ITS OFFICIAL!!!

I got the E-Tickets today so we are def. on our way! Please take time to sign your passport!!

Plan to meet me on Thursday, June 19th at Detroit Metro Airport at the McNamara Terminal 12 noon for check in. You will check in as you arrive but we will try to enter the travelers only section of the airport by 1:15pm.

The Terminal is set up like a mall so you will have a chance to window shop, eat and hang out for a couple hrs before boarding. Remember that airport stuff is sometimes 3 times more expensive than the things outside, though!

Please remember:

• Wear comfortable shoes that can be removed and slipped on easily
• Do not wear excess metal
• Do not pack more than 2oz. liquids in you carry on luggage. Pack all liquids in see-through ziploc like bags
• Wear comfortable clothing cause sometimes we need to sit on the floor and you will not change out of those same clothes until day 2 at night!!!
• Take a couple of pm tablets the night before so you can sleep and not be kept awake by nerves. Also get your parents to take some as well....LOL!
• My international phone number while on tour will be 011 517 448 5102

LET'S MEET!!

ESCAPE TO SPAIN 2008
TRAVELER 101 MEETING
WHERE: ROOM 103 GLHS
WHEN: APRIL 23 @ 7:00
WHY: TO EXCHANGE TRAVEL INFORMATION AND TO FEEL THE HYPE!!
WHAT TO BRING: 1 COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT PAGE
1 COPY OF YOUR LATEST PHYSICAL
YOUR OWN TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS TO SHARE.

PLEASE RSVP AS SOON AS YOU CAN THRU EMAIL OR CALL ME

YOU WILL NEED A PHYSICAL

You will need to schedule a physical exam and I will need to have a copy of it before you board the plane.

If you played or currently play sports at GLHS you can simply request a copy of your sports physical from the Athletic Office at school.

The reason you need to have a physical is because I need your doctor to tell me that you are not going to keel over on my shift and my watch!!
It is also very smart to always have your doctor give you a once over any time you travel overseas.

Make sure that you write a list of all medications to which you may be allergic. This will help me better communicate with a doctor on your behalf in the event you are not able to speak for yourself (say you take in too much sun and briefly pass out...)

If you have allergy medication or a medical condition that requires you to carry prescription medicines, you may want to ask your doctor for a prescription to bring on our trip. This way you can renew a lost prescription without the wait and expense of having to go to a Spanish doctor.

So as soon as you can manage it, please give me a copy of your physical.

Meet Kelsey

Meet Escape Artist Kelsey Shoemaker

Hi, my name is Kelsey Shoemaker. I am a junior this year. I am so excited to go to Spain. I have loved traveling ever since I was a little girl. My aunt is a travel agent and she always had these awesome stories about when she went to European countries, and now I finally get to have my own awesome stories and experiences. I know a few of the people that are coming on this trip, but I do not have any friends that are going on this trip but I love making new friends and I can not wait to meet all of you, and hopefully a few cool Spanish locals too. I have taken two years of Spanish so far, so I will moderately be able to communicate with the locals. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and I really want to go on the optional excursion to Morocco, that sounds like so much fun and it will be like nothing I have ever experienced, and also then, you can say that you went to Africa! I am in concert choir and Ledgendary Ladies( a singing group at GLHS). Singing is a big part of

my life and I sing a lot, I take private voice lessons too. I was in a couple of the schools musicals also(Camelot and Brigadoon). I love to have a good time and I am looking forward to June so we can start this exciting excursion.

Look Who is Going...

Ok, I am not getting many bios and pictures of the current travel group so I will post the list of people currently signed up. There are still a few people considering joining us. If you have friends that want to come, tell them that it is not too late:

Black, Ariel
Dipietro, Sarah
Govea, Jessica
Hernandez, Sara
Kappler, Mallory
Lennon, Kelly
Martin, Spike
Monroe, Chelsea
Mueller, Nicole
Petersen, Chloe
Romankewiz, Ariel
Ruddy, Leslie
Shoemaker, Kelsey
Trey Ragatz
Nile Ragatz

Please keep sending information about yourself and your photo so that people can get to know you....

Meet Chloe Petersen

Meet Escaper Artist Chloe Petersen

Hi, I am Chloe Petersen
I am a Junior

I want to go to Spain to have an adventure and just have fun!

I hope to broaden my horizons and learn a lot about the Spanish culture

I will be traveling with my friends Ari and Mallory
I love to do ballet, I use to do the nutcracker

I was at GLHS last year but I moved to Colorado this year and I will be meeting all of you in Detroit in June!!

Meet Sara DiPietro

Meet Escape Artist Sara DiPietro


My name is Sara and I am a Senior!!

I want to go to Spain because it sounds like it will be an amazing trip, and I have taken Spanish throughout high school, so it will be a good cultural experience.

I hope to learn about Spainish culture first-handand have fun. Some of my friends that are going are Nicole Mueller & Kelly Lennon

I play basketball & track, I am right and left handed...activity-wise I like to shop, fish, snowboard, & watch chick flicks (favorites are PS I Love You and a Walk To Remember)