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- Valid passport with a minimum of six months beyond your planned date of return remaining before expiration
- Visas or working papers, if you've managed to obtain them prior to departure
- Photocopy of your passport, birth certificate, and other important documents
- Traveler's checks
- Resumes and letters of recommendation from past employers, teachers, and even students
- Copies of your diplomas and certificates
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Guidebooks, dictionaries, phrase books
- Teaching materials (including an English grammar guide)
- Postcards or photos of your home city and travel brochures from your local chamber of commerce
- Passport photos (at least ten, black-and-white or color)
- Nice work clothes and shoes
- Light, casual clothing
- A coat and several articles of warm clothing, depending on your destination and the season
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Thermal underwear to wear under lighter clothes during the winter
- Comfortable walking shoes with thick soles
- Backpack, if you intend to travel
- Rain gear
- Toiletries and personal items (e.g., anti-perspirant, skin moisturizer, make-up)
Optional - Contact lens solution; definitely bring a pair of glasses if you normally wear contacts
- Small gifts
- Camera
- Music (an instrument, radio, cassette player)
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Athletic equipment (running shoes, soccer ball, tennis racket)
- Women's tights; pantyhose are plentiful, but real tights can be more difficult to come by
- Birth control (condoms, in particular, are of poor quality and difficult to find)
- A few good books (on audio cassette tape?)
- Some special treats (your favorite sweets, supplies for your hobby)
- Adaptors for any electrical devices that require 110 watts (Europe is 220 watts)
What to Leave at Home - Drugs. Do not jeopardize your travel plans and your future. Jail is no place to find gainful employment.
- Weapons. We strongly discourage carrying weapons into Eastern Europe. If you feel strongly about doing so, we advise that you check the laws of the countries you will be visiting.
- Attitudes and abrasive modes of expression. Remember that you are a guest in another country. Tread lightly until you know what you're walking on.
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