さあそろそろ帰り支度の心配をする時期になった。来るときは当然のことながら制限荷重ギリギリで来たし、自著は別便で送りそれらは全部差し上げた。問題はこちらで頂いた本や、今日買ってしまったチリ建築史全三巻などをどうやって持ち帰るかである。郵便で送ればいいと言いたいところだが、こちらの郵便は信用できない。かといってDHLやフェデックスなどはかなり高い（書類程度なら問題ないが１０キロ近くある本を送るサービスではない）。そこで二足ある靴の一足は履き潰したので捨てる。毎朝の散歩ジャージも捨てる。その他要らないインナーや靴下も捨てる。コートやセーターはなるべく着て帰る（東京は冬だし）。これでなんとかなるか？体重計がないのでなんとも微妙。空港で２３KGを超えていると面倒臭いことになるのだが、、、、 Now it's time to start worrying about packing for the trip home. Naturally, I arrived just within the weight limit, and I sent my books separately, giving them all away. The problem is how to get back the books I received here, as well as the three-volume history of Chilean architecture that I bought today. I'd like to say I could just send them by post, but the postal service here is unreliable. That said, DHL and FedEx are quite expensive (it's fine for documents, but they're not services that will send books weighing nearly 10kg). So I'm going to throw away one of my two pairs of shoes, as they've worn out. I'm also going to throw away the tracksuit I wear every morning for my walks. I'm also going to throw away any other underwear and socks I don't need. I'm going to wear my coat and sweater as much as possible when I go home (it's winter in Tokyo after all). Will this work? I don't have a scale, so it's hard to say. If I weigh over 23kg at the airport, it's going to be a pain...