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“When you ride on the iRide Trolley…it’ll take you where you want to go…want to go!“
When i was in Orlando checking everything out for LIFE, one of the most interesting things i experienced was the iRide trolley. That’s right folks, Orlando has it’s own trolley system that runs up and down iDrive (International Dr.). Is it just me or is this starting to sound like a Mac Commercial with all the iStuff?!
Anyway, you can jump on the trolley right outside our hotels and take it all over iDrive. the information team for LIFE is compiling a booklet you can check out when you get there off all the restaurants within a 1/2 mile of the hotels. We figured that would be walking distance for most.
But for those who aren’t to keen on walking, i highly suggest the iRide. it’s pretty cheap for what you get. you can snag a 5 day unlimited ride pass for $7 a person!!! how awesome is that?! i can already see my students trying to ride it all say long b/c it’s air conditioned. it doesn’t work…i tried it…they kick you off at the end:(.
And just for own sanity…DON’T LET YOUR STUDENTS VISIT THE iRide WEBSITE!!! they have the most catchy/annoying jingle. can you imagine 10,000 teenagers singing this all the time?! no thanks…
Posted by jimmyd on 03/09/07 and filed in Blog, Orlando, meals.
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i think it’s inevitable to go out to eat with our students and not hear that phrase from “Dumb and Dumber”. having to eat out for dinner while we’re at LIFE is definitely going to be an experience. i’ve been trying to think of some different ways to make sure my kids eat.
i know that sounds kind of funny, but if your students are anything like mine they’ll be through their “spending money” before they’re out of the airport! i figure that’s going to make for some mega hungry cranky kids in the evenings.
to make sure this doesn’t happen, i actually built an $50 into the total price of the trip per student. this way, i can make sure that each student gets $10 in the evening for dinner. i’m sure some will still find some way to blow it on a mickey mouse hat or fake oakley sunglasses, but at least i can tell parents we tried:)
something else that might help is the fact that the Rosen Plaza Hotel has offered LIFE 2007 students a 25% discount on food purchased at the Lite Bite and Cafe Matisse in their complex. that means cheap food if we’re smart enough to plan ahead.
any other ideas? what have you guys planned on doing for meals?
Posted by jimmyd on 01/16/07 and filed in Blog, meals.
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