Study tour itinerary

[Anonymous]

During the Orientation Weekend, some of the San Fernando Valley people talked about taking the same FlyAway Bus from the Van Nuys airport. I wanted to find out if all of you were interested. Since we have to be there by 7:30, how does the 6:30 bus sound?

Judi

[Anonymous]

When I've departed Bangkok International Airport I've had to pay a "departure tax" does china or japan have a fee for out going passengers

[clay dube]

Hi Leigh,

We'll have to miss the monks at work lighting torches Itsukushima. We'll be aboard a train at that time.

I readily understand the desire to spend time at one of the monasteries, but we won't be able to accommodate those sorts of defections. We need to stick together to enable us to retain group flexibility (early departures, late returns) and avoid hassles with bags, etc.

Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Hello Judi,

I live in the San Fernando Valley and I am planning on taking the FlyAway. I will be there at about 6 am. I will keep a look out for you and other members of our group. See you then. Take care.

-Javier Pena
El Sereno Middle School

[Anonymous]

Attached please find our Japan itinerary as of today, June 25. *Please keep in mind that even though this is our "final" itinerary prior to departure, activities and plans may change once we arrive.

[Anonymous]

Clay:

In your e-mail regarding arrival time at LAX you mentioned travel insurance.

Is this travel insurance that we will have a chance to buy at the airport? Or has it already been purchased for us? Either way, could you tell us the carrier and whether or not we can supplement it, if we choose to do so.

Thanks!

Leigh Clark
Monroe HS

[Anonymous]

I think its hard to create the "perfect itinerary" for a trip simply because of the variety of interests that people have.
I know that a few of the teachers on the trip did not like the Maritime museum, but I actually liked it quite a bit.
I found out Narita is a sister city to San Pedro where I was raised, and have also taught.
I actually had fun comparing the two ports, looking for similarities and differences, especially because the vast majority of San Pedrans make their living in the ports.
Many of the students aspire to work in the port in one capacity or another.
That being said it would have been even better if we had some translation, even if it was just a 5 minute session on the highlights of the port.

I do agree that we could have used a little more down time.
Mainly because when you become worn down, it is hard to focus all your energy on what your learning and doing, and you are unable to fully immerse yourself into the experience, so you take less away with you.

Other highlights I loved would be the terra cotta soldiers, the Great wall, Pingyao, and the schools.... well everything!!
It would be great to have some kind of a session with the teachers to ask them more questions one on one discussing education in Asia and the US.
(The night in China with the teachers my group had a college professor so it was slightly less relevant. I'm not sure if the others met with primary and secondary teachers.)

Overall the trip was absolutely amazing, one of the greatest experience of my life.
Everyone on the trip was interesting, informative, and fun to be around.
I took a lot back to my classroom, and the students really enjoyed learning about China.
[Edit by="kjelenic on Jul 6, 9:10:33 PM"]Oops wrong thread![/Edit]

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