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Forms to be collected tonight!Forms to be collected tonight!

2 Passport 2 Passport picturespictures

Copy of the Copy of the passportpassport

Colored Colored emergency cardemergency card

Release FormsRelease Forms *Release from *Release from

GroupGroup

Should already Should already havehave

Yellow activity Yellow activity cardcard

Code of ConductCode of Conduct Parent Advisory Parent Advisory

LetterLetter

Sagrada Familia: Gaudi

Left side pocketLeft side pocket

CIA background CIA background notesnotes

City information at City information at a glancea glance

Travel GuideTravel Guide Prometour Final Prometour Final

RecommendationsRecommendations Prometour Prometour

Description of Description of CoverageCoverage

Barcelona

Right side pocketRight side pocket

Copy of Copy of addressesaddresses

Itinerary and Itinerary and hotel hotel informationinformation

subway mapssubway maps calendar of calendar of

eventsevents Bilingual listBilingual list

El Prado-Madrid

Money MattersMoney Matters $100.00 to $150.00 $100.00 to $150.00

per weekper week Port Ventura 45€Port Ventura 45€ Snacks, Snacks,

transportation, transportation, admissionsadmissions

Flowers or ice cream Flowers or ice cream for your familyfor your family

Shop around, buy Shop around, buy unique thingsunique things

Customs permits Customs permits $800.00..keep $800.00..keep receipts.receipts.

Madrid

Budget for Madrid Budget for Madrid $165 per student $165 per student extra includes: extra includes: lunch, dinner, lunch, dinner, transportation, tips transportation, tips for the tour guides, for the tour guides, museum feesmuseum fees

Please make checks Please make checks payable to payable to American American Charter BankCharter Bank

Money MattersMoney Matters Small amount of American Small amount of American

moneymoney $50.00 Euros to start$50.00 Euros to start Call your bank to see if Call your bank to see if

they can get Euros for they can get Euros for you, otherwise you can you, otherwise you can buy Euros at the airportbuy Euros at the airport

Visa, Debit card, Visa, Debit card, MasterCard…check if pin MasterCard…check if pin will work overseas, let will work overseas, let them know dates and them know dates and countrycountry

MedicalMedical InformationInformation

Carry ID with you all Carry ID with you all the time (blood type, the time (blood type, allergies)allergies)

Full supply of Full supply of medicationsmedications

Original containersOriginal containers

Need to be updatedNeed to be updated Need to know in Need to know in

case of emergency case of emergency or reactionsor reactions

Copy of our Copy of our insurance coverage insurance coverage is in the packetis in the packet

LuggageLuggage 1 checked medium size 1 checked medium size

pieces never over 50 pieces never over 50 lbs (technically 1 large lbs (technically 1 large at 80 but we will have at 80 but we will have bus issues)bus issues)

1 carry-on that fits 1 carry-on that fits under the seat (less under the seat (less than 18 pounds)than 18 pounds)

Label everything inside Label everything inside and outand out

Provide 3 bag tags and Provide 3 bag tags and cable ties (given to you cable ties (given to you at airport)at airport)

Inside carry-onInside carry-on• put 48 hours of put 48 hours of

needsneeds• All medicationsAll medications• NO LIQUIDS!NO LIQUIDS!

Be able to carry Be able to carry it! We walk a lot.it! We walk a lot.

What to bringWhat to bring

Copies of important Copies of important documents documents • credit card or traveler checkscredit card or traveler checks• Student ID cardStudent ID card• Passport only when changing Passport only when changing

moneymoney• Emergency phone card and Emergency phone card and

numbersnumbers

Wrist watchWrist watch Glasses, contacts and Glasses, contacts and

solutionssolutions Light weight..no dryers, Light weight..no dryers,

fabric softenerfabric softener Leave short shorts at Leave short shorts at

home! Pack for warm home! Pack for warm and cold and rain.and cold and rain.

Comfortable and sturdy Comfortable and sturdy shoesshoes

What to bring/How to packWhat to bring/How to pack Wear things more than

once. 2 checklists provided Tag and label your

luggage inside and out. With itinerary

Don’t bring anything you aren’t willing to part with.   

Roll everything you can. Stuff your socks into your shoes to keep their shape.

Leave extra room for bringing things home!

Barcelona: Las Ramblas

Gifts to take the familyGifts to take the familyThere are lots of suggestions in the Travel Guide

pro team, colleges, and FHS T-shirts or sweatshirtslocal things like Fannie Mae candy or Frango Mints or fudge or macaroni or pancake mix or Jello or barbecue sauce, jiffy pop, brownie mix, blueberry mix, cornbread mix, can of chili, Hershey’s syrup, Mac and Cheese, marshmallows, jell-o, maple syrup, chocolate chips, peanut butter, Oreos, flavored coffees

kid books, comics, or fables

Madrid: Escorial

Cultural DifferencesCultural Differences

€€     You know some of these already from their visit here.

Tipping is not always necessary.

Doors are usually kept closed so always knock first!

FoodFood

Try new thingsTry new things Be honest or you Be honest or you

might get it again.might get it again. Warn family about Warn family about

food allergies.food allergies. If they take you If they take you

grocery shopping, grocery shopping, don’t be shy.don’t be shy.

Street SmartsStreet Smarts Carry money in a Carry money in a

belt or pouchbelt or pouch Buddy systemBuddy system Don’t tell your Don’t tell your

pin numbers to pin numbers to othersothers

Separated from Separated from the group…go to the group…go to the last meeting the last meeting point or closest point or closest information boothinformation booth

Always carry Always carry your phone card your phone card and colored info and colored info cardcard

Wear a watch.Wear a watch.

MadridMadrid

Hotel…paying customers, keep noise level down

No opposite sex in the same room…ever

Do not leave the hotel without permission

Must see you at breakfast even if you choose not to eat.

Curfew set by us. Transportation

tickets bought for a group

Watch each other and be alert

Don’t give personal info to strangers

No phone usage in hotel..call outside. You have to pay charges and damages.

ShoppingShopping Stores aren’t Stores aren’t

open as much or open as much or as long as hereas long as here

Shop around..ask Shop around..ask your host family your host family where to gowhere to go

Shopping bags Shopping bags cost moneycost money

Don’t handle the Don’t handle the merchandise.merchandise.

Staying with a host familyStaying with a host family House rules or Dist. House rules or Dist.

211…whichever is 211…whichever is stricterstricter

Bring things to talk Bring things to talk about…PHOTOS!about…PHOTOS!

Greet all adults 1Greet all adults 1stst time of day and when time of day and when leavingleaving

Be courteous…ask Be courteous…ask don’t tell…always don’t tell…always include host include host brother/sisterbrother/sister

Be neat and cleanBe neat and clean Be more helpful than Be more helpful than

your host sibling. Be your host sibling. Be polite and try to polite and try to converse.converse.

Locking up Locking up valuables…not valuables…not usually a problemusually a problem

Do something extra Do something extra or nice once a weekor nice once a week

Short showers are Short showers are better…ask when is better…ask when is a good timea good time

Staying with a host familyStaying with a host family Try to have a Try to have a

conversation..ask conversation..ask questionsquestions

Use the phone for Use the phone for business onlybusiness only

Phone cards for Phone cards for international callsinternational calls

Call us if you are Call us if you are sick.sick.

Use Ud./Uds until Use Ud./Uds until they tell you they tell you otherwise…Señor otherwise…Señor and Señora too.and Señora too.

Call us if you will Call us if you will be overnight be overnight somewhere else. somewhere else. The trip must The trip must include an adult.include an adult.

La Puerta

de ÁlcalaÁlcala

ConductConduct Don’t whine. Work Don’t whine. Work

things out.things out. No drinking or No drinking or

smoking or drugs or smoking or drugs or discos…school discos…school sponsored trip. sponsored trip. Letter in Spanish Letter in Spanish sent to parents.sent to parents.

Breaking the law in Breaking the law in Spain is very serious.Spain is very serious.

Breaking rules –sent Breaking rules –sent home at your expense, home at your expense, discipline hearingdiscipline hearing

We are a group….no We are a group….no backstabbing, finger backstabbing, finger pointing, excluding…pointing, excluding…

ConductConduct Do not correct the Do not correct the

teachers if they say teachers if they say something wrong in something wrong in EnglishEnglish

Include your exchange Include your exchange partner in all planspartner in all plans

You will get out of this You will get out of this what you put into it. what you put into it. REFUSE to speak REFUSE to speak English!English!

Be respectful to all Be respectful to all but to us as well. but to us as well. Accept our decisions Accept our decisions as final.as final.

Be on time…no hard Be on time…no hard feelings that way.feelings that way.

Don’t hesitate to call Don’t hesitate to call us or tell us privately us or tell us privately of concerns.of concerns.

No driving, renting No driving, renting vehicles or vehicles or hitchhiking.hitchhiking.

At the AirportAt the Airport

Don’t joke about Don’t joke about bombs…federal bombs…federal offenseoffense

Let us know if you Let us know if you have something to have something to declare.declare.

Frequent flyer miles Frequent flyer miles at check in.at check in.

Departure at Departure at O’Hare terminal O’Hare terminal 33 (IBERIA)(IBERIA)

Be at the airport Be at the airport by: by:

2:00pm2:00pm Eat lunch first.Eat lunch first.

Return June 28thReturn June 28th

Arrival at International Terminal Arrival at International Terminal 55 at at 2:15 pm2:15 pm

Call first.Call first.

Muchas Gracias