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RYE Florida welcomes the Outbound Class of 2012-2013!

 

 Visit their pages and learn more about them - and check around our site to learn more about our program.
 Don't forget to read the journal of our present students!         Information for Outbounds, class of 2012-13.

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.

 

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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.

U.S. Secretary of State

Also in the news: Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Ann Stock :

“Hosting not only makes a difference in the life of an exceptional student; it is also an enriching experience for host families and communities. Host families and communities have the opportunity to learn about other cultures and traditions, and often establish friendships that last a lifetime.

“…Host families exemplify some of our country's greatest values -- tolerance, generosity, civic engagement -- and the goodwill they exhibit helps to create a positive view of the United States that lasts a lifetime and has a ripple effect through American communities and the exchange students' communities abroad. Hosting is a wonderful way to share ideas, celebrate commonalities, bridge differences, challenge stereotypes, and experience a different culture.”

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Newest Student Journals

Read the journals from all of our
Outbound students and Inbound students
To read older journals, check out our Archives.

" I am not going to think about the person I will be by the end of this exchange, I am just going to enjoy every moment of it, even if it means accepting my failures."
Alyssa - Outbound to Iceland
"The idea of being environmentally-friendly transitions into my school life as well, and we often have class with the lights off to save energy."
Mary-Cate - Outbound to Switzerland
"I celebrated Christmas together with my first and a day later with my second family here. And it is the greatest gift of all, knowing that I now have three families in this world."
Nina - Inbound from Switzerland
"My host dad .. told me I had made a permanent family and that I am truly his son and that I will all ways have a room in his house"
LJ - Outbound to Thailand
"These little differences seemed so strange at first, but now I don’t think twice about it, it will be weird going back to Florida and having to relearn common rules and norms of society."
Abbie - Outbound to Spain
"Brazilians overall tend to be naturally curious and friendly, which makes it less intimidating when meeting someone for the first time."
Samantha Conklin - Outbound to Brazil
"These have been 5 of the most incredible, terrifying, stressful, life changing months of my life and I would't trade them for anything in the world. "
Anna - Outbound to Estonia
"I find myself singing and dancing on the way home about as much as or more than the preschoolers here, which the people waiting at the bus stops along the way always seem to find entertaining."
Andrea - Outbound to Switzerland
"I feel like a part of my host family, and I rarely have trouble with the language anymore. Now, I know my way around Lima and I can use public transportation with ease."
Carter - Outbound to Peru
"As a foreigner, unaccustomed to the environment around you, any way you deal with new situations, any way you try to adapt, any way you agree to learn, is a sign of ‘extraordinary genius’. "
Kayla - Outbound to Ecuador
"It took awhile to come back from Cabo Frio. It's funny because it seems like I have some family connection in every city we pass. I feel like I have about 15 aunts and 30 cousins!"
Alison - Outbound to Brazil
"In five short months, I think that to say I have changed completely is not wrong. I remember who I was in my old life, and I can see all the opportunities I passed on for some reason."
Michael - Outbound to Brazil
"I was very afraid I would get homesick around the holidays, but because of my great host family and how they have made me feel so at home with them, I wasn’t homesick at all! "
McKenzie - Outbound to Denmark
"Going on this exchange is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. It has allowed me to expand my imagination and goals for life, learn something new, be somewhere so different, and conquer everything on my own."
Emily - Outbound to Austria
"Not until my fourth month into exchange did I really feel a sense of reassurance with my current environment. All of a sudden, eating dinner at nine or not saying “God bless you” when someone sneezed didn’t feel so strange."
Christi-Outbound to Brazil
"You’ll always have an adventure in a bazaar. It’s a good place to go it you’re looking for some excitement. You meet all kinds of people there...ALL KINDS..."
Jane - Outbound to Turkey
"We ate dinner in a very traditional Japanese room, and we were served at least ten courses of food varying from sea cucumber (I do NOT like it) to sashimi and other traditional foods."
Miranda - Outbound to Japan
" I thought everyone was going to pet it, but then I saw the knife being pulled out, and only then did I realize Jonathan was dinner."
Joe - Outbound to Kyrgyztan
"... armed with a pocketknife to play surgeon in the early hours of the morning, after enlarging the strange circular hole in my foot I become to push around the periphery, hoping that a stinger or something would pop out, something popped out alright… To my horror a larvae about ½ an inch long began slowly exiting my foot."
Sam - Outbound to Argentina


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