From: Christian Thomas
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008
12:38 PM
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Subject: to do list and expenses
Attachments: Liste empfohlener
Mediziner.doc
Liebe Studenten,
Some more infos.
- Please get an international student card (ISIC) before your departure and bring. They are usually sold
at student union buildings or student travel agencies (e.g. Travel Cuts)
- Attached is a list of physicians in Freiburg known to us and with good English skills.
- For those who haven’t sent them to Freiburg, bring 5 color passport fotos, not too small,
ideally around 45mm x 35mm, no smiling, no sunglasses, frontal shot, no cut off parts of head.
- If you have them, bring slippers and backpack, hiking shoes and raingear, and longer socks (against ticks!)
for the field trip to the “Fachschaftshaus”; you could also bring refillable waterbottles of some kind,
since beverages and food must be bought at the FSH and can’t be brought there.
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-As I think you were notified about, there will be a
number of expenses soon after you arrive here,
and for which you should be prepared to pay/deposit in cash. Some of the payments I have advanced, but you will have to reimburse me. After you open your bank account here, they will deduct your rent
and health insurance automatically starting October 1.
Running expenses ( for rent and health
insurance, money must be in your German bank account when due and
will
be automatically deducted every month—we will open bank accounts for
you on Sep.11, so
you should make the deposits on Sep.11):
1. Health and Dental ins. coverage under age 23 64.76/month (deducted from your bank account starting Oct.)
23 and over 66.04/month
2. Rent – student housing 180-240/month ( I will inform you very soon of your individual amounts)
3. Basic living expenses Deposit enough money for buying food and other basic needs
4.Any Medical Expenses September ?? will have to be paid up front to Dr.s before being reclaimed
5. Various other expenses as arise ??
(bicycles, bike locks [hopefully actually a one-time expense :), make sure you lock your bikes!!], household items, entertainment, contribution to once-a-month pot-luck at my house, travel outside region etc.)
One- time expenses: €
1. Bus-pickup and drop-off Frankfurt-Freiburg 35.30 (advanced by me)
2. Grammar Textbook (some of you own one) 28 ( “ )
3. Uni Freiburg registration for 1 Semester 65 ( “)
(incl. household-, liability-, etc- insurances + Semesterticket)
4. residence permit 50
5. Regio-transit ticket for September (optional) 33.50 or 44.50 (with or without proof of immatriculation)
(incl. any streetcar/bus/train ride within city and region)
6. Trip to my apartment on Sep. 10 w. bus/streetcar 2 -each way (by the way, local pay phone calls= 20 cents)
7. Various guided tours of Freiburg and Uni app. 2 to 10 each, dep. on participation (1st one is free :)
8. Mensa-Dining Hall card 7 deposit + money for fill-up
9. Add. payment on Sep. rent; dep. on exchange 0 up to 50 (see next e-mail for your individual details)
rate at time of € credit entry in CYF account in F.
10. 5 Color Passport Fotos (unless done already) 5 to 10 (Try to get this done in Canada please!)
11. Fachschaftshaus fieldtrip deposit: 40 (incl. meals/stay; add. drinks and food can be purchased at FSH)
12. Berlin Trip deposit 150 (may be more/less depending on total cost when known)
13. Any medical expenses in Sep. ?? (you will have to advance in Euros to the physicians before any reclaiming)
Danke und bis bald,
Euer Christian
______________________________
Dr. Christian Thomas
Dep. of Languages and Literatures
Box 69 Acadia U. Hall
Acadia University
Wolfville, N.S., B4P 2R6
Tel: (902) 585-1271
Fax: (902) 585-1070