Paris 2015 Le voyage s’approche! Rendez-vous: le 12 mars 2015

●Name ●Your cell phone number and address ●A parent’s cell phone number and address ●Check: o Yes, I have gotten my passport copy/scan to Mmes Lewis and Gold o Yes, I have gotten the minor letter signed and notarized or I will do so soon o Yes, I have a document/money pouch o Yes, I have brought $42 in cash or check for tip Sign in, please

●...Do you have one? ●...Do we have a copy or scan? WE SHOULD. RIGHT NOW. ●Make copies to leave at home and bring with you. This is your responsibility. ●Passport/$ holder: we need proof you have one. The holder, an order slip, a photo of you holding it. Passports

●This applies to anyone who will be under 18 on April 11th. ●We MUST have this letter, signed by at least one parent and notarized, ASAP. ●If you don’t have this with you, you may be turned away at the airport. ●Scan or copy and leave one at home, in case you lose it. You may need this in Paris too. Authorization for travel

●Download an app that allows you to call and/or text when you have a wifi connection (which we will have at the hotel): Whatsapp, Viber, Skype, etc. o This way, you can leave your phone in airplane mode the entire time we are in France - it keeps you from being charged for $$$ overseas data and texting. Phones

●If you want, talk to your phone company about a data package for when you are in France. This can be expensive. ●Modern phones do NOT need an electrical-current converter. You WILL need, however, a plug adapter so that you can insert your charger into the wall. Phones cont.

Here is an example on amazon.com Plug adapters

●Delta Airlines ●Itinerary code HXZINU ●Direct Seattle-Paris, Paris-Seattle ●Leaving Seattle at 1:12 pm on April 11th o You must be at the airport at 10:15, THREE HOURS before takeoff. ●Further flight info is available on the ACIS website Flight information

●Do you have a bank card linked to a CHECKING ACCOUNT, and (optional) a credit card? ●Do you have 40 euros in cash? o Downtown Wells Fargo, or check your own bank ●You must contact your bank(s) before leaving - they will suspend your account after your first purchase, otherwise Banking and finances

●Mmes Lewis and Gold will meet you at the airport at 10:15 am, at the Delta check-in counter. Feel free to arrange carpooling! ●CALL US if you need to. o Lewis: o Gold: ●Eat a good breakfast and bring a snack or two for the airplane Day of departure

●If you have a roommate request (assume three people to a room for now, although it might end up being two), Mme Lewis ●Hotel Provinces Opéra Hotel

Some recommendations: ●For the plane: o socks for cold feet o a change of clothes (no yoga pants around Paris!) o snacks o earplugs o a book or another form of entertainment o a small but comfortable neck pillow Packing

●Average April weather: degrees, possible rain ●For while we are in Paris: o Parisians often wear the same clothes two days in a row… take this to heart! o Comfortable shoes - there will be lots of walking o A scarf o A coat that can handle rain o If you bring a selfie stick I will break it in half Packing

●One or two dressier outfits ●Warm layers ●A bag to carry during the day for purchases, an extra layer, water, snacks ●An umbrella, if you want ●Sunglasses ●Medications and over-the-counter things you use frequently (tampons, aspirin, band-aids) ●AVOID: electronics like hair dryers, etc. The hotel will have hair dryers, and straightening irons etc. are prone to frying their circuits Packing

●Free time: o Groups of three, minimum. o You MUST file a “flight plan” with Mmes G or L o Bring cash, the hotel address, a map (OR: get a free metro planner app from iTunes, like Paris Metro RATP Map and Route Planner ●Room curfew is 11:00 pm ●Be on time every morning ●Be participatory ●Use your french whenever possible Behavioral expectations