for your second trip. Do you have a church there that will allow you to keep gifts there??

I too read about no made in China gifts, and "throw away" clothes... good ideas.