Over the weekend, you should have received an envelope from USA Educational Adventures. There is important information in here, so make sure you open it as soon as possible, read over everything, and share it with your child. There is also some generic information that does not apply to our group specifically. Here is some detail to help sort things out:
Emergency Medical Release – You MUST bring this form—completely filled out and signed—to the predeparture meeting on March 24.
Airport Check In – This is somewhat misleading, as you will not actually be taking your child to the airport. You WILL need to worry about getting your child to Rio Norte on time on Friday, April 3 (exact time to be announced at the predeparture meeting). From there, a coach will take us all to LAX.
Swimming?? – Not for us. If we lived in Minnesota and the prospect of going swimming was a rare treat, we would take time out of our itinerary to do some swimming at the hotel. However, we live in Southern California, where you have a pool, know a friend who has a pool, or have easy access to a neighborhood or community pool. I actually did try allowing a little swim time our first year, and after watching the terror in the eyes of the vacationing mother with her two young children as twenty teenagers swarmed the pool area, I decided that it's better just to fill the itinerary with more things that we CAN'T see or do back at home.
TSA 3-1-1 Guide – For a six-day trip, I pack my toothpaste and hair gel in my checked luggage, not in carry-on. If you do have the need to pack liquids in your carry-on, please make sure they conform to the 3-1-1 rules. Please read this TSA guide, and we will go into greater detail on getting through airport security smoothly in our next e-mail!
If you have any questions about any of the materials you received, please feel free to e-mail me at rippolito@gmail.com or call me.
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