ENGR 4060 Italy

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ENGR 4060 Italy
Pistol Pete goes to Italy

• Travel Tips
• 2/12/07

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• You can never be too prepared!
• Passport
• Shots
• Forms
• Insurance
• Airlines

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• You can never be too prepared!
• Luggage
• What to take
• Clothing
• Language
• Money
• Journal
• Know where youre going
• Common knowledge issues How long is a
  kilometer, how much is a Euro, how big is a
  hectare
  

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• Passports
• Start NOW
• You will need
• Application form filled out but not signed
• Present Proof of US Citizenship
• Previous passport (if you have one) OR
• Certified birth certificate from city, county or
  state with seal (not the hospital)
  
• If you dont have these, check the website for
  options.
  
• Present proof of identity
• Current valid drivers license 2 passport photos
• Available at Walgreens or in 060 Student Union
• Applicable Fee
• Social Security Number
• Where to apply Payne County Court House
• 606 S. Husband St. Ste 203 606 S. Husband St. Ste
  203
  

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• Passports
• Fees
• 67 application Fee
• 30 execution Fee
• You will need 2 checks
• Expedited service is an extra 60.so start now
  to save money!!!!
  
• Ask Matt G. for his experience.
• No Visas are required for US Citizens
• Whats a visa?
• No immunizations are required

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• Forms (packet)
• OUTREACH Admission/Registration
• Already filled out when you paid your deposit
• Personal Health/Medical History
• Fill out and give to instructors before our last
  pre-trip class
  
• Liability Release
• Fill out and give to instructors before our last
  pre-trip class
  
• Copy of your passport
• Give to instructors before our last pre-trip
  class(in case of loss, its easier to deal with
  if we have a copy)

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• Airlines
• Book your ticket as soon as possible
• Your ticket name must match your passport
• Suggested sites are
• Expedia.com
• CheapTickets.com
• Travelocity.com
• Priceline.com
• Orbitz.com and the list goes on..
• Be at the Venice Marco Polo airport on May 7th
• Give your schedule to instructors before our last
  pre-trip class, well pick you up at the airport
  
• Things to consider in booking your flight
• Where do you want to leave from
• How early or late do you want to leave
• Give yourself plenty of time between flights (one
  hour )

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• Will there be changes.Probably
• Just go with the flow, ask questions, do what
  they tell you, and PAY ATTENTION
  
• Get there early (2 hours is early enough)
• Check in at the ticket counter
• International flight passengers generally cannot
  use the self check-in machines. Talk to the
  attendant at the counter
  
• Documentation you will need at the airport
• Credit card
• Drivers license
• Passport
• Keep these handy until you get through security,
  then keep you boarding pass handy
  
• Some cash for snacks
• Something to read or do, theres lots of waiting
  time
  

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• To take on board
• 2 carry-ons, 22 x 14 x 9 (one for the overhead
  and one must go under the seat in front of you)
  1 carry-on is better if possible
  
• Pack in one carry-on
• a couple days of clothes (underwear, etc.) in
  case luggage is lost or delayed
  
• Medicines (prescription and OTC)
• Pack in other carry-on
• On-board thingselectronics, cameras, phones,
  snacks, inflatable pillow, book, ear plugs, eye
  shades
  
• You will need to sleep during the trip over the
  Atlantic so that time transition is easier.
  

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• To take on board
• Liquids, pastes, gels in 3 oz. bottles all in 1
  quart size Ziploc bag (1 bag per person)
  
• Have it handy to take out at security
• What can you take http//www.tsa.gov/travelers/a
  irtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.sht
  m
  
• The screening experience http//www.tsa.gov/trave
  lers/airtravel/screening/index.shtm

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• Luggage to check
• Everything that you dont absolutely need on
  board during the flight
  
• Can check 2 bags
• Each bag must weight less than 55 lbs.
• Each bag must have a luggage tag
• Locks must be TSA approved locks
• Pack so you can carry your own luggage
• Wheels are wonderful!!!
• Note Always good to pack a photocopy of
  passport inside of each bag that is checked -
  write address of where staying on back (date it
  as well). Include US return address on back.

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• What NOT to pack in the checked luggage
• Your passport
• Any personal ID
• Computers or electronics, phone, PDA, iPOD, etc
• Valuables, check book, credit cards,
  identification other than passport copy
  
• Delicate breakable items

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• What to take
• A set of underwear and socks for each day
• Three sets of durable pants/shirts/blouses
  suitable for plant visits, museums, etc
  
• One set of better clothes for meeting other
  professionals
  
• One light jacket
• One sweater of sweat shirt
• One pair of good walking shoes
• One pair of light weight casual shoes
• One light rain jacket or poncho (optional)
• Note Select sets that can be used throughout the
  day - visits during the day as well as out at
  night - packing extra evening clothes may not be
  the best idea
• less is betteran hour or two at a laundromat
  halfway through is a good thing to do/plan on.
  -- Some folks pack a plastic bag filled with
  styrofoam 'peanuts' to assure soft sided luggage
  is filled/tight (less damage) and this assures
  room for souvenirs, etc on return trip.

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• You might be an American if
• You wear baggy pants with holes, oversized
  tee-shirt, and a cap with Monster Truck Fanatic
  or I Love Bud on the front!
  
• Natives wear regular cut jeans, poloshirts or
  blouses.
  

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• Other things to bring
• Tickets, passport
• Bank or credit card with PIN number
• Journal, pens, pencils
• Camera and storage media
• Toiletries in a zip lock bag (regular toiletry
  bags are very heavy)
  
• Medicine and hygiene supplies (keep prescriptions
  in their original bottles)

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• Other things to bring
• Student ID card (discounts might happen)
• Small Italian phrase book and/or travel guide
• Sunglasses (optional)
• Compact umbrella (optional)
• Electric appliances (optional220V)
• Travel clock/alarm
• Book/cards to pass extra time
• Spare batteriesthey are available in Italy, too
• Luggage
• Large checked bag with wheels
• Carry-on that can be strapped to the big bag
• Daypack
• Passport carrier

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• DONT bring
• Computer too heavy and you will have access at
  CaTron. If you bring one, dont leave it in the
  hotel. You will need to carry it with you
  always!
• Valuable jewelry
• Non-European cell phones

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• MONEY ?
• ATM machines are the way to get cash in Italy.
  Many merchants dont take cards but you can get
  to an ATM almost everywhere
  
• Bring a credit card or ATM card and KNOW YOUR
  PIN!!!
  
• Check with your bank to make sure your card will
  work in Italy
  
• Suggest you get 100 EU in the Venice Airport when
  you land (use the ATM)
  
• Youll need some at the US airports for meals,
  drinks, etc. US airports take credit cards as
  well.
  

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• Know where youre going
• Know the name of the airport
• Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
• DFW
• Bush International or Hobby (Houston)
• OHare (Chicago)
• Venice Marco Polo

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• Filling out customs forms

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• Filling out customs forms
• More info. available athttp//www.cbp.gov/xp/cgo
  v/travel/vacation/kbyg/
  

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• Journal
• Purchase a suitable notebook
• Moleskines.com
• ShiptheWeb.com
• Use it just for this class
• Good specs
• 5.25 x 8.25 (13 x 21 cm)
• Hard cover or moleskine
• Acid free paper
• 100-150 pages
• Page style squared, lined or blank
• Optional ribbon book mark, band closure,
  pockets

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• Journal
• Put your name in the front cover and
• ENGR4060
• Biosystems Engineering
• 111 Ag Hall
• Oklahoma State University
• Stillwater, OK 74078 USA
• If found, please mail to this address. Thank
  You.Se trovato, spedisca prego a questo
  indirizzo. Grazie.
  

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• Journal, Format
• What to put in the journal
• What format
• EnterDr. Brown

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• Journaling and Geography
• Journaling assignment
• Geography assignment
• Next pre-trip class period
• When March 12 600 730 pm
• Where 225 Ag Hall

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• On the map
• Where is CaTron?
• Where is Venice?
• Where is Florence?
• Where is Bologna?
• What will the weather be like, generally, in May
  in Italy?
  
• Due next pre-trip class meeting.