Community Center will be vital to your transition in many ways. After you have settled into your home the Community Center will be the support life-line and the home base for morale-building activities. This environment has been created for you and your family so we invite you to use the facility and participate in all it has to offer. Children under 10 years of age must be supervised by an adult at all times while in the Community Center. Please adhere to this rule, and others that you will see posted throughout the facility. Internet Access
Eight computers with Internet access are available. Please sign in at the desk each time, and if there are others waiting please limit your use to 30 minutes at a time. If you have a laptop with WiFi you can use it throughout the Community Center. The building is WiFi-capable for your convenience. Ask the librarian or the MWR director for the user name and password. Laundry
Washers and dryers are available for your use. The facilities are meant to be used by incoming and outgoing families, these individuals have priority. You will need to provide your own detergent and softeners. It is expected for you to remain within the community center while doing laundry. Library
Our library has books, magazines and movies (DVD and VHS) that can be checked out. There is also a large children’s area within the library. Entertainment
In the community room you will find a sofa, a TV hooked up to AFN, DVD player, Video game players and a CD player. On occasion the room will be reserved for events.
Spanish Hours These hours apply to restaurants, banks and most commercial places of business. Restaurants
As far as restaurants, the fast-food type like McDonald’s and Burger King will open at 1300 and will remain open until 2300. Most sit-down restaurants will not open until 1400, which is the normal lunch time for Spain. Some will open for lunch at 1400 and close again at 1700, only to open again at 2100 for dinner. Other restaurants don’t open all together until 2100. When eating out keep these hours in mind or you will be disappointed when you arrive for an early dinner at a restaurant only to find they are not open yet. Banks
As stated earlier in the banking section, the typical hours are 0830–1400 and 1600–1800 Monday through Saturday. Please check, there are numerous banks, and this is general information regarding hours. During July and August they are closed on Saturday, and will typically close after 1300. NATO
The typical work day at NATO is 0800 – 1700. During July and August the NATO workday ends at 1500.
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