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Rain rain go away... And so are we! Stay tuned for all the latest from our tour!

I know it's getting late here but...

IT'S 4AM IN GERMANY RIGHT NOW! (Which definitely makes this okay!)
Which means they're all still asleep! That's okay though because we're leaving tomorrow so I'll just get ready for the time difference by staying up a little longer and testing out my blogging skills. Alright so I lied, the real reason I'm not asleep yet is because I can't actually sleep on my bed due to this:

The real task tomorrow isn't getting through the airport with everyone and all of our things, it's getting through the airport while walking around and carrying this monster:

Yes, that is in fact my bass inside of that. I'm 5'2" which makes this a little over 8 feet tall! It's about 4 feet across and 3-4 feet deep. So my shout out of the day goes to any of the tour participants/chaperons: Who wants to help?? =)

Other than that, everyone's gearing up for our 11am bus call tomorrow morning so to make sure they're all ready and on time, I'm done with my update for today!

Have a fun two weeks here in America!
Marisa Bellie

Final Itinerary Posted!

The final itinerary is now posted in Google docs.  Please look over it carefully, and notice that it has all flight information, including departure/arrival times and flight numbers.  We are now only days away from departure! Exciting!

Chaperone Assignments

Dear Parents of Tour Participants,

All students have been assigned to specific chaperones.  If you would like to see your student's chaperone assignment, please follow this link.  The email addresses for all of the chaperones are also provided in the event you would like to notify your student's chaperone of any specific needs or concerns you may have regarding your student.  If you would like to meet your student's chaperone prior to the tour, you are invited to come to the band room of North High at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 10th. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at jmullen@csd99.org.

Best regards,
Ms. Mullen

Emergency Phone Number

Emergency Contact Phone Number

Jennifer Mullen - District 99 Orchestra
The following phone number is to be used for EMERGENCY contact only. International roaming rates will be incurred.
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If non-emergency communication is appropriate, please email Ms. Mullen at:
j m u l l e n @ c s d 9 9 . o r g
(no spaces between any characters in the address listed above)

Some Important Updates

Hi Tour Participants!

There are three items that I will need you to bring on the first day of boot camp (Monday, June 7th):

• A black 1" binder
• A package of clear sheet protectors (these usually come in packs of 100, so you and one other student could split the cost of one package)
• $17 for the concert in Spain

Please note that two items have been added to our packing list: a combination lock and towels/washcloths.  Please review the updated packing list here to ensure you have all necessary items.

Also, there have been a few changes to the host family arrangements.  The updated host family list can be viewed here.

Ms. Mullen