Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Hey, everyone! 


Jenny and I wanted to give you all some details on where we're headed while abroad! The excitement is real as we pull together the last minute details in preparation for our trip- 
less than 2 weeks!

Below is our finalized itinerary: 

Day 1- Saturday, March 14 - Travel Day
     2:30pm Flight to D.C.- UAL #3385 from Knoxville, USA
     5:30pm Flight to Geneva- UAL #974 from Washington DC, USA 

Day 2- Sunday, March 15 - Red Cross Museum
     6am Arrival in Geneva
     8am Check in at Hôtel de Genève in Geneva
                 Free Time in Geneva and at the hotel until later in the afternoon when we go to the International Red Cross Museum and a Welcome Dinner

Day 3- Monday, March 16 - World Health Organization
     9am Tour of the World Health Organization (WHO)
             Free afternoon to explore Geneva

Day 4- Tuesday, March 17 - United Nations
     10am Tour of Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva
       2pm Information session on the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
       4pm Information session on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
                Free afternoon in Geneva

Day 5- Wednesday, March 18 - United Nations
       10am United Nations information session on the World Food Program (WFP)
         2pm Information session on the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
                  Free afternoon in Geneva

Day 6- Thursday, March 19 - Goodbye, Geneva! Hello, La Rippe, Lausanne, Bern, and Engelberg
       9am Tour of Anhugar School for Gifted Children in La Rippe
       2pm Tour of Brillantmont Boarding School in Lausanne
                Afternoon in Bern, Switzerland's capital
       8pm Check in at Hotel Central in Engelberg

Day 7- Friday, March 20 - Zug, Lucerne, and Engelberg
       8am Tour of University of Teacher Education in Zug
                Free afternoon in Lucerne
                Free evening in Engleberg

Day 8- Saturday, March 21 - Mt. Titlis
       9am Walk to the valley station of Mt. Titlis and ride the Titlis Rotair cable cars up to the top (10,000 feet!)
               Spend the day in the Alps!

Day 9- Sunday, March 22 - Travel Day
       4am (Sadly, not a typo) Load the bus and head to the Zurich Airport
       9am Flight to Newark- UAL #993 from Zurich, Switzerland
     7pm Flight to Knoxville- UAL #4361 from Newark, USA
     11pm We're home!


Jenny and I are so very excited to be your student bloggers on this amazing adventure! Keep up with us while we're away with our daily blog posts- we'll keep you updated on all the amazing memories the group is making!

Ciao,
     Alyssa
     ICW Blogger

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