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PARENT TALKPARENT TALKBy Geoff & Lorelle St ClairBy Geoff & Lorelle St Clair
BEFORE LEAVINGBEFORE LEAVING – contact – contact Federal member & local embassy, Federal member & local embassy, Initial contact overseasInitial contact overseas
LETTERS & PARCELSLETTERS & PARCELS – Aust – Aust Post, international parcel couriersPost, international parcel couriers
GET ORGANISEDGET ORGANISED – Copies of – Copies of everything, diaries, business everything, diaries, business Cards, warranty formsCards, warranty forms
LUGGAGELUGGAGE – weights, photograph, – weights, photograph, wrapping service $9, instrumentswrapping service $9, instruments
COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS – Email, – Email, MSN, Phone cards, MSN, Phone cards, mobiles/chargersmobiles/chargers
MONEYMONEY – YEP allowance, spare – YEP allowance, spare card, credit/debit cards, traveller’s card, credit/debit cards, traveller’s cheques, cash, YEP account OScheques, cash, YEP account OS
FITTING IN OVERSEASFITTING IN OVERSEAS – Gifts, – Gifts, photos from home, recipesphotos from home, recipes
CLOTHESCLOTHES – Put on weight, buy – Put on weight, buy OS, layers, clothes may not returnOS, layers, clothes may not return
TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY – cameras, MP3, – cameras, MP3, power adaptorspower adaptors
HOMESICKNESSHOMESICKNESS – expect it, first – expect it, first couple weeks, 4 months?couple weeks, 4 months?
BEFORE LEAVINGBEFORE LEAVING
Initial contact overseas Initial contact overseas
Federal member of parliamentFederal member of parliament
State member / town mayorState member / town mayor
Foreign EmbassyForeign Embassy
GETTING ORGANISEDGETTING ORGANISED
Copy everything – send by Hotmail good ideaCopy everything – send by Hotmail good idea Folder to leave hereFolder to leave here Folder to takeFolder to take Business card folderBusiness card folder Diary – toughDiary – tough addresses & phone numbers - email and postaladdresses & phone numbers - email and postal Leave any documentation such as warranty in Leave any documentation such as warranty in
easy to find placeeasy to find place
COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS
EmailEmail
MSN Messenger (Need Hotmail account)MSN Messenger (Need Hotmail account)
LettersLetters
Phone CardsPhone Cards
Mobile phone and chargerMobile phone and charger
ICEICE
FITTING INFITTING INGifts for host Gifts for host parentsparents
Photographs from Photographs from homehome
Recipes from Recipes from homehome
CAMERA / MUSIC / POWERCAMERA / MUSIC / POWER
Digital camera & Digital camera & memory sticks/cardsmemory sticks/cards
MP3 playerMP3 player
Power adaptor/boardPower adaptor/board
POSTAGE/PARCELS – AUST. POST - PolandPOSTAGE/PARCELS – AUST. POST - Poland
LETTERS TO POLAND
WEIGHT METHOD DELIVERY TIME COST
To 50g Air mail 5-7 work days $1.80
PARCELS TO POLAND
2kg Air mail 5-7 work days $53
2kg Economy air 2-4 weeks $41
2kg Sea Mail 2-3 months $28.50
10kg Air mail 5-7 work days $189
10kg Economy air 2-4 weeks $145
10kg Sea Mail 2-3 months $84.50
LUGGAGELUGGAGE
MONEYMONEY
Australian Credit Cards & Australian Credit Cards & Debit cardsDebit cards
Spare CardSpare Card Bank account in new countryBank account in new country CurrencyCurrency Travellers’ ChequesTravellers’ Cheques BankingBanking
SPECIAL OCCASIONSSPECIAL OCCASIONS
Easter, Birthday, Easter, Birthday,
ChristmasChristmas
We sent gifts, cards, We sent gifts, cards,
etc. etc.
Food, small items…..Food, small items…..
CLOTHESCLOTHES
Nothing too good or valuable – may not returnNothing too good or valuable – may not return
Not too tight – often put on weightNot too tight – often put on weight
Coats for cold Coats for cold climates – buy over climates – buy over therethere
Need layers in cold Need layers in cold climatesclimates
““Australian” clothesAustralian” clothes
HOME SICKNESSHOME SICKNESS
Hardest in first couple of weeks and some Hardest in first couple of weeks and some say at 4 months (Change of 1say at 4 months (Change of 1stst host host parent???)parent???)
Could be hard at special times of year – Could be hard at special times of year – birthdays, holidays etc (possibly harder for birthdays, holidays etc (possibly harder for parents in Oz than the YEP students!)parents in Oz than the YEP students!)
Christmas OK – would be home soonChristmas OK – would be home soon
PROBLEMSPROBLEMS
GuitarGuitar Meningococcal vaccination for overseasMeningococcal vaccination for overseas
(Most students have Type C at high (Most students have Type C at high school. There is also a multi-spectrum school. There is also a multi-spectrum vaccination which lasts for 12 months.)vaccination which lasts for 12 months.)
Stolen parcels (small ones)Stolen parcels (small ones)
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