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Rotary Youth Exchange - Florida!
What an exciting adventure awaits you, as a potential Rotary exchange student
or host family, as you look to expand your horizons as they've never been
expanded before. We invite you to explore our site, learn more about the
program, and, if it's right for you, take those first steps toward one of the
most amazing, memorable, adventurous years of your life. Who
Are We?
Rotary International is the world's oldest and most international service
organization, with over 1.2 million members in 32,000 clubs, in almost 200
countries. The official Rotary motto is, "Service Above Self",
and Rotarians live their lives in accordance with the Four Way
Test. You can
find out more about our wonderful organization and its many programs and
projects by visiting the Rotary
International website. There are more than 400
Rotary clubs in the eight Rotary districts in Florida. District borders follow
county lines. Click here to see a district map and
listing by county. Each year, over 8,000 high school students participate
in the Rotary Youth Exchange program worldwide, learning a new language and experiencing a
new culture, through the efforts of Rotary volunteers around the globe. The
Youth Exchange (YE) programs in Florida are growing, through the efforts of the
newly energized multi-district organization, Rotary Youth Exchange Florida, Inc.
As you explore this website, you will find much historical
information on District 6970's YE program, which serves as the basis for the
statewide effort. District 6970
has built a dynamic, highly respected Youth Exchange program, which is the
largest in the southeast, and was honored
as the Outstanding Rotary Youth Exchange District in the US and Canada for
2006! That same excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to excellence is
now spreading throughout the Sunshine State. To learn about program options,
requirements, costs, and more, click here. If you think
you might want to be a Rotary exchange student,
this page would be a good place to start. Or complete our
Inquiry Form and a representative of Rotary Youth Exchange
in your area will contact you.
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"Oh my gosh Rotary is so evil!! Why would they do this
to young people! Let them spend a year with the same people then take them
away to never be seen again!" -
Asia, outbound in Brazil |
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"I'll stay at Wat Samnakatorn, a local temple. I will study
some prayers in Sanksrit and help out around the temple, until I ordain to
become a Nayne (a novice monk who is under 20)." -
Chris, outbound in Thailand |
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"There were so many people who love me, care about me,
and make me smile. I learned how significant to thank people and love people
through this exchange year." -
Chihiro, inbound from Japan |
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"I really appreciate the kindness shown to me by my host
families and the Rotary Club. I will never forget this amazing year abroad.
Thank you." - Daisuke,
inbound from Japan |
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"I've learned I love, love, love India and everything
about it. This is a discovery that has taken me most of my exchange year and
a few weeks of being home to fully figure out." -
Mariya, outbound back from India |
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"I hadn’t seen my parents in SO long. I was living in a
different world from them, a world they could never understand. And now they
were going to be here? In my world? Impossible!" -
Michelle, outbound in Lithuania |
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"Being an exchange student is something that no words
can describe. This experience changed my life completely. I don't know how
it's going to be when I come back to Brazil." -
Taina, inbound from Brazil |
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"Sometimes, I talk to foreigners in Chinese after they
speak English to me. Or I find myself saying Chinese grammar while speaking
English. It’s fantastic." -
Kyle, outbound in Taiwan |
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"Life in Poland and Florida remain complete strangers to
one another, but somehow, through the good times and the bad, I have
conquered the goal of being able to call both home." -
Katie, outbound in Poland |
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"The rollercoaster I rode on at the beginning of this exchange has
restarted; the thought of leaving pains me, but I'm also ready to
return and begin a new chapter." -
Veronica, outbound in France |
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"It was raining; people were throwing foam everywhere,
kissing, and hugging. We danced in front of the cars and were held back. It
could not have been anymore chaotically perfect." -
Juliana, outbound in Brazil |
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Read about all of our 2008-09
inbounds and
outbounds! |
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