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In the News ...

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2008-09 outbounds survive Cultural Boot Camp!

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D6970 Inbounds enjoy their Spring Weekend.

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Get your tickets now for the 5th Annual District 6970 Welcome Home Dinner, August 2 in Jacksonville!

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RYE-Florida's inbound class of 2008-09 will include 68 students from 26 countries around the world!

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D6970 wins USA-Canada Gold Achievement Award

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Inbound fun: weekends at  Seacamp and Disney World!

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Welcome to ...

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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Newest Student Journals

"Finally June 11th and school is over. But I skipped the last day because of our Western Trip with Rotary kids, but that is another story that I’m bringing soon in another journal." - Yudi, inbound from Brazil
"I would like to thank the wonderful people that welcomed me into their homes and into their lives. Without them I would have been homeless and loveless." - Brooke, outbound now home from Japan
"We talk and really understand each other. She always takes care of me and hugs me every day and that makes me feel so close to her like she is my real sister." - Yok, inbound from Thailand
"I was rewarded for my efforts when my host family put up my picture next to their own children’s on the dining room table. It’s a small act, but I was very touched." - Summer, outbound in France
"I am about to close this chapter of my life forever and leaving is even scarier than when I came, because this time I won’t have the guarantee of a return ticket in my hand to come home." - Heather, outbound in Italy
"I have no idea when this life of mine came together here - How a country went from being so foreign, to being my home, how a group of complete strangers became my family..." - Michelle, outbound in Sweden
"I was talking and crying and taking a million pictures and basically, in true exchange student fashion, taking forever to leave. It was probably the hardest part of my exchange so far." - Bristol, outbound in France
"The change from an American kid to a kid living in Japan, it makes me Japamerican, who has melded both cultures into one, understands them both, and loves them both the same way." - Dillon, outbound in Japan
"It was really important for me connecting my two worlds and introducing my family to a reality that I had been describing to them since the beginning." - Laura, inbound from Italy
"Being an exchange student is a gift, one of the greatest gifts anyone could receive, but as the year comes to a close, many feel it also comes with a curse." - Alex, outbound in Taiwan
"For so long everything was so new and so foreign, and now it’s my home, these are my friends, this is my family. And soon I will have to say goodbye to it all." - Brad, outbound in Germany

Share in their adventures!
Read the journals of all of our
2007-08 inbounds & outbounds.


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