Quote Originally Posted by Anonymouswizard View Post
It's just one of those things where you're so used to your local area's level of preparation that anything else feels silly.


Anyway I'm off to the land of 'I hope I don't get sick while I'm there' later this year.double checked my passport is valid, they I don't need an extra period of validity, and that family's available to host me, now it's just booking flights and arranging visa stuff
Fun! Also, real talk here, look into/talk to someone knowledgeable about travel health insurance. If you get sick over here it probably still won't be too bad (relatively. For the American system). If there's some sort of accident or something that requires hospitalization, or even an ambulance ride? Unless the insurance is twice the price of your entire holiday its probs worth it.