footwear

every "westerner's" nightmare. I have to be able to carry everything that I take with me, so packing 485963278 pairs of shoes is just not gonna fly. After consulting the magical interwebs, I have come up with the following:

1. tennis shoes, despite the EXTREME heat. I have a similar pair to these mens' sneakers. These guys have treated me well over the last year as a breathable running shoe, which will hopefully keep off the muck and dirt on days when we're walking a million miles.

2. Chacos/Tevas/Merrel sandals. I know, i know, they aren't the sexiest footwear known to man, but they're supposedly insanely comfortable and can pound a lot of pavement without that much damage to your joints. These are what I am considering, made by Chacos:

3. Flip flops. Even though my program site claims that I won't be taken as "a serious student" if I wear them, I really can't image being across the world without my flip flops in a situation where they may come in handy... aka all the time..

I will probably take my plain black pair with just the simple thong design, but I love these by Teva:

4. Annnnnnd I want to take a pair of "nice" sandals for going out to dinner or a religious ceremony or something (although for those I'll probably not be able to wear shoes anyway...but oh well). I just bought these by Bass Shoes:

I was also considering TOMS in this color...

BUT - they're A) impractical because of their color and B) made of canvas so they'd be covered in dirt faster than you could say "fair trade." Oh well... perhaps I'm better off keeping my shoe count at 4 anyway :)

love,

Laura