(1) clothes

Jacket:

You can bring down jackets, leather jackets, hiking clothes and other thick coats. But you can also buy it after you come to America. Scarves, gloves and hats are also needed outdoors. Thick sweaters and trousers are rarely used. You can bring a thin sweater or sweater.

Casual coats, hoodies and shirts in spring and autumn are mostly T-shirts in summer, preferably in different colors and styles. Boys wear T-shirts with collars more than short-sleeved shirts. In addition, you should bring a pair of sunglasses, preferably polarized lenses. The summer sun in America is dazzling. Because close-fitting clothes should be changed every day, underwear and socks should be washed enough, because in the United States, self-help laundry and drying are mostly done, and you go to the laundry once a week or two. In addition, considering that all the clothes are machine-washed, in order to shrink, cotton-padded jacket should buy a bigger size. Take chemical fiber clothes.

Pants:

Jeans are timeless classics and can be worn all year round. Casual pants, summer shorts and skirts can also be worn, but boys' shorts with trousers or girls' bubble skirts with big skirts are too formal or exaggerated, which will appear out of the mainstream. As for boys' swimming trunks, only in regular swimming pools will they wear tight swimming trunks, while when swimming, they will generally wear loose beach pants.

Shoes and formal clothes:

Leather shoes, casual shoes, sports shoes, sandals, slippers, etc. You should bring the right clothes. Snow shoes can be bought after the arrival of the goods, mainly considering anti-skid and waterproof. Whether you need to keep warm can be decided according to your actual needs.

Considering that you may make a more formal statement during your study, attend a dinner party or dance, and have a job interview later, boys can bring a suit and tie, and girls can bring a suit and tie. Black or dark color is generally suitable for formal occasions.

After arriving in the United States, many students will find that the dress styles of the students around them are more or less different from those in China. For example, when it is cold in winter, American students will only wear coats or snowcoats outside their coats, instead of wearing a sweater under their sweaters. In summer, boys have Polo/t-shirts and girls have tank); At most. Plus shorts and skirts, as well as flip-flops, are everywhere. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, coupled with the temptation of selling all over the year, shopping is also an important part of American life, and sometimes it is a kind of enjoyment.

(2) Daily necessities

Kitchen utensils:

Whether you can cook before or not, you have to do it yourself when you come to the United States, and kitchen utensils are essential. Although these things can be bought in the United States, high-quality microwave oven boxes, chopsticks, kitchen knives, fruit knives, rolling pins, spatulas, thin chopping boards and tools for sharpening knives are all small in size, but things that will definitely be used in the future can be brought. As for the pressure cooker, you can also buy it here. Don't bring a rice cooker. Voltage and frequency do not match. If your cooking is still in the learning stage, you can bring one or two popular recipes. Cooked food and seeds must not be brought.

Bedclothes:

You can buy quilts and pillows when you arrive. After all, they take up too much space, but if you are used to sleeping with silk quilts and wheat bran pillows, you'd better take them with you. Bedsheets, quilt covers, pillow towels and pillowcases can all be brought. No mattress. The mattress is used here. Towels and quilts can be taken for summer use. With or without a quilt, it is recommended to bring a quilt, because there are few choices of quilts here and they are more expensive than ordinary quilts. But when preparing quilts and sheets, be careful to buy bigger ones, because there are only four sizes of beds in America. Except that the narrow double bed is equivalent to a single bed, the full size is almost equivalent to a double bed in China, while the large size and extra large size are larger.

Electronic products:

Large electrical appliances, such as computers and televisions, are cheaper in the United States than in China. However, small appliances, such as computer accessories, are much more expensive in the United States, but don't bring anything that needs external power supply, because the electricity in the United States is 1 10V/60Hz, which is incompatible with the domestic 220V/50Hz. Suggested things include: a network cable length, a telephone line, headphones, a mouse and a mouse pad. If you want to video chat with family and friends in the future, you need to bring a camera and headphones.

Alarm clocks, watches and electric razors for boys can also be considered according to their own needs. In addition, it is worth mentioning that you should never bring pirated CDs, especially the cover of CDs and English operating systems. If it is found by the customs, the fine will be heavier than you think. But it's safer to bring a mobile hard disk.

Toilet products:

Toothbrush, toothpaste, towel, bath towel, bath ball, rag, nail clipper, ear spoon, pin, comb, small mirror, etc.

As for liquid products such as shower gel, hair gel and skin care products, they may be confiscated at the customs for safety reasons. If you plan to bring it, you need to know the relevant regulations at that time in advance.

Entertainment products:

If you like the following items, you need to bring these things: China chess, table tennis racket, table tennis in the United States is still very backward, so the racket is also very simple; Badminton, which is usually made of plastic, is very expensive. You can also bring other things if you are used to it. Besides, you can also bring some small ornaments or gifts with China characteristics, which can be used when decorating your new home in the future and given to international friends who have helped you a lot.

(3) Commonly used drugs

In the United States, many drugs can only be bought by prescription. It is recommended to bring a small amount of commonly used drugs, such as norfloxacin, berberine, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, etc. Anti-inflammatory drugs for colds, such as Tylenol, Amoxicillin, Ambien, Radix Isatidis and Golden Monkey Treasure; Skin medicines such as Dakening, Piyanping, Tiger Balm, essential balm and Baihua Oil; Yunnan Baiyao, Band-Aid, safflower oil and other trauma and scald drugs.

Be careful not to bring too much medicine. First of all, drugs have a certain period of validity. Secondly, after coming here, the chances of getting sick are generally lower than in China.

As we all know, ophthalmology and dentistry in America are very expensive. It is normal that the cost of treating a tooth is more expensive than buying a used car. So wear a pair of glasses and an optometry sheet. In addition, you can also consider matching a pair of sunglasses with a degree, which can be used when driving or going out. You'd better have an oral examination and wash your teeth before you come.

(4) Books and stationery

Before you come, ask your brothers and sisters about the textbooks you will use in the future. If you buy an international version or a photocopy in China, you will really save a lot of money. However, it is really important to bring luggage belt, and try to bring the textbooks and reference materials regarded as classics in this major. Graduation certificate, degree certificate, official report card, various certificates and notarial certificates should be brought.

Two-inch photos are unnecessary. The ID photos here are all taken on the spot. Durable schoolbags and backpacks are suitable because books are heavy. An electronic dictionary, such as Kuaiyitong, comes with one. A calculator. You can bring stationery such as pencil case, pencil case, ballpoint pen, pencil, eraser and refill. There are few pens here, and you can only see them on very formal occasions, such as signing an agreement. Usually everyone uses disposable ballpoint pens, and it is also common to write homework with pencils.