Journey WITH Charissa

Friday, May 20, 2005

Travel dates, at last!

What an eventful week!

Monday, we received word that TA's were here. Tuesday and Wednesday were more "hurry up and wait" days, but that was OK, considering we were looking forward to Brett's Class Night. Then yesterday, David Wecker's column appeared in the Post and we had a lot of excitement about that. Then today, at long last, we received some dates!

Dear Families,

Ok so we finally have this all worked out. The entire group will leave for China on June 9. Please look at the list below to see what day your visa appointments will be on. The is absolutely NO way for us to change the day that you have your appointment.

June 20:

Bacon Murphy BudakCaulfield DiPietro Dunham Fischer Fried Berne Gallagher Hague Johnson Lee Roberts

June 21:

Little
Oliveira
O'Rourke
Paterno
Patterson
Reedy
Reid
Soohoo
Wilson

When you get to Guangzhou there is a slight change in the typical trip. There are not rooms available at the White Swan for the entire time you are in Guangzhou. We have reservations from June 17-20 in the White Swan. You will then check into a hotel closer to the airport on June 21 for the remainder of the trip(I don't know the name of it yet). Those of you with visa appointments on June 20 will get your child's passport with her visa on June 21st and then depart on June 22nd. Those of you with visa appointments on June 21 will get your child's passport with her visa on June 22nd and depart on June 23. I hope that is clear. I just want to state again that there is NO way for us to change the day you have your visa appointment.Those of you making your own international travel arrangements please go ahead and do so now. Pay very close attention to what your return day is. If you have any questions about timing please contact us before your finalize your arrangements. People who are making their international flight arrangements should try to get us your itinerary as soon as possible. Sherry needs that information so she can contact China and make your in China arrangements. The travel meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, from 1-3pm in our office. Out of state families will be Fed Ex'd their travel documents after the scheduled travel meeting. Someone will need to sign for this package so please let us know where we should send it. When you receive the package you should call for a phone travel meeting. It is up to you to contact us! Families with only one spouse traveling should both plan on attending the meeting and staying a little longer to complete the extra paperwork. Please bring the emailed travel package we sent a while ago, your checkbook for travel fees(which we WILL NOT have before the travel meeting!!), and your documents with you to the travel meeting.Let us know if you have any questions.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!
Melanie

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