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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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Student Journals |
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"A hard feeling started disturbing me at my chest, it
was a weird feeling and a voice in my mind repeating a just single word, and
it was goodbye. It doesn’t sound right." -
Rodrigo, inbound from Brazil |
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"Because we will leave each other someday, so we more
treasure a time when we with all! Although we need to say farewell, but our
friendship is forever." - Leon,
inbound from Taiwan |
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"I was really nervous about the next host family because
it's two boys, and they are younger than me, and no girls, but I think
everything worked out pretty cool." -
Lilla, inbound from Hungary |
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"Right now it doesn't feel as if I’m an exchange student
anymore. I feel as if this has always been my life, it’s like when someone
moves from other city when they are young."
- Chauncy, outbound in France |
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"In the last month and a half, I've changed: I've
changed families, I've changed my hair, and somewhere along that way ...
I've changed myself."
- Austin, outbound in Italy |
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"What was even more fun was the big snowball fight we
had outside in between the two movies. It was just me and four of the girls
fighting with snow…it was wild, but loads of fun."
- Brandon, outbound in Sweden |
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"Best part.. Ready... Set.. No more English!! The only time something gets
close to English is if I am so lost in understanding something that they will
help me out."
- Liz, outbound in the Czech Republic |
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"The most exciting thing I will never forget is feeding
the sheep :) Not exactly sure if they belonged to my president or what, but
it was a sweet experience."
- Lanny, outbound in France |
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"Most of my friends are girls and the reason is that
somehow I think that the girls are more mature (most of the guys in my
classes aren’t, of course some are)." -
Sam, inbound from Finland |
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"The
holidays are over; celebrations were a bit different, like for example the
fireworks every family buys. The sky was lit at 12 am on new
years day - it was amazing."
- Juan, outbound in Denmark |
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"About 5 months that I have been in Key West, Florida, US.
I got
many memories from here, the experience that I haven't done before, that I
never thought I'm going to do." -
Kwan, inbound from Thailand |
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Read about all of our 2009-10
inbounds and
outbounds, and meet the 2010-11 class,
who begin their adventures soon! |
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