NOISE-CANCELING HEADPHONES
There will come a time when you’ll want the world to shut up so you can be
homesick in peace. Unfortunately, that’s not possible, but you can shut out
some of the noise with a pair of noise-canceling headphones such as the Bose
QuietComfort 25, a PCMag Editors’ Choice that will silence everything from
honking cars to snoring roommates.
UNIVERSAL ADAPTER
In America, every outlet has that Munchian, three-hole shape; not so across the
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fry your precious tech. Snag a universal adapter to circumvent this issue. The
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option. It includes surge protection and has two USB ports.
DIGITAL LUGGAGE SCALE
You’ll thank me for this one later. A digital luggage scale lets you weigh your
bags before you get to the airport (do you really want to be the person holding
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avoid bag fees?). Luggage scales are portable and can save you tons of money
and frustration, but be careful—they’re fragile and may go on the fritz if they’re
hit too hard.
EREADER
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together, you’ll probably want an eReader. Space is at a premium, and you’ll
still need books for classes, so why pack “Intro to Italian Culture” and the entire
“Dune” series when you can bring a single, pocket-sized Kindle Paperwhite
(2018); it’s the best reading experience you can get for the price and unlike the
slightly cheaper Kindle (2019), the Paperwhite has a higher-resolution screen
and can survive up to an hour in fresh water. Plus, you’ll be traveling quite a bit,
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tolerable like a good book (and loads of hand sanitizer). Amazon’s eReaders can
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