más consejos e informes

1. By now you should have received the last notice from FORSPRO. Contact them if you haven´t yet gotten it. You should have gotten the luggage tags a while back.

2. REMINDER print out the directions about what we are supposed to do when we get to Paris, then to Madrid. See them for what to do when you arrive in Madrid for your transportation to the Colegio Mayor. (A Colegio Mayor, by the way, is a university dorm. "Colegio" in this context doesn´t mean school, but rather "college" in the British sense of the word.

3. Do you have the addresses of Colegio Mayor Mara and the hotel in Paris in your wallet?
MADRID
Colegio Mayor Mara
Juan XXIII, 15, Madrid 28040
Ph: 34-91-553-6603

PARIS
Hotel Novotel La defense
Address: 2 Boulevard de Neuilly,
La Défense 192081 PARIS
LA DEFENSE CEDEX, FRANCE
Tel : (+33)1/41452323

4. We are leaving in 2 weeks. You can practice listening comprehension online at http://www.notesinspanish.com/

5. Have you packed yet? Pack light (for carrying AND for heat). The weather in Madrid lately is like ours here--hot and humid. You might consider purchasing a fan for your room when you get there. There are limitations on what liquids you can carry on board. You are allowed only what fits into ONE zip top QUART size bag--and each bottle has to be a MAXIMUM of 3 oz. That´s not much.

6. If you need adapters (remember they are NOT converters! You will blow out your appliance if it is not dual wattage), they are available at Radio Shack and Target. They come in sets with adapters for other countries. Mori Luggage is supposed to have individual adapters so you don´t have to buy the whole set.

7. I suggest bringing a pocked SPAN-ENG dictionary.

8. FORSPRO advises that we arrive at the airport 3 hours before the scheduled flight time. However, the news has indicated that there are long lines at the airport in Atlanta created by the security checks. Remember you will have to take off your shoes, too. I suggest that you arrive even earlier. You cannot get your seat assignment until you get to the gate.