California State University International Program Florence

FIELD TRIP GUIDELINES

Arezzo, URbino, Ravenna

• Field Trip is Friday-Saturday, December 2-3. You will receive your copy of the final itinerary on the bus the morning of departure.    Until then, see the copy posted on the field trip bulletin board.

FIELD TRIP BRIEFING

• The Field Trip Briefing will be on Thursday, December 1, at 17,30 in Aula Magna .

Bus Transportation 

•    The Alterini bus will be in front of school Saturday morning at 6:45 a.m..  Please board the bus and be  ready for our departure which will be at 6:30am sharp.   Pit stop is tbA so use the facilities here at school.   
 
Weather

•   Be prepared   for  uncertain weather it is likely to rain so plan for that as well.   Slight adjustments to itinerary may be necessary according to weather conditions. 

Money

•    Our dinner  banquet is pre-paid.
     Please bring enough money to pay for lunch and snacks  and also to pay for alternative transportation in case you miss the bus!!  Pack your lunch Friday night if you want to save time and money.

Change in plans

•    If you make other plans at any time during the scheduled activities,  let us  know.   See your copy of the itinerary for staff cell phones.  Keep your itinerary with you at all times please.

Food and drink

•    Vegetarians and vegans   sign up on list posted on bulletin board and  make yourselves known to the waiters. A GREEN TABLE TENT WILL BE PROVIDED SO WAITERS KNOW HOW TO FIND YOU.  Special arrangements will  be made for you.    

•  Wine (1/4 liter) and water (1/2 liter) and soft drinks are included at dinner.  No bottles of wine are to be brought into restaurants. Wine may be purchased as souvenirs to take home as gifts but not for consumption during group meals.  Smoking allowed only outside the restaurants.

•    Alterini Bus Co.  allows only  water  on the bus.   This means please no eating.    Please remove your own garbage so the driver doesn’t have to clean up after you.
 
Other

•    This is a  pre-paid Class Site Visit. PLEASE respect the time table.  All students enrolled in an SSC, LIT and ART HIST. course(s) are required to attend.  You will be responsible for all academic material covered on this site visit. All services have been contracted for and must be paid.  No substitutions allowed.    Reimbursements (at the end of the school year) only for documented medical reasons.

•    Your bus  and restaurant behavior is expected to be  courteous.  

•    Proper dress code to get into   any church is  a must.  No strapless dresses or sleeveless tops for women, please no shorts,  guys.  

•    Pay attention to announcements on bus.  Changes to itinerary may be made at last minute. 

•    Be careful of your purses, wallets, bags, cameras and other belongings at all times  and everywhere. 

HINT:  We always travel on a tight schedule... and so that we arrive on time for museum opening appointments,  specially arranged visits, meals, etc. it will be essential to   be on time for departures.  As a rule of thumb, plan on getting back on the bus 10 minutes before departure.    Thanks!

*** Times, dates and destinations are subject to change***