Spanish ExchangeSpanish ExchangeReturn TripReturn Trip
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