As you might know from living in Ohio (hello, capricious and unpredictable weather!), it is very difficult to plan a cute outfit when it's pouring down rain or when it is a chilly twelve degrees Celsius.

Be sure to pack for the season you are traveling during, whether that be fall, summer, spring or winter. However, my advice to you on the matter of weather-conscious clothing is very simple and very effective.

When you are in an mountainous, open countryside like in Ireland or Wales, those areas are prone to quick, sudden rainstorms and extremely strong gusts of wind. So whatever you are wearing, always have a cute waterproof jacket or wide-brimmed baseball cap that you can toss on when a storm blows in. I made the bright assumption that an umbrella would solve all my problems, so when we got caught in a monsoon in Ireland, I went to open the umbrella that I had packed and WHAM. I got whacked it the face with a very wet and metal filled umbrella...which leaves a pretty significant mark on one's face. So, please stick with a very nice, very safe rain jacket that won't give you facial abrasions. It is less of a headache to deal with.

Also, don't make the same idiotic mistake as I did for not packing a single pair of shorts. On the last day when we were in London, I was sweating buckets because it was ninety-eight degrees and I was wearing the jeans I has packed. I was super uncomfortable and miserable simply because I had forgotten to pack them. Such a rookie.

Sophia Engelhart

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