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What to wear and when?

Hey AYC'ers we have had many questions about what to wear and how to pack. during the Mission. So here is your answer.

1. Make sure you go overboard in modesty! Many times missionaries spend years to teach and establish as standard of modesty in the congregation. We do not give an impression to the saints who attend the services in Waterford that we do not believe in what Missionary and Sis. Potter teach. We will have church services Wednesday-Friday night. The dress for these services are business casual. Then for the Sunday service we will be dressing up. This will be our only dressy service.

1a. Modesty defined for this trip is the following:

- No capped sleeves for the duration of this mission

- All young ladies must wear skirts that go past their knees

- All young men are to wear long pants

- All young men are required to wear t-shirts or long sleeves

Thank you in advance for following our respectful dress code. Please do not put the AYC staff in a position that we have to confront you on your dress and attire.

2. What to wear in Paris? The temperature is going to be very hot and we are going to be walking several miles. Dress lite and wear comfortable shoes. We recommend you bring a backpack with you to Paris perhaps packed with sunscreen, extra set of clothes and for the guys bring some AXE so you do not smell up the bus :)! You may want to pack some snacks for the Paris trip because we will not be stopping to eat until late afternoon.

3. What do we wear in Poland? You can dress casual the entire time we are in Poland.

4. Both places that we are staying in Waterford and in Krakow have washing machines. However they usually do not have a dryer. You will have to hang your clothes out to dry. You may want to bring a box of Tide soap to do laundry while you are on the mission.

5. How big and how much can my carry on luggage weigh? The following has been taken directly from the Ryanair web page. 21 in x 15 in x 7.87 in represents the cm to in. 10 Kg is equal to 22 lbs. Please weigh and measure your carry on before you leave. Ryanair will charge you or make you leave your bags behind if you do not meet these requirements.

"Strictly one item of cabin baggage per passenger (excluding infants) weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm is permitted. (handbag, briefcase, laptop, shop purchases, camera etc.) must be carried in your 1 permitted piece of cabin baggage.

Extra/oversized cabin baggage will be refused at the boarding gate, or where available, placed in the hold of the aircraft for a fee of £50/€50. If you are unsure, check at the Bag Drop desk before going through security.

Smaller musical items such as a guitar, violin or viola which exceed our cabin baggage dimensions may be carried in the cabin if a seat for it has been reserved and the appropriate fare paid. There is no checked or cabin baggage allowance associated with the purchase of an extra seat. To book an extra seat for an item the word "ITEM SEAT" must be entered as the surname and "EXTRA" must be entered at the first name. EXTRA ITEM SEAT will then be displayed on the reservation and online boarding pass. The accompanying passenger's travel document details must be entered during the online check- in process. Spanish Resident and Large Family Discount is not applicable on EXTRA seats."

6. What about my checked luggage what can it weigh? We prepaid for each person to check one piece of luggage on the Ryanair flights. The weight we paid for is 15kg which comes to 33 lbs. Again Ryanair will not allow you to be 1kg over weight. They usually charge you up to 100.0 USD if you are over weight. Please weigh your bags before you go. Do not forget to save room for gifts that you want to bring home.

We will be updating the blog more often please continue to check back regularly.

Only 60 days left!

Wow time has flown by! We cannot believe there are only 60 days left until we leave the USA to embark on our European Tour 2012!

Thank you to everyone for getting your airline money in on time. We paid the entire balance today for all of our tickets. Please do not forget the next deadline on June 1st. This will be our last deadline the cost is 400.00 dollars. This will cover all the hotel cost for our mission. Please remember your 75.00 dollar luggage fee for the flights on Ryanair when we get to Europe. You can send this in with the 400.00 or you can bring it in cash form when we meet up in Dublin. Please make sure it is cash.

Other money stuff when we arrive in Europe.

Train/Bus to Dublin 65.00 Euro total. This is for two round trips plus a one way back to Dublin from Waterford City on the train.

Bus to get to Paris Central from the airport is 30.00 Euro round trip

Metro pass in Paris is 15.00 Euro

Bus round trip to and from Krakow City Center from the Airport is 20.00 USD

Metro Pass for the week in Krakow is 15.00 USD

Auschwitz Tour is 30.00 USD in Poland

Castle Tour is 35.00 USD Poland (This is optional you can sit in the common area for free and wait for the group if you choose)

Money for food- This is different for everyone we will eat at cheap places like McDonald's. In Europe a value meal is usually 10.00 USD, however in Poland you can get a value meal for 5.00.

In a future blog will give you some lessons on how to pack and what to pack.

Travel Insurance Available

We have had several inquiries regarding travel insurance. We do not purchase insurance for you. We do however suggest you purchase your own plan. This is the company that we have used in the past. They are very reasonable and cover everything from lost luggage to trip cancellation. Please call your insurance provider and ask if they cover international health emergencies. Any further questions regarding travel insurance please call Travel Guard directly or check out their web page www.travelguard.com.

Travel Guard3300 Business Park Drive
Stevens Point, WI 54482

Phone:
1.800.826.4919 (U.S.)
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Great News!

Hey everyone I hope you are having a great week. Our next due date is May 1st. This is our biggest one, your airline ticket money is due. Below we have listed the amount that you need to send in based off of where you are flying from. If you do not not know where you are flying from please contact Josh Wilson at jwilson149@hotmail.com . Please be free to make all checks payable to Apostolic Crusaders.

Chicago-Dublin 1150.00 (only 50.00 dollars more than quoted because of the increase in gas prices.)
Knoxville-Dublin 1425.00
New Orleans-Dublin 1350.00

Only 84 days until we make our mission happen!

Flight information from USA to Dublin

As you already know we had to break the group up into 3 different flights to accommodate everyone. Each city will have different price as well. Please note all these prices are subject to change due to the increase in fuel charges. I will call a week and a half before May 1st and get the final price so you all can send in the proper amount for your ticket price. The only one that I can see changing right now is the flight out of Chicago because we booked the flight when fuel charges were low. The other two flights have been booked this week so they include the high charge already. You never know.

Group #1 Chicago to Dublin (Contact Josh Wilson)
- The price right now is 1100.00
- We leave Chicago O'Hare on USAirways flight 1734 at 3:55, please be at the airport by noon
- We arrive in Philly at 6:50 and leave from Philly to fly to Dublin at 9:00pm arriving in Dublin on flight 722 at 8:45 am on July 17th.
- We return home on Flight 725 from Dublin to Charlotte leaving at 9:30 am and arriving in the USA at 12:55
- We leave Charlotte at 2:25 on flight 928 arriving back in Chicago at 3:30.

Group #2 Knoxville to Dublin (Contact Chad and Fallon Erickson)
- The price is 1425.00 subject to fuel increases and taxes
- This group will leave Knoxville at 4:04 pm on USAirways flight 2313 arriving in Charlotte at 5:09 pm
- You will leave Charlotte at 6:20 pm on flight 724 arriving Dublin at 6:55 am
- You will leave Dublin on July 27th on flight 725 arriving in Charlotte at 12:55
- You will leave Charlotte at 2:35pm arriving in Knoxville at 3:32pm on July 27th

Group #3 New Orleans to Dublin (Contact Taylor Fairbanks and Ronda Lloyd)
- The price for this group is 1350.00
- This group will leave New Orleans at 4:55pm on Air Canada flight 7972 arriving in Toronto at 8:41pm.
- You will leave Toronto at 9:45pm on Air Canada flight 894 arriving in Dublin at 9:15am on July 17th.
- You will leave Dublin at 10:45am on Air Canada flight 895 arriving in Toronto at 1:05pm on July 28th
- You will leave Toronto at 2:35pm on Air Canada flight 7971 arriving back in New Orleans at 4:17 pm  on July 28th

Not sure what group you are in? Check your email or email Josh Wilson at jwilson149@hotmail.com.

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