I've finally got into packing all the stuff I bought over the past month and now it's freakout time! Will everything fit? Will I go over the weight limit? Do I really need five boxes of Zone Snack Bars?? Will I loose my luggage? ahh!!!

any other first termer's having trouble getting everything packed and under the weight limit? and what airlines is everyone flying? I am flying Delta till San Juan (I know horrors!) and then American Eage Executive to St. Martin. I hope the lower weight limit on AEE (40 lbs vrs the 50lbs) won't get me in too much trouble.

also, I booked only a one way flight because it was cheaper....will I have problems in San Juan because of the one way ticket?

argh! and I just found out Winair has booked me to St. Eustasis and not Saba.

oh and one more thing..if you are brining a printer how you are packing it? I am a little worried about sticking into a suitcase because I know they are not gentle with your luggage at all!

thanks everyone and see you in ONE WEEK!!!

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relax...

ya know, those space savers bags really work! my pillow is next to nothing in size now. I would def. recommend them to anyone packing for the islands.

so now the only things I am truly worried about are:

-will I get my Winair flight straightened out in time
-will I have any problems with my one way ticket in San Juan.

whew, great to see the other worries melting away!


oops...I just remembered...I haven't even packed my books yet!

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did you send boxes in addition to your luggage?

iam planning to send over boxes and go light (maybe with my clothes in the luggage)

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I've heard the boxes are expensive to ship and take awhile to reach the island, so after I saw how much stuff I had to pack, I begged and pleaded and now my father is traveling with me. He calls himself, "the island bellboy!"

so I should be fine on weight if I pack wisely...I just hope that I can store all the stuff I bring in my next housing assignment because there is no way I can bring all of it back with me come August break.

my heaviest items are my george foreman grill, my printer, my books, my portable DVD player, and all my school supplies (they have really added up b/c I hear those supplies are very costly on the island).......

but no boxes. I think so of the newbies are shipping so I'll let ya know how it goes!

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haha, yeah i got my dad to come with me in sept too, so hopefully i'll be able to get all my stuff over there in one shot, and won't have to ship.

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i want to ship: printer, school supplies, some book i get before hand, some kind of gril and ...

i will do it well before hand.

once you get there, write a big post about your experience!

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Can some of you guys post rates of the boxes you all are shipping over. I am not sure what I am going to do to get all of my stuff over but I still have till Jan.
I just want to have some sort of a plan because I don't plan to come home but maybe once so I will probably be bringing a ton.

Thanks
B

i havent looked at prices

its shouldnt be bad, its feasable i hear, people do it often

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Saba University...

Staff at the school set up a shipping arrangement via Florida. Call the school to find out the company and rates. If you go this way you will probably get your stuff in 2-3 weeks. If you decide to ship it throu DSL it may take 3-4 weeks. Shipping it throu companies that do not have arrangements with the island is asking for hardship as you may receive the item too late or find yourself spending a lot of time on the phone trying to track down the items at long distance rates. Choosing the companies at have arrangements with the island such as DSL or Hassells will save you time and much frustation.