1. Italy March Meeting
March 9th, 2016

2. Principal Adam Bunting

3. Phone tree
Put in your contact information on the phone.
Review your location on the tree.
Please let us know of your travel plans.
Keep us posted on any changes.
Final tree will be on Moodle, sent home via and at our final meeting.

4. Final Payments
Final payment to CVU due tonight (covers transportation, museum entrance, and tips to guides).

5. Communication Home / Moodle
We will try to communicate via as much as needed (saving the phone tree for emergencies)
Moodle News!
Phones/Internet on trip discussion.

6. Spending Money EF recommends $40-$60 a day.
The current exchange rate is 1€ = $1.10, so a 20€ lunch = $21.96
Travelers in Italy for 9 days. So calculate spending money according to days in Italy.
Day 1 and Day 11 are traveling days. These days they may want some US currency.
What will students be buying:
Lunch
Snacks (gelato) and water
Souvenirs

7. Bank Notification No Travelers’ Checks Debit/ATM cards are the best
Please inform your banking institution that the traveler will be abroad for the duration of our trip!
You can get euros out ahead of time (banks will need time to do this – so plan ahead).
Remember to get a pin for cards with the chip.

8. Food abroad Vegetarians – always options on the plane and for dinner!
Typical Breakfast: cereal, roll or bread, jam, juice, coffee, tea (sometimes yogurt).
Lunch on our own.
Dinner: local specialties – lots of pasta, some meat (for those that eat it), and a vegetable.
Snacks are on our own – SO think about packing granola or power bars to munch on during the day. This will help save your wallet!

9. What does the rooming look like for this trip?
Do I get to room with someone I know?

10. Medicine On the trip Dramamine Pepto Bismol chewable tablets Tums
Advil
Tylenol
Anti-diarrheal (immodium or Loperamide)
Hydrocortisone cream
Benadryl cream
Benadryl pills
Bacitracin ointment
Ace bandages (2’’and 3’’)
Instant ice packs
Bandaids
Gloves
Heat patches (Salonpas)
Gauze pads-2x2, 4x4
Tampons, pads
Safety pins
Duct tape
Adhesive tape
Most importantly some common sense and sense of humor

11. Abbie (Averill – Hayes) Leanne (Hoeppner – Porter)
Teams on the Trip
Abbie (Averill – Hayes)
Leanne (Hoeppner – Porter)
Jeff (Savage – Willsey)

12. Academic Component
Projects were assigned pairs/small groups!
Students have been presenting ahead of the trip, following up on the trip and journaling post site!

13. PACKING lIST See pink sheet and attached white TSA handout.
Pack light –think about layers – think about versatility.
Footwear – comfy and supportive (not brand new).
A packing demo will be provided at the next meeting.

14. Virtual Tour See tan sheet of sample tour with attached white sheet
Tan = 2016 tour
White = 2014 tour
Here we go……

15. Other Next Parent/Traveler Meeting is March 31st
Please review the agenda for any additions you would like to see and contact Leanne Morton
Questions?