Last checkup

Well... here I go. I'm going over everything again, making sure I'm not forgetting anything behind. It's not about clothes. I guess I am taking more than I actually will need. It's about the rest.

There are five books to take. I "made" them. I got the articles divided into the topics that will be discussed there in "books" to organize myself. The guys in Tarragona asked us to read about 2,500 pages of articles before arriving there. I may have done around 50 pages. Some of the articles I've read before, as I said. The rest, I'll be reading and understanding there.

My laptop, my cell phone (and I'll get a local chip there), money, credit cards... and most importantly, the passport! I hope I don't get too much trouble in the border control. Portugal, which is probably the place I will have to explain myself to the Immigration control, requires a previous visa if I want to study there. However, I'll just fly through Portugal, not to there. In Spain, the study visa is not required if the time of study is less than 90 days, which is the case. I hope in Portugal they are aware of that. Just in case, I'm bringing all visa requirements posted in the Consulates (the Spanish and the Portuguese) websites in Rio. Right now, my only concern is that: the Immigration procedures.

Besides that, it will be a long flight. I leave Rio at 3PM local time and arrive Lisbon 7AM local time, which means 16 hours difference minus the time zone equals to 11 hours flight. Wow! Arriving in Lisbon I will have a 2 hours window to get my flight to Barcelona, leaving at 9AM and arriving there at 12PM (there is another time zone here), adding two more hours to my flight.

Now I remembered one thing: are these miles counting in my mileage plan? I don't remember...

As soon as I arrive in Barcelona, I'll be taking a bus to Tarragona. Trains are far from the place I will stay in Tarragona and the bus leaves me one block away from the residence. And they are cheaper too. Either bus or train will take the same time (one hour) to arrive in Tarragona from Barcelona.

As "promised", there will be a reception to those arriving tomorrow plus some first explanations.

Well, I'd better go by now. I'll send you some news from Tarragona!

Cheers!