租屋連繫500-510 E Michigan

目前鎖定這家500-510 E Michigan, Urbana IL 三房一衛$695.00停車$10.00不包水電瓦斯～～



Large 1 and 2 Bedroom apartments available in a great residential area. Units have beautiful fireplaces and are very modern. A large swimming pool is in a communal area located in between the buildings right near the gazebo. For more information please call the Michigan East office at 344-4145. Visit East-Michigan.com
Bedroom
Square Feet
Availability
1 BR
652 - 652 SQFT
August 2009
$550
2 BR
992 - 992 SQFT
Now
$680 - 700
3 BR
992 - 992 SQFT
August 2009
$685 - 695
Pet Information
No Pets Allowed.
Please see the Pet Information Page for more details.
Parking Information
Uncovered
Amenities
Furnished
Central A/C
Balcony/Patio
Washer/Dryer
Dishwasher
Microwave
Fireplace
Pool
On-Site Office

Good Afternoon Yi-Chich Chiu
Thank you for your interest in our apartments here at Michigan East. Rent for our 3 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment is $695.00 a month. This 3rd floor unit is furnished with couch, arm chair, coffee table,2 end tables with lamps. 1 kitchen table with 4 chairs. Each bedroom has a double bed, dresser and desk and chair. You are responsible for all utilities in the apartment. We do provide trash dumpsters. To park in our parking lots is an additional $10.00 a month per vehicle. The one year lease would begin on August 10th 2009 and end on August 9 2010. You may visit our website at www.cpm-apts.com for application and other information. For school information you can go to www.usd116.org. If you have a friend that lives in the area they could make an appointment to come and see the apartment. Have them give me a call at 217-344-4145 to set up a time to come in. SincerelyAlta TarterAssistant Property Managerat Campus Property Management

Dear sir,
I am a visiting scholar of UIUC and I will leave for UIUC from Taiwan on coming 10th August. I am interesting in the apartment 508-510 EAST michigan with the type of 3-bed room for my family (5 members: my wife, me and 3 children). I have some questions as follows:1. I would like to rent a unit with 3-bed room from August 10, 2009 to 31 July, 2010 for one year lease. Has a unit available for me and may I move in on August 10?2. Does need a parking fee?3. What kind of furnished does it has in this apartment and each room? And are there more phothgraphs about this apartment ?5. I have children studing in elementary school. which elementary school is near this apartment?6. How about the rent ? I am eager to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Yi-Chich Chiu



Dear Tarter,
I am glad to receive your mail and thank you for providing detail information about this my interested apartment. I would like to stay in this apartment during my visit in UIUC. Therefore, I ask my friend who is UIUC's student to see around this apartment but now he is out of Illinois till June 30th. By the way, If I decide to rent a unit of this apartment how can I pay the deposit? Does it can pay by credit card? Or pay bpth the first monthly rent and deposit when I arrive UIUCand move in this apartment? Thank you.Kind regards Yi-Chich Chiu

國小安排---Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

請誠學弟幫忙詢問了CHAMPAIGN和URBANA兩個城市的國小差別~ 在UIUC附近的URBANS DISTRICT #116是採學區制，但對於非英語系國家的小孩，有ESL(English as a Second Language)課程，若小孩英語測試未過的話要集中在KING school(Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School)上ESL課程，有中文的老師，待一年測驗及格後再回原學區學校就讀!
為了確保國小的安排以及詢問入學一些細節寫了信給KING的校長，她很熱心且快速的回覆，並交給負責的部門，也很快速的回覆我，真是感謝!
主要注意的事項有：
1. 8月13日以後直接到KING報到註冊!　強烈建議上ＥＳＬ課程
2. 要帶租屋的證明
3. 小孩的護照, 證明年齡
4. 帶家長的護照證明身份
5. 帶預防注射證明
6. 每年每人註冊費US$100元，不用買書，書學校會借給學生
7. 餐費若要減免或免費，需要帶收入證明
8. 要檢查牙齒
9. 註冊後一個月內要到診所做身體健康檢查，$20/person



Dear Mr. Chiu,

My name is Jennifer Hixson. I am the Multicultural Program Director for the Urbana Schools. Dr. Jennifer Ivory-Tatum forwarded your message to me and asked that I respond.

First of all, let me welcome you and your family to Urbana and to the Urbana School District. I am glad that you contacted us with your questions about enrollment. We are always happy to help and it is better to ask ahead of time so that you will feel secure in what you are doing for your children.

Elementary school attendance districts in Urbana are based on where you live. But, students who are limited English proficient have the opportunity to attend King Elementary School no matter where they live within Urbana.


If you speak a language other than English in your home your children will be tested to determine their level of English Language Proficiency. If your children do not pass the test, it will be suggested that they attend a school where English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are offered. This is the parents' decision, but it is highly recommended. The elementary school for Mandarin speakers is King Elementary. King has a very diverse population, provides ESL classes and Native Language classes in many languages.

Following is a little bit of information that you might find useful when registering your children for school. Central registration is August 4th-6th and August 13th at Urbana Middle School. If you are not in town at that time, you can register your children directly at King after the 13th.



When you register for school you will need to have three things:

1. You will need to bring proof of residency in Urbana. This can be a lease/rental agreement or a utilities bill, etc. addressed to you at your Urbana address.
2. You also need to show proof of your child's age. This can be a birth certificate or passport, etc.
3. You will need to have an Identification card that has your picture on it, so that we know that you are who you say you are. This can be a passport, driver's license, university ID, state ID, etc.


Your child will also have to have a physical exam by a doctor in Illinois. You can get the form for the physical at the elementary school for the area in which you live or you can download the form off the district website. Part of this exam entails making sure that all students have all of the immunizations required by state and federal regulations. The doctor will want to have some record of the immunizations that your child has already had. So, bring your children’s immunization records with you. We don't want children to get immunizations that they don't need, but we must be sure that all students have had all the immunizations required. So, any information that you bring to the doctor with you will help the doctor know which, if any, of the immunizations your child will need. This examination can be done by any doctor in Illinois, but there is also a health clinic in our high school that can help with this. The number for the health clinic in the high school is (217) 239-4220. You will have 30 days after you have registered to get the physical examination completed.

The state now also requires a dental exam.

If you think that you might qualify for free or reduced-price lunches you should bring something that shows how much money you will make. The secretary will help you figure out if you qualify or not. There is a formula based on monthly income and the number of people who live in your household.

The registration fee for one year is $100.00. Books are loaned to students and they receive the books at school during the first week of classes. We don't ask students to buy books here. The fee that you pay will cover the cost of using the school books during the year. You will be asked to buy some school supplies. The school supply list will be given to you when you register.

I hope that this answers most of your questions. If you have more questions, please ask. I am always glad to help.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Hixson

-- Jennifer Hixson
Multicultural Program Director
Urbana School District 116
King School
1108 W. Fairview Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

217-384-3690




On 6/22/09 9:13 AM, "Jennifer Ivory-Tatum" wrote:


Thank you for your email. Yes, your children may attend King School. They will be assessed by our English as a Second Language (ESL) team to determine their eligibility. If they are eligible to receive ESL services, then they may attend King regardless of your address.

I have copied your email and my response to our Multicultural Director and she may follow up with you.

Dr. Ivory-Tatum
Principal

Dear principal Ivory-Tatum,
I am Yi-Chich Chiu come from Taiwan. I am being a visiting scholar of UIUC in this coming August and will stay one year for my advanced research work in UIUC. And my family will go with me together to Illinois. Now I am looking for an elementary school for my three children who are 5, 7, 10 years old, respectively. I surf the website of elementary school in Urbana district #116 and I really love your school in many aspects such as many children coming from diverse country, the school mission, rich learning environments and enthusiastic teachers and staffs, and so on. I believe if there is an opportunity to learn in your school it would be much helpful for my children. Therefore, I really expect that my children can be the students of the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. But I have question that I will rent an apartment which is located on 510 E. Michigan Ave. Whether my children can enroll in your school in this coming fall semester or not? It would be highly appreciated for your reply. Thank you very much.

Sincerely Best regards

Yi-Chich Chiu

訂機票及行程安排

幾經詢價而且又擔心到了美國租屋時間無法搭配，以致遲遲無法決定行程！
最後敲定大約８月１０日左右出發～
國泰航空的班機：台北－－香港－－舊金山－－芝加哥－－香檳，接機時間還算蠻順的！四月初訂時大人要$52462；小孩$40601算是最便宜的!
長榮航空 BR- 168 的班機：台北－－大阪－－洛杉磯－－達拉斯－－香檳，接機時間也很順的！
大人$51964; 小孩 $43299也很便宜，但是因為年票，現在開票無法開７月底的回程時間，若改票要加2600及700手續費, 真是不合理. 本想算了要開票, 結果就在旅行社要開票時, 長榮說要取消該班機, 並調往大陸, 理由是H1N1! 唉~
回頭打算要開國泰的票, 訂了位但小姐突然離職, 交待一位號稱非常資深的小姐幫我做後續的服務.

結果一直連絡她又不回電，好不容易找到她又是一堆推拖之詞，新接的X小姐報的價，好像沒有幫我訂位，後來重行幫忙訂位，每人的價格又比之前貴了約3000元，真是XX...
最後放棄了這家旅行社，改找燦星開BR-016的班機大人$54519; 小孩 $45415
台北－－洛杉磯－－芝加哥－－香檳，在芝加哥要等待轉機4.5小時.....

但總算搞定行程!!


日 期 時 間 航 班 其 他 資 訊
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長榮航空(BR 16) 經濟艙(T)/機位OK/第二航站
08月10日(一) 2355 出發：台北(TPE) 台灣桃園機場 12小時 15分鐘 /直飛
2110 抵達：洛杉磯(LAX) LOS ANGELES INTL 77W /餐點
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美國航空公司(AA 1092) 經濟艙(S)/機位OK/第四航站
08月10日(一) 2355 出發：洛杉磯(LAX) LOS ANGELES INTL 04小時 00分鐘 /直飛
08月11日 0555 抵達：芝加哥歐海爾 (ORD) 芝加哥奧海爾國際機場S80 /售賣的食品
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美國航空公司(AA 4021) 經濟艙(S)/機位OK/第三航站
08月11日(二) 1030 出發：芝加哥歐海爾 (ORD) 芝加哥奧海爾國際機場00小時 50分鐘 /直飛
1120 抵達：尚貝恩(CMI) CHAMPAIGN WILLARD EMBRAER RJ145 /售賣的食品
芝加哥歐海爾 (ORD) - 尚貝恩(CMI) 實際飛行: AMERICAN EAGLE

到ＡＩＴ簽證面談(5月中旬)

上網仔細搜集簽證所需準備的資料，表格也做了多次的確認檢查．因為之前有過丟掉護照的紀錄，因此到了入出境管理局申請了一張歷年出入境紀錄，以備不時之需
心想做了最好的文件準備，就預約了面談的時間. 折騰了一番，簽證官說一切似乎沒什麼問題，只是我要看一下小孩！就這樣只好打道回府，擇日再帶小孩到ＡＩＴ面談！
　隔日，三個小孩向學校請假帶了三個小孩到ＡＩＴ，老二本就比較愛漂亮，那天她自已穿了一套粉紅色的洋裝，像似一個小新娘～！
　簽證官和前次是同一個人，年輕莫約三四十歲，一見到我們的到來，就直接對老二說："You are so beautiful!" 老二就直接回答她說："thank you". 再問了老大你幾歲，老大也簡短的以英文回答她！就這樣她說可以了，大筆一揮，並給我們一個祝福”Have a nice trip!"，為我們的簽證工作畫下完成的句點！

三度更換DS-2019 (5月3日)

老二的DS-2019再度更換~

原以為都準備好所有的文件，並到AIT預約5月6日的簽證面談!
因為美國簽證實在有點貴 SEVIS I-901 $US180+30元快遞費；J1 VISA (NT$4585+320)*5人.
因此保險起見，問了外交部及AIT有關老二的護照未過期但中文名字更改，外交部說當然要換！　該如何是好，只好硬著頭皮請UIUC再次更換老二的DS-2019，這次UIUC的小姐就很嚴肅的問：是最後一次更改嗎？這也是在我意料之中，因為實在是改太多次了，有點麻煩！
又再一次ＲＵＮ申請新護照的流程～　這次又多了老二的護照照片不符合外交部規定，重新再照一次相（跟照相館反應，好像沒有他們的責任，只好再次的付款；再次的到領事局補件！

如今，只求趕快把簽證搞定，才能做後續成行的安排！

中文名字更改的麻煩 (4月30日)

老大和老二的中文名字於二年前更改了！
原以為護照過期更換時才會檢核中英文姓名的對照，因此因為老大護照到期需要更換，所以請UIUC更換了她的DS-2019英文名字，而且我的DS-2019的Middle Name也多打了"Dias"，所以只好請UIUC重新更改全家的DS-2019!
但我竟然犯了一個大意的錯, 老大名字的"心"護照申請時使用"HSIN", 但請UIUC發送的DS-2019竟然寫成"SHIN"?! 哇!天阿，真不好意思開口再請UIUC重發DS-2019!
為此問了外交部看有沒有解決之道！只好大費周章到戶政事務所申請英文戶籍騰本，證明正式文件使用"SHIN"，且再以更改英文姓名為由重新再申請一本新護照，連車資來回共多費了約5000大洋! 但只求順利，花點錢，總能解決就好?!