Saturday, October 13 11:00am - 12:30pm Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Language Building
PARIS: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ∞ DEC 28 2007-JAN 12 2008
Departure: Leaving on Air France Flight 051 from Chicago O'Hare at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, December 28. International Terminal 5.
Arrival in Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport at 8:50 a.m. on December 29th. Check-in at Air France counter no later than two hours prior. Students must arrange their own transportation to and from O’Hare. Tickets are to be picked up at the study abroad office before students leave for winter break at the end of the semester.
1. Get $50 in Euros before leaving (American Express or Thomas Cook offices or O'Hare Airport). The exchange rate of the euro fluctuates depending on the stock market. You do not want to change all your money here because the rate is much better in France. Currently, one euro is about $1.47.
2. Bring a small photo if you want to take advantage of the cheapest transport pass. If you attended the orientation meeting, passes were given to you to fill about before leaving.
3. Bring your student ID -- unlike in the US, France has many, MANY more discounts for students (from museums to clubs). Also, you may want to purchase an ISIC (International Student Identity Card) from Travel Cuts on Green street.
4. Don't forget books and materials for the class. You also will need to give us the equivalent of 30 euros once in Paris for the purchase of two additional texts needed for the course. (This is cheaper than shipping them to the US.)
5. No more than two checked bags and a carry-on are allowed (purses do not count towards baggage allowance). O’Hare may not let you lock your bags due to inspection procedures - - please take anything of value on the plane with you in a carry-on. Since summer 2006, there are additional regulations on the amount of liquids you can carry in your hand luggage (less than 3 oz.)
6. Have ticket and passport handy at all times at the airport.
7. THe teaching assistant for the course who will also be staying at teh youth hostel is Dinah Armstead, an Assistant Director in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at the University of lllinois. She has extensive experience with the Paris course, has lived in France, and is fluent in the language.
8. You can always contact the two professors of the course while in Paris. Professor Toman’s cell number is 06.25.12.31.08. Professor Accad’s cell phone is 06.25.51.57.02. The assistant, Dinah's cell phone is: 06.26.13.23.20.
9. You do not need sheets, but you do need your own toiletries such as shampoo, soap, etc., plus you will need to bring your own towels. As you are sharing a room with up to seven people, past students of the course have advised that you bring shower sandals.
10. Millikin students will need about $50 for transportation passes and museum entrance fees while in Paris. These expenses are already covered in the fees paid by students from The University of Illinois.
11. Most of the time, attire is casual, but you need one nicer outfit (no jeans) for the visit to Lycée Louis-le-Grand and “athletic” clothing for the African dance course. Shoes are not worn in the dance studio.
12. Please bring three magazines or newspapers in English to give to the French students we will meet as part of the course. These readingmaterials need not be brand new—they may be magazines that you have already read and would have discarded. However, they prove most useful to French students studying English.
13. You get breakfast and one other meal per day as part of the package.
14. Any problems? Professor Accad’s email is: evaccad@aol.com and her number in Paris is: 011-33-1-42.26.13.82. Professor Toman’s number in Chicago is 312-316-3707 and Dinah Armstead can be reached on campus at (217) 333-0054 or at armstead@ad.uiuc.edu.
