Senior Seminar Pre-Travel Manual

A IM AC AD EMY SE N IO R SE M INA R PR E-TR AV E L M AN UA L




THIS TRULY IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.

WHAT TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN

PREPARING FOR ACADEMIC TRAVEL THIS MANUAL WILL BE YOUR GUIDE IN EXPLAINING HOW BEST TO PREPARE FOR ACADEMIC TRAVELÂ

WHY WE TRAVEL

Developing a TRAVEL MINDSET STUDENT EXPECTATIONS ITINERARY

WHAT SHOULD I BRING?

CAPSTONE CONNECTIONS

Reflections From AIM Alumni

Developing a TRAVEL MINDSET

YOU ARE CREW NOT PASSENGERS

Cell Phone Travel Policy

walk through not over the country The cell phone is a tool, don't let it overwhelm your actions and focus.

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WHY WE TRAVEL

ITINERARY DAY 1/2: DEPART Fly Overnight to Austria! Meet Daniel our Tour Director at the Vienna Airport and EXPLORE VIENNA DAY 3: VIENNA Spend the day in VIENNA visiting the city, palaces, and eating a wiener schnitzel!

DAY 4: SALZBURG/MUNICH Travel to SALZBURG for a partial day explore and then continuing on to MUNICH where you will see a mixture of medieval and modern.

DAY 5: MUNICH Spend the day on guided tours of MUNICH, visiting the Olympic Stadium, Marienplatz, Glockenspiel, and much more. Visit Dachau Museum -WWII Nazi concentration camp before a city walk.

DAY 6: NEUSCHWANSTEIN/TYROL Visit Neuschwanstein Castle and travel to Tyrol.

DAY 7: LIECHTENSTEIN/LUCERNE Stop in Liechtenstein and continue on to one of Switzerland’s most picturesque regions, the ALPS. DAY 8: LUCERNE+ SWISS ALPS See the Lion Monument that commemorates the Swiss Guards slain in 1792.

Enjoy the Swiss Alps experience and the city of Lucerne.

DAY 9: HEIDELBERG Travel along the Black Forest to Heidelberg and explore the city.

DAY 10: TRAVEL HOME

What are you most excited about in regards to Senior Seminar Travel?

What to PACK? GO LIGHT! Bring a A DAY PACK + A CARRY ON

While Traveling

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Travel Journal

TRAVEL MINDSET Training CREW MEMBERS

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PASSENGERS

Use this space to brainstorm ideas about topics you think are fascinating and would like to research.

Travel 101

PACK SMART The bottom line for any trip abroad: Pack light and smart. Keep in mind that travelers are responsible for toting their luggage around airports and hotels in each city, so it’s best to only pack the essentials— in one suitcase and one carry-on bag.

BRING WARM LAYERS

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The weather while you are in Austria, Germany, Switzerland in February and March could be in the 30’s and 40’s. Pack smart with warm layers (long sleep shirt, sweater, coat, hat, gloves, scarf). You will be outside most of the day walking through each city. Be ready for rain, sleet, snow, sunshine!

Visualize Yourself Abroad

“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.”