Things that never made it out of my suitcase:

• 4 pairs of socks
• the “nice” shorts
• 1 “decent” t-shirt
• my least comfortable swimsuit top
• airpods
• 2 bras
• mascara
• student writing that needs to be graded by Monday
• my second & third books

Things I found exactly where I dropped them the day we arrived

• one pair of lightweight pants
• one sweatshirt
• shoes with laces
• compression socks

Things to put in my backpack

• book #2
• a few scavenged seashells and three small pieces of sea glass
• water bottle
• journal – the seats are too small for a laptop
• sand, whether I want it or not

Things I will not bring home

• sunscreen
• a half-full bottle of moisturizer, now empty
• travel razor
• regrets