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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?
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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
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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
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COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS
EmailEmail
MSN Messenger (Need Hotmail account)MSN Messenger (Need Hotmail account)
LettersLetters
Phone CardsPhone Cards
Mobile phone and chargerMobile phone and charger
ICEICE
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FITTING INFITTING INGifts for host Gifts for host parentsparents
Photographs from Photographs from homehome
Recipes from Recipes from homehome
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CAMERA / MUSIC / POWERCAMERA / MUSIC / POWER
Digital camera & Digital camera & memory sticks/cardsmemory sticks/cards
MP3 playerMP3 player
Power adaptor/boardPower adaptor/board
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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
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LUGGAGELUGGAGE
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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
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SPECIAL OCCASIONSSPECIAL OCCASIONS
Easter, Birthday, Easter, Birthday,
ChristmasChristmas
We sent gifts, cards, We sent gifts, cards,
etc. etc.
Food, small items…..Food, small items…..
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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
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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
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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)