URGENT: practicalities flight to Mallorca / DAI intro week

Visit DAI’s COVID-19 protocol for extensive information on our protocol during DAI weeks.

To: Nagham, Pelumi, Alaya, Iarlaith, Iliada, Pernilla, Orestis, Mara, Cornelia, Ioli, Emilia, Till, Adriana, Lucas, Zuzana-Markéta, Gleb, Ros, David, Maxima, Ronja, Max, Niamh, Theresa and Afrang. 

 

Dearest incoming DAI-student, 

We, the entire crew of the DAI, warmly welcome you to join us on Saturday the 2nd of October at Santuary Lluc in the Serra de Tramuntana on the Isle of Mallorca (Spain). For the very special occasion of this combined introduction & graduation week (indeed, you will not only meet with the second year students, but also with those who are saying farewell to the DAI as students, but are still eager to know the incoming new members of the extended DAI family) we have already booked your flights from Schiphol Amsterdam to Palma de Mallorca. No costs will be charged for this flight ! Traveling to Amsterdam will however not be refunded.

SHOULD TRAVELING TO AMSTERDAM BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TRAVELING DIRECTLY FROM YOUR HOMEBASE TO PALMA DE MALLORCA YOU ARE ADVISED TO MAKE YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENTS (which will not be refunded, just like traveling to Amsterdam will not be refunded). 

IF YOU JOIN THE FLIGHT ON 2 OCTOBER:
You should know that it will leave at 6:30 am from Schiphol Airport to Palma de Mallorca. 
Arrival time Palma is 8:55 am. You can bring one suitcase for check-in and one carry on bag. From Palma de Mallorca a coach will pick you up at 9:30 to travel to our accommodation in Lluc where we will stay till the 9th of October. Return flights to Amsterdam have been booked as well.

PLEASE CONTACT Jacq van der Spek BEFORE THURSDAY September 9 noon (12:00 CEST)

- to confirm that you are joining the flight. Please send her your name AS IN PASSPORT, your birth date, passport number 
or
- to inform her that you are organising your own travel. Please inform when you will be arriving at Palma de Mallorca.
or
- to inform her about food allergies and/ or other health issues (our chefs need to be duly informed about food allergies - they cannot change the menu on the spot !) 

WHAT TO BRING TO MALLORCA?

Make sure to bring your laptop and/or your phone, your clothes ( do not forget to pack swim gear and something warm for the evening), comfy shoes for walking, your toothbrush, a towel (!!), plenty of mouthcaps and, very, very important, proof of a NEGATIVE ANTIGEN OR PCR test not older than 24 hours (alternatively,  we invite you to do a self-test upon entering the sanctuary - be aware that should this test turn out positive you will not be allowed to join us - please do not take this lightly!).

WHAT TO CAREFULLY READ IN PREPARATION ?

You are strongly advised to keep returning to our website, as we are continuously updating the information.  

DAI's Covid-19 protocol

The day-to-day program in Mallorca (under construction). 

Important information about the Bread, Bed & Solidarity Student Fund

Our Calendar for the rest of the year (under construction).

WHO ELSE TO CONTACT IF LEFT WITH QUESTIONS ?

Rik Fernhout, whom all of you have already met with via mail (as he helped you to enrol), must be contacted if you cannot join the Introduction Week for any reason, or if you are in doubt about joining us in relation to Covid-19, or if you are not sure about how to deal with quarantaine regulations. 

Margret Wibmer, advisor international students can be contacted about finding your way, for those of you who are planning to base yourselves in the Netherlands. We know that she has already been advising several of you.

Take care, love & kisses, 

Peter, Nikos, Gabriëlle, Jacq, Rik and Görkem ( together with our COOP tutorial teams, our second years and our grads, we are excitedly looking forward to meet you "in the flesh" very soon !).