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Costa Rica 2014

Costa Rica 2014. Señora Huff Señora Brooks Ms. Carothers. Travel Chaperones. Sra. Huff Sra. Brooks Ms. Carothers. Travel Chaperone. Sra. Huff Ilsley, Anne Ko, Ji Hoon Laman, Russell Lewis, Vanessa Liu, Jonathan McClave, Fiona McKinley, Emily McKinley, Katherine

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Costa Rica 2014

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  1. Costa Rica 2014 Señora Huff Señora Brooks Ms. Carothers

  2. Travel Chaperones • Sra. Huff • Sra. Brooks • Ms. Carothers

  3. Travel Chaperone • Sra. Huff • Ilsley, Anne • Ko, Ji Hoon • Laman, Russell • Lewis, Vanessa • Liu, Jonathan • McClave, Fiona • McKinley, Emily • McKinley, Katherine • Newton-Chen, Nicholas

  4. Travel Chaperone • Sra. Brooks • Andersen, Victoria • Bruce, Benjamin • Garbis, Shira • Geva, Adi • Goddard, Gabrielle • Harris, Niki • Houston, Nathaniel • Huang, Daniel

  5. Travel Chaperone Ms. Carothers Ollendorf, Matthew Parizek, Lara Parus, Mitchell Prough, Gavin Tavangar, Mona Tuomi, Markus Winter, Adam Xie, Kristin Yi, Jeongwook

  6. Reminders Slight change in cost due to ticketing fee. Total cost is $1756 (-$1,000 deposit = 756 balance) Notary Letter T-shirt suggestions/drawstring bags School/orphanage suggestions

  7. Departing Logan January 29,2014 Arrive at American Airlines Desk at 5:30 AM w/passports!!!! Meet your Travel Chaperone to check in. Flight 1441 Boston to Miami 7:50 AM arrives 11:25 AM. Flight 337 Miami to San Jose 12:40PM arrives 2:25 PM.

  8. Transfer in Miami Short layover (1 hr 15 min.) Pack Snacks/Small meal in your backpack Pack a change of clothes and toiletries in your backpack (just in case suitcase doesn’t make the transfer) Travel with chaperone in airports and customs

  9. Airport and Airline Expectations Representing your family, Diamond, and the town of Lexington Recommend using the flights to San Jose to complete Team homework

  10. Arrival into San José • Travel Chaperone (luggage, customs) • We will secure all passports for the week • Meet RanchoEspañol’s staff for transfer to the school • Rancho de Español is located in La Guácima de Alajuela, a small village 18 miles northwest of San José and about ten minutes away from the international airport.

  11. Arrival at Rancho Español Orientation Transfer to host families Night check from Chaperones :) Importance of sleep and hydration

  12. Safety in Costa Rica NEVER travel alone…travel in groups Travel Chaperone is your contact Know your ability (swimming, canopy tour) Make sure you use plenty of sunscreen (remember, we're just 10 degrees above the equator!) and drink plenty of liquids

  13. Spending Money $120-150 in $1, $5, $10, or $20 dollar bills. Do not bring traveler’s checks or any other forms of money. Current Exchange Rate (as of 12/12/13) 1.00 USD = 496.54 CRC

  14. One Suitcase and Backpack • Suitcase can not weigh more than 50lbs. With American Airline, 1st check-in is free (along with one carry on and one personal item) • Your host family will do laundry as needed (1-2 times) • Appropriate tops, shorts, skirts • A pair of khakis pants • Cargo shorts • Sundress • Capri's • Appropriate bathing suits • A warm jacket/wind breaker for the Poás volcano. • Refer to the Packing List (student meeting) for a more complete list of things to pack.

  15. Communication Chaperones will email all parents once we have settled into the school that first night…please be patient. Chaperones will update daily blog on Shutterfly. Free Wi-Fi at school. Students will be able to send and receive emails during school hours. Students will NOT use the house phone to make calls to the U.S, but they may receive calls from anywhere. If they NEED to call one of the chaperones, they must ASK the Señora for permission. If you need to contact any of the chaperones for non-emergency matters, please email us. In case of an emergency, you may call us at 8820-2665 or 8826-9795

  16. Family Gift? Spanish Classes? Open-air classrooms No more than 6 students in a class Classes are run in Spanish only Classes run 8 AM to Noon • Go in with your roommate • School recommends kitchen items (hand towels, potholders etc.) • Candy/Chocolates

  17. Volcano Poás and La Paz Waterfall Garden

  18. Tortuga Island

  19. Arenal +Baldí Hot Springs

  20. InBio Park

  21. School Visit / Orphanage

  22. Café Britt

  23. Oxcart Factories

  24. Costa Rica Blog We will post pictures/stories on our blog each day http://diamondcostarica2014.shutterfly.com/ Email cbrooks@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us by January 6th if you want to be added to the blog

  25. Arrival Home Depart San Jose on February 7, 2014 American flight 353 San José to Miami 1:50 PM arrives 5:40 PM. American flight 971 Miami to Boston 7:25 PM arrives 10:30 PM PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR PICK UP….

  26. GRACIAS TO THE PARENTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT Sra. Huff, Sra. Brooks, and Ms. Carothers

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