I just did some heavy duty organization in order to fit everything
into my tiny backpack. I have to say, I think it's pretty impressive
what I've managed to fit in there. I think I've tripled the amount of
clothes I started with, but I definitely need them. It's freezing! And
apparently there's supposed to be heavy snow on Thursday. Great. At
least I have boots now.

I decided to do a little inventory of what I started with compared to
what I have now. It's pretty funny - needless to say, I underpacked.

What I started with:

2 long sleeve shirts
2 short sleeve shirts
A tanktop
2 pairs of cargo pants
A pair of gym shorts
A fleece jacket

What I've had to buy:

Hat, gloves, scarf, wool socks, tights
2 pairs of leggings
3 sweaters
2 long sleeve shirts
A skirt
A short sleeved dress
Leather boots

And like I just said, I made it all fit in my bag! I think when I get
back I should become a professional bag packer. I need to post a
picture of how small this bag is, so that everyone can get an idea of
just how amazing I am . . .

One of the workers just brought a space heater into our room. Nooooo.
Why is it so cold already? And would it kill the sun to come out? I
think the only sunny day I've had in over two weeks was last Saturday.
How depressing.

Yesterday I went and had Georgian food, but the place was pretty
commercialized, and the food tasted like box restaurant food, except
worse. I could tell from my first bite that they had used MSG, and
sure enough I spent the whole night wanting to vomit "Georgian cheese
pie". I think I'll stick to the smaller, home-grown type restaurants
for the rest of my trip.

I found Hits in the grocery store here in Poland. They're cookies with
hazelnut filling that mom used to buy me and Erik when we were
younger. I can get this giant pack for $1. I'm on my third pack since
Friday. At least I've moved on from Nutella. Sort of. I'm not eating
it straight out of the jar with a spoon like I was in Prague.

It would seem like you'd lose weight backpacking with all the walking
you do, but I think I'll probably gain weight. I don't think I'm
eating all that well (see above paragraph), and I'm not running like I
did back home.

I wrote this yesterday, but I'm just now posting it, so it's Wednesday morning - and it's snowing like mad. On October 14. What a joke.