District 6970 is proud and excited to welcome our newest (and
largest) group of inbound students, who will be spending the 2003-04
year with us. You can meet them all on our Inbounds
page. Here's a
look at their first days in northeast Florida.
July 25: Rebecca arrives from
Taiwan
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Above: Rebecca, our first arrival, gets "checked
in" at the Jacksonville International Airport by District
Committee members Lawrene and Al.
Right: Rebecca with host parents Barb and
Bill, and host brothers Michael and Zach. |
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| Rebecca's
page |
July
26: Here's Luise from Germany, and Agathe and Pauline from France
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The Talley family offers a big welcome to Luise. |
The Poidevants do the same for Agathe. |
Pauline with host parents Lawrene and Bill. |
Deux mademoiselles - Pauline and Agathe |
| Agathe's
page |
| Luise's
page |
| Pauline's
page |
July
28: Emmanuelle from France
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July 30: Jane from
Slovakia
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The Imrays welcome Emmanuelle to Jacksonville. |
The Kenningtons and the Gallaghers greet Jane. |
| Emmanuelle's
page |
Jane's
page |
July
30: Rana from Brazil arrives in Jacksonville (her luggage will
follow!)
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| Big smiles! Host dad
John and sister Abigail welcome Rana to Florida. |
A familiar face -
Tierney, who was in Rana's district in Brazil last year, says
"Bem Vindo". |
| Rana's
page |
July
31: Ania from Poland
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August 1: Zorbey and
Stefan
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| Hosts Claudia and Fred
with new daughter Ania. |
Zorbey from Turkey and
Stefan from Switzerland. |
| Ania's
page |
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August
1: Stefan from Switzerland
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August 1: Zorbey from
Turkey
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| The welcoming party for
Stefan included the Murphys and the Masons (and a friend). |
Host parents Anne and
John, and Ocala Rotarians Glenn and Jorge, on hand to greet Zorbey. |
| Stefan's
page |
Zorbey's
page |
August
2: Andy arrives in Orlando from Ecuador
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| The Griffins and the
Suahs greet Andy. |
First stop - Burger King
(Fine dining indeed!). |
| Andy's
page |
August
3: Diogo from Brazil
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August 3: Jens from
Germany
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| Diogo (in blazer) with
host dad Bob and host brothers Bobby and Mike. |
Host dad Lee Lloyd and
District Committee member John Gregory surround Jens. |
| Diogo's
page |
Jens'
page |
August
3: Teresa (finally) gets in from Austria
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| The Webbs had their arms
open, waiting for Teresa, but a missed connection in Atlanta left
a gap in the picture. |
Three hours later,
Teresa receives the imaginary hug. See if you can mentally combine
the two photos! |
| Teresa's
page |
August
6: Leandro arrives in Orlando from Argentina
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| Host brother Lars (from
Germany) welcomes Leandro to Florida. |
Here's Leandro getting
comfortable at host dad Tom's desk. |
| Leandro's
page |
August
12: Benedetta from Italy
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August 13: Kaew from
Thailand
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Pictures of
Bene's arrival to follow |
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Welcoming Kaew to
Orlando are host sister Natascha and friend Lars. |
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Kaew's
page |
