2010 Romania Study Abroad

General Orientation

Getting There

• Half the fun (we hope)

• Arrange your air transportation to arrive at Otopeni International Airport (OTP) between June 10 & June 13

• Routing can be HSV-ATL-JFK-OTP (Delta), or HSV-ATL-CDG-OTP, or HSV-MEM-Amsterdam (Schipol) (Northwest-KLM), or ….

Let me know your flight Sched.

• I need your Flight Number and arrival time to have Doamna Despina Barbieru know when to pick you up and take you to RAU

• You will be able to check into the camine (hotel) as soon as you arrive

• If anything alters your arrival time, please let us know.

• My Romania cellphone # is 0721-937520• Ms. Despina Barieru’s # is 0745-998715

Odd Hour Arrivals

• If arriving at times not announced in advance, and you can’t get anyone on the phone, take a taxi from the airport to RAU, Boulevardul Expositie 2

• Make the driver use his meter. The cost should be no more than $20 (60 RON) or 70 RON with tip. 1 RON = $.33

• More on RON (Romanian New Lei) later

Where Will You Be?

• The northernmost part of Bucharest

• 44 degrees, 28’, 77” latitude, 26 degrees, 04’, 17” longitude (if you want to find it on “Google Earth”)

• How did you get there?

Actions for Now• Register for the UAH courses (if you haven’t done so already)• Passport Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, Court House Room 217, Phone 532-

3380• International Student Identification Card Cost is $28.00, good for 1 year, provides discounts on travel, gives

flight insurance ++ Call up myISIC.com, obtain ISIC from Office of International Programs, Madison Hall 137, tel. 824-605

Read a book, give short oral review in a future orientation session, & write a review of the book (min of 6 pp.) , &, turn in before June 6.

Pay the RAU fee, 800 Euros (currently $1,051) to Gretchen Pangle by May 30