2010 Romania Study Abroad General Orientation

Getting There Half the fun (we hope) Arrange your air transportation to arrive at Otopeni International Airport (OTP) between June 10 & June 13 Routing can be HSV-ATL-JFK-OTP (Delta), or HSV-ATL-CDG-OTP, or HSV- MEM-Amsterdam (Schipol) (Northwest- KLM), or ….

Let me know your flight Sched. I need your Flight Number and arrival time to have Doamna Despina Barbieru know when to pick you up and take you to RAU You will be able to check into the camine (hotel) as soon as you arrive If anything alters your arrival time, please let us know. My Romania cellphone # is Ms. Despina Barieru’s # is

Odd Hour Arrivals If arriving at times not announced in advance, and you can’t get anyone on the phone, take a taxi from the airport to RAU, Boulevardul Expositie 2 Make the driver use his meter. The cost should be no more than $20 (60 RON) or 70 RON with tip. 1 RON = $.33 More on RON (Romanian New Lei) later

Where Will You Be? The northernmost part of Bucharest 44 degrees, 28’, 77” latitude, 26 degrees, 04’, 17” longitude (if you want to find it on “Google Earth”) How did you get there?

Actions for Now Register for the UAH courses (if you haven’t done so already) Passport Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, Court House Room 217, Phone International Student Identification Card Cost is $28.00, good for 1 year, provides discounts on travel, gives flight insurance ++ Call up myISIC.com, obtain ISIC from Office of International Programs, Madison Hall 137, tel Read a book, give short oral review in a future orientation session, & write a review of the book (min of 6 pp.), &, turn in before June 6. Pay the RAU fee, 800 Euros (currently $1,051) to Gretchen Pangle by May 30