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Cultural Exchange to Beijing China. School Address/Contact I nfo. School Address The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University 100052, No. 18 Nan Xin Hua Street, He Ping Men, Xuan Wu District, Beijing PRC China. Contact List. VANESSAMORAN7@YAHOO.COM oflynn_helen@yahoo.ie
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School Address/Contact Info • School Address • The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University • 100052, No. 18 Nan Xin Hua Street, • He Ping Men, • Xuan Wu District, • Beijing • PRC China
Contact List • VANESSAMORAN7@YAHOO.COM • oflynn_helen@yahoo.ie • hungryforfoody@yahoo.com
Flight Information • Meet in Dublin Airport at 2 pm Thursday 21st March • Depart Dublin at 17.10 • Arrive Amsterdam 19.50 • Depart Amsterdam 21.25 • Arrive Beijing 14.15 on 22nd March 2013 • April 1st depart Beijing at 11.05 • Arrive Amsterdam 15.20 • Depart Amsterdam17.00 • Arrive Dublin 17.35 April 1st 2013
Visa Information • 1 form to complete • Cost 40 euro; must have bank draft • 1 passport picture required • Chinese Embassy (Visa Section) 118 Merrion Road Dublin 4. • 01 2196651 • Open 9 am-12 noon Monday-Thursday • Immigration • Landing form-on flight • Do not report minor ailments ex; cold, flu, Blister • Inoculations • Personal Choice
Deadlines Second instalment due by Friday 21st December Final instalment due by Friday 8th February 2013 Copy of VHI no./Travel/Medical Insurance to us by then also Notification of further deadlines will be issued in due course.
Clothes Travel Attire; P.E. T-shirt, School Jacket Pack: 1 dress up outfit (smart casual) Very warm clothes/fleece Warm Pyjamas Slippers Comfortable shoes (lots of walking) Ariel tablets to hand wash (if necessary)
Clothes • DO NOT pack • Torn jeans • String tops • Short shorts
Other things to pack • Towels • Toilet paper • Hold-all for valuables • Converters for phone, iPod, etc • Moisturiser • Sun block • Lip balm/lip block • Hand sanitizer • Wet wipes • First Aid kit, plasters, Immodium, Panadol etc. • Feminine products • Air freshener
Communication while travelling to and/or in China Get your phone unblocked (if necessary) Check with your service provider whether it will work in China etc. Make sure you have it well topped up with credit.
Food and Water • Drink only bottled water • Bring a couple of cereal bars to have as snacks • Do not eat street food • New country-authentic food-be adventurous
Spending Money • Money Exchange • China Yuan Renminbi • 1 EUR = 8.15308 CNY 1 CNY = 0.122653 EUR • Bring Laser/VISA card to take money out there • 300 euro will be more than sufficient • Remember to keep euro for eating etc. at Dublin and Amsterdam Airports
Representative • You are a representative of Irish people, your family and your school We expect full co-operation at ALL times
Students RolesEach student will be allocated a role from the time we leave Dublin Airport.We look at this role as very important and expect it to be carried out with effort and consistency.
How to contact us while we are in China • We will have a phone in China. Once we know it’s working we will post the number on our first blog. • At present please email your contact teacher with any queries.
Any Questions? This presentation will be on the School website