- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STUDYING STUDENT MAIL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   RECEIVING MAIL Student mail should be addressed as follows: Student's Name Program Name (for example: UW Art History, UO Architecture, UW Communications) c/o University of Washington Rome Center Piazza del Biscione 95 00186, Rome, ITALY Students should NOT have their billing addresses changed for voting materials, credit card or bank statements, etc. It takes too long to change the address again once the students have left Rome! RECEIVING PACKAGES Most packages will be delivered to the Rome Center. Students may occasionally be required to pick up packages at the nearby Package Branch of the Italian Post Office. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY! Fees levied on packages arriving in Italy from the US are based on the value of the contents as determined by the Italian Post Office and customs regulations PLUS the cost of shipping. These charges can be exorbitant even for items marked "Used Personal Effects." Since insuring a package only calls attention to its possible value, senders should consider no insurance and/or declare only minimal value ($30 max.) Make sure to also clearly indicate the cost of shipping, otherwise Italian customs will estimate this cost (estimate is often higher than actual cost). The U.S. Mail Service is the best way to send packages. Please keep in mind, however, that packages very often take 3-4 weeks to arrive in Rome. FedEx, UPS or DHL are useful for documents or minute articles when speed is the main factor. NO MEDICATIONS, including over-the-counter medications and VITAMINS, should be sent. If these are detected (especially if listed on the customs declaration), the package will not be deliverable. If you urgently need prescription medications while in Rome, see the Rome Center for information on how these should be shipped. Packages containing "cosmetics" or "cosmetic products" will be stopped at customs and a complicated payment procedure is required for their release. To avoid such problems, we suggest using a more generic term such as "health care productes" or "toiletries" on the customs declaration. RECEIVING EXPRESS COURIER ENVELOPES/POUCHES Courier envelopes (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) should be addressed as for mail (see above). If sent c/o of the UW Rome Center, we can sign for students' envelope delivery. Include the Rome Center's phone number on the courier waybill (06-686-8807). ONCE THE PROGRAM IS OVER Letters will be forwarded to students' departments for 1 quarter only. After this, mail will be refused (returned to sender). We try to refuse all packages once students have left Rome, but they may sometimes still be accepted by the building porter. Students should ask friends and family NOT to send packages during the last 3 to 4 weeks of their program. We are not able to forward packages received after program dates (especially large packages!). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -