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• Warmer and lighter clothing you can layer for changing temperatures. See the Weather in Pocatello handout.

If you arrive for the January start date: Warm coat, mittens, warm hat, scarf.

• A Dictionary from your mother tongue to English

• Medications you take regularly

• A medical report translated into English if you have a chronic health condition

• Good walking shoes, sandals, and, if you start in January, warm boots

• A typical piece of traditional clothing from your home culture to wear for special occasions

• A warm blanket, or light sleeping bag, unless you plan on buying it here upon arrival.

The ISU Housing Office provides bed linens and a blanket free of charge for one week to students signing a Housing contract. The Housing Office must be notified in advance if you wish them to provide these items upon arrival.

• Family, home town , and home country pictures

• A favorite book in your native language

• Music from home

• Recipes of foods you really like but have never cooked yourself before. Practice a little before you leave!

• A piece of art you really like with which to decorate your room

• Immigration related documents: passport, I-20, financial documents, copy of birth certificate. Also bring your driver’s license if you have on!

• Education related documents. Bring course descriptions of courses and syllabi if you need to transfer courses. Letter of admission to Idaho State University

• List of emergency contacts at home and at ISU

• ISU Housing apartment or room assignment information at ISU

• At least $ 200.00 in cash, a credit card if you have one, a cashier’s check made out to Idaho State University in U.S. funds with a bank routing number to cover your first semester tuition and fees and ISU housing expenses, or a sufficient number of travelers checks for the same purpose

• Bank information for the bank at home from which you will transfer funds to the U.S.

• Copies of medical and immunization records if available