Brighton in July

I guess all of you have got access to your mypage by now. If you haven't got your user name and password yet, please contact your country office.

At mypage you can see when you fly from/back to your home country and with what airline. The first two letters in the flight number shows what airline you'll be flying with. I'm travelling with SAS from Gothenburg on flight SK523, and SK stands for Scandinavian Airlines. If your travelling with British Airways your flight number starts with "BA". You need to know this, first, because the bagage rules can differ slightly and second, because you need to register APIS on the the airline webpage before the trip. You have got info about this from STS, but I will also go through the details when we're closer to departure.

The most important piece of information on mypage is actually your own name. Check that STS spells your name exactly the same way as in your passport, or you might get trouble when passing customs.

You also get info about your leader. You'll meet your leader in Brighton at the latest, because sometimes students in the same group travel from different airports and the leader can only be on one of the planes. In that case you travel with another STS leader. The leader will get in touch with you before the trip and you will also get the leader's email. The phone number on mypage is usually for an English mobile phone. The leaders start using them in Brighton and then we'll be there for you day and, if needed, night as well.

Your host family's phone number/adress may already be visible on mypage or you'll get it at least 2 weeks before departure. If your curious search for your host family's address on Google Maps and maybe you get a glimps of their houses. I also recommend you to send an email/postcard or call your host family in advance. You tend to get a bit calmer when you know a bit more about whom you'll be visiting

If you have questions about anything, please comment here, call your country office or ask us on Facebook. Where here to help.

Link to mypage Sweden

Link to STS Sweden on Facebook, and the Brighton event
Link to STS Denmark on Facebook, and the Brighton group
Link to STS Finland on Facebook, and the Brighton event
Link to STS Norway on Facebook, and the Brighton event

/Emma