Packing – this the biggest chore and stressor. I am a Florida girl!  I am traveling to a place at high altitude with  temps below Zero Fahrenheit.  I had to buy boots, long underwear, wool socks, and compression socks for the plane (feel free to laugh!). I borrowed a bigger (size 9) pair of short boots from Janet, and she also went shopping for me at the UnderArmor store. Karin lent me a beautiful red fox fur coat (older, but has hardly ever been worn). It is the warmest coat I have ever worn. I hope nothing happens to it –   i.e., some crazy PETA fanatic comes out of nowhere and splashes me with paint!    Oh yeah that only happens in the US, not in Asia, where the temps are -20F!  So, I have also borrowed scarfs (from Janet), and hats, and beanies. I do have some wool sweaters from my travels to Peru and Ecuador, and I have a few cashmere sweaters.  I know – dress in layers!