Plannin'

Imminence dictates that I at least start thinking about the following:

I fly to Charlotte NC on October 5th, then to Managua Nicaragua on October 10th.  I won't be back in the USA until like June 2011 or so. 

Remember how I accidentally acquired an extra suitcase in Australia (namely by buying too much crap that I felt I must have)?  Well this time I have a new attitude.  NO NEW SUITCASES. 

And furthermore, I'm buying a SMALLER backpack so as to avoid trying to fill it up too much.  So there.