re: #372 MsJ
UPS is ungodly expensive. I went to ship back a kitchen grill pan I bought (from Las Vegas to MI) and they wanted like $70. For a small package that weighed less than 10 pounds.
Take few clothes, buy new there as needed. Give the old clothes you take to locals who might prize US-made stuff, or to charities. When I went TDY to places with western stores, I used it as a chance to cycle out shirts and underwear.