• A valid passport is required to travel to all Travel Study program destinations (including Mexico). It is important to ensure that your passport is valid for the duration of your Travel Study program and for at least 6 months beyond travel dates; otherwise, you must renew your passport before the program starts. Passport renewal can be a lengthy process, and it is strongly advised that you start the process as early as possible. Berkeley students may obtain a passport at the RSF.
• A visa may be required for travel to the Travel Study country or countries, depending on your citizenship and length of stay. Visa requirement information can be obtained from the embassy or the consulate of the country you are planning to enter. There may be different requirements for U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens. Please make sure to obtain information pertinent to your citizenship status. A valid passport is required to travel to all Travel Study program destinations (including Mexico). It is important to ensure that your passport is valid for the duration of your Travel Study program and for at least 6 months beyond travel dates; otherwise, you must renew your passport before the program starts. Passport renewal can be a lengthy process, and it is strongly advised that you start the process as early as possible. Berkeley students may obtain a passport at the RSF.

• Always travel light: Limit yourself to one checked bag and one carry-on.You can move more quickly and will be more likely to have a free hand. You will also be less tired and less likely to set your luggage down, leaving it unattended.
• Packing List: We have included a recommended packing list in the pdf version of this student guide for your reference.
• Prescription medications: Remember to bring any prescription medication with you in your carry-on bag. Bring enough to last the duration of your trip. Keep medicines in their original, labeled containers. Bring copies of your prescriptions and the generic names for the drugs. If a medication is unusual or contains narcotics, carry a letter from your doctor attesting to your need to take the drug. If you have any doubt about the legality of carrying a certain drug into a country, consult the embassy or consulate of that country first.
• Money: Bring ATM cards, one or two major credit cards, and $100 in the local currency. You may want to bring a few traveler’s checks for emergency back-up.
• Passport: Pack an extra set of passport photos along with a photocopy of your passport information page to make replacement of your passport easier in the event it is lost or stolen. Leave extra copies of these items with someone at home.
• Airline tickets and travel itinerary: Make sure your itinerary is in order and the name on your airline ticket matches the name on your passport. Leave a copy of your itinerary with family or friends at home in case they need to contact you in an emergency.
• Calling cards: Consider getting a telephone calling card. It is a convenient way of keeping in touch. If you have one, verify that you can use it from overseas locations (you may need to sign up for an international plan in order to get the lowest rates possible). 1-800 numbers do not work overseas, so find out the local toll-free access number for your calling card before you go.
• Cell phones: If you have a dual or triband GSM (global system for mobile communications) cell phone, you may be able to use your phone internationally. To do this, have your cell service provider “unlock” your phone before you leave the U.S. Contact your cell phone provider for details on using your U.S. SIM card while abroad. In Europe and Asia, it is fairly easy and cheap to buy a local prepaid SIM card for your unlocked phone (this gives you a local telephone number while using the SIM card). If you do not have a GSM phone, many companies have world phones available for rent. Rental services are becoming more common in international airports, and it is usually less expensive to rent a phone in-country.
• Security: Put your name, address and telephone numbers inside and outside each piece of luggage. If possible, lock your luggage (consult the airline about their locked luggage policy). Don’t bring anything you would hate to lose. Leave at home:
  
  a.valuable or expensive-looking jewelry; irreplaceable family objects;
  b.all unnecessary credit cards;
  c.Social Security card, library cards, and similar items you may routinely carry in your wallet.
  d.If you lose your passport while traveling abroad, contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate for assistance. Please guard your passport well!
  

Please remember that no place on earth is perfectly safe. Any travel carries with it certain inherent risks. In most instances, many of the trials and tribulations of travel abroad can be avoided by taking certain precautions. Please read the following safety tips before you depart for your Travel Study program.

We hope you will have a safe and healthy stay abroad.

• Take the time to research the countries you will be visiting. Buy an up-to-date travel guide and use the Web. A few Web sites worth visiting are:
  
  a www.lonelyplanet.com
  b www.letsgo.com
  
• For information about health and safety abroad, we recommend that you visit the following sites:
  
  a www.cdc.gov/travel
  b www.travel.state.gov
  

Make arrangements to contact your family periodically. Check in when you arrive to let your family know you have arrived safely. If you leave town to sightsee during free time and weekends, please let the Program Director or Teaching Assistant (TA) know where you are going. If you go out with people who are not part of the program, please let the Program Director or TA know the names of those people.

Use the same common sense traveling overseas that you would at home. Be especially cautious in crowded subways, train stations, elevators, tourist sites, marketplaces, festivals, and avoid peripheral areas of cities.

• Always remain aware of your surroundings;
• Avoid traveling alone;
• Avoid public demonstrations and other civil disturbances;
• Keep a low profile and avoid loud conversations or arguments. Do not discuss travel plans or other personal matters with strangers;
• Avoid scam artists. Beware of strangers who approach you offering bargains or offering to be your guide;
• Beware of pickpockets. They often have an accomplice who will:
  
  a.jostle you;
  b.ask you for directions or the time;
  c.point to something spilled on your clothing;
  d.or distract you by creating a disturbance;
  e.Wear the shoulder strap of your bag across your chest and walk with the bag away from the curb to avoid drive-by purse snatchers;
  f.Try to seem purposeful when you move about. Even if you are lost, act as if you know where you are going. When possible, ask directions only from individuals in authority;
  g.Know how to use a pay telephone and have the proper change or token on hand;
  h.Learn a few phrases in the local language so you can signal your need for help, the police, or a doctor. Make a note of emergency telephone numbers you may need: police, fire, your hotel, and the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate;
  i.If you are confronted, don’t fight back. Give up your valuables.

• Taxis: Only take taxis clearly identified with official markings. Beware of unmarked cabs. Make sure the meter is running.
• Buses/Trains: Be vigilant when taking public transit.
• If you see your way being blocked by a stranger and another person is very close to you from behind, move away. This can happen in the corridor of the train or on the platform or station.
• Do not accept food or drinks from strangers.
• When taking overnight trains, lock your compartment. If it cannot be locked securely, or if you are sharing a compartment with other travelers, tie down your luggage, strap your valuables to you, and sleep on top of them as much as possible.
• Do not be afraid to alert authorities if you feel threatened in any way.

When you are in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws and are under its jurisdiction NOT the protection of the U.S. Constitution. You can be arrested overseas for actions that may be either legal or considered minor infractions in the United States. Be aware of what is considered criminal in the country where you are.

If you are arrested on a drug or criminal charge, it is important that you know what can and cannot be done. Always use your one phone call to contact the nearest United States embassy or consulate.

• The U.S. Consular Officer CAN:
  
a.visit you in jail after being notified of your arrest;
b.give you a list of local attorneys;
c.intercede with local authorities to make sure your rights under local law are fully observed and that you are treated humanely;
d.protest mistreatment or abuse to the appropriate authorities.

• The U.S. Consular Officer CANNOT:
  
  a.demand your immediate release or get you out of jail;
  b.represent you at trial or give legal counsel;
  c.pay legal fees or fines with U.S. government funds.
  

Maintaining good health is imperative when traveling and studying overseas. It is important that students actively maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to maximize their experience abroad. Below are some tips on how to remain healthy while traveling.

Information about local health services will be provided after arrival at your study site. Please keep the Director of your program aware of any and all medical issues that arise during your Travel Study program.

Students who regularly take any medication should take an adequate supply of it to last for the entire period abroad. If medications are perishable and your accommodations do not include a refrigerator, let your Program Director know. Students should label all medications and keep them in their original containers that clearly show the prescription.

• 准备2到3套换洗衣服、长袖睡衣一套、长袖衣服一件（空调营地、空调大巴，以防空调冷或天气突变 ）。
• 准备零用钱（建议$300到$500左右），孩子在夏令营期间买一些自己喜爱的和一些必需的物品。
• 携带物品的准备：雨伞、便于携带的水杯、毛巾、牙刷、牙膏、纸巾、小瓶洗衣液、头梳、防晒品、太阳镜、衣服、平底的旅游鞋或休闲鞋。
• 知识的准备：根据行程安排查阅有关旅游资料，了解旅游目的地的基本概况，掌握一些 旅游常识和旅行注意事项，最好携带一本小的中国地图册。
• 娱乐物品的准备：根据自己的兴趣爱好准备扑克、军棋、象棋、围棋、笑话、故事、谜语、歌曲 (卡带)等，可准备一些互动游戏。
• 阅读《营员手册》，熟悉相关事项。

为全面提高夏令营的综合素质，培养营员良好的生活和学习习惯，特此向全体营员提出以下约定。所有辅导员应本着严格认真的态度，以身作则，按以下约定管理、监督、纠正营员的行为。

• 热爱祖国，遵纪守法；
• 礼貌待人，用语文明；
• 尊重他人，保持谦让；
• 积极进取，乐观向上；
• 遵守秩序，不要插队；
• 公共场合，保持安静；
• 课堂活动，积极守序；
• 勤奋认真，努力学习；
• 不怕吃苦，乐于助人；
• 共同进步，分享快乐；
• 严于律己，宽以待人；
• 敢于认错，知错就改；
• 把握现在，憧憬未来。

• 营员住宿房间由组委会统一分配，任何人不得以任何理由私自调换房间。
• 服从辅导员管理，听从安排。
• 爱护公寓，保持墙壁整洁，严禁在公寓墙壁上乱写乱画；爱护楼内设备、设施、消防器材和公寓内的一切物品。
• 遵守公共道德，不得在公寓内大声喧哗、吵闹和玩耍；不得在楼道内做剧烈活动；维护公共卫生，不得吐痰、乱丢垃圾、泼水；公寓内严禁喂养动物。
• 为防止火灾发生，学生在公寓内，不许使用蜡烛、酒精灯等明火；不许烧纸烧物；严禁吸烟。
• 公寓内不得饮酒，不得进行任何形式的赌博活动。
• 住宿学生携带的个人物品要保管好，不得私自动用他人物品，出入房间要随手关好门窗。
• 未经批准任何人不准在房间内私接电源、插座；节约用电，要做到人走灯灭。
• 公寓实行男女生分别管理，不允许相互进入，特殊情况需进入时由辅导员批准。
• 每个房间选出室长一名，负责组织公寓的卫生值日及室内公物的管理。
• 遵守公寓的作息时间，早：7：00起床， 晚：21：30熄灯休息。
• 每天按时起床，起床铃响后，立即起床，整理内务和洗漱，做好出发的准备。
• 熄灯就寝后，不得说话和做其它事情，要安静休息，不打扰他人。
• 每天按规定时间进行洗浴，其它时间不得进行洗浴。
• 公寓内的卫生要保持清洁，各种物品要摆放有序。
• 遇有特殊情况及时向辅导员和相关人员报告，并在辅导员组织下有序撤离。

• 注意饮食卫生，就餐前应到洗刷处洗手。
• 塑造文明就餐形象，以小队为单位，排队等待就餐，等待过程中要相互谦让、服从调动，自觉维护餐厅秩序；不要大声喧哗、打闹、挤靠墙壁及楼梯扶手。
• 取放餐具要轻拿轻放，避免损坏，如有损坏要照章赔偿。
• 尊重餐厅人员的劳动，爱惜每一份饭菜食物，避免浪费。
• 打饭后，双手端餐盘，到各队指定位置进餐；就餐时，不得大声喧哗，保持餐厅安静。
• 保持餐厅的干净、整洁，不要随地吐痰，泼洒剩饭、菜汤等污物。
• 就餐完毕离开餐厅，清理干净餐具上的食物残渣，将餐盘放到指定位置，迅速到指定地点集合。
• 生病学生需提供“病号饭”时，应提前四小时到医务室开据“病号饭通知单”，配送中心接到通知后，按医务人员要求制作“病号饭”。
• 对食堂食品质量，卫生及服务态度有意见时可向辅导员反映和投诉，由辅导员出面处理，不得直接与食堂人员发生纠纷。

• 营员要服从整体安排，以小队为单位集合，在辅导员的统一带领下到达指定地点，行进队伍要紧凑，高度注意安全，绝对禁止私自脱离队伍，有事先向辅导员报告
• 在辅导员统一组织下游览。由辅导员或导游向同学们讲解各处景观，要尊重他人劳动，注意听讲，条件允许的情况下，仔细做笔记，不许随便讲话。
• 在游览过程中，要遵守社会公共道德，保护环境卫生，不得随意扔废弃物；爱护花草树木，不得随意践踏草坪。
• 注意观察景区标识，尤其是禁止拍照的标识，不懂之处随时咨询辅导员。
• 游览要注意安全，小心车辆。远离池塘、沟渠，不要攀爬假山。

• 为保证夏令营安全有序的进行，维护全体营员的共同利益，特制定本办法。
• 各小队辅导员每日汇总营员活动情况，上报是否出现违纪现象，根据辅导员报告，夏令营组织者将对事实展开调查。
• 夏令营组织者根据事实，对违纪营员做出警告、严重警告、单独教育、停止活动等处理。
• 受到违纪处理的营员将被取消评选优秀营员的资格。
• 受到单独教育处理的营员由指派的男老师单独带队参与此后的各项活动，直至处理解除。
• 受到停止活动处理的营员将被暂停参与此后各项活动，并通知家长，违纪严重者将其提前退营并由专人护送回出发地，有关费用由违纪者承担。

• 评选宗旨
  为鼓励营员遵守活动纪律、积极参与活动，特从每期所有营员中，评选出五名优秀营员。为提倡团体合作，特设立优秀团体奖，每期所有小队中评选出一个优秀团队。
• 评选范围
  任何未受到处罚、无不良学习记录的营员、小队均有资格参加评选。
• 评选程序
  1) 优秀营员评选
  a.辅导员每天对每个营员表现打分，记录总分；
  b.小对内营员互评；
  c.关心营员、帮助营员等突出表现；
  d.依据以上条件综合评定。
  
  2) 最佳团队奖
  a.无重大事故、矛盾；
  b.营地纪律好；
  c.参与活动积极，有活力；
  d.彼此协作气氛融洽；
  e.由活动总负责人及辅导员骨干综合评定。
  
• 表彰奖励
  1) 优秀营员：颁发荣誉证书和奖品；
  2) 优秀团体：颁发荣誉证书；
  3) 所有优秀个人和团体将在闭营式上公开表彰。