Jessica

2011-12 Inbound from Netherlands

Sponsor: Rotary Club of Joure, District 1590, Netherlands

Host: Rotary Club of Inverness, District 6950, Florida

Jessica's Bio

Here we live in a modern stand alone house, build in 2001, near a small waterway. Our province is famous for all its waterways and small lakes. We also have our own Frisian language which is very different from the Dutch language. We don't use that language in our house, but we can speak and understand it.

Joure has about 16.000 inhabitants. It is a small, cosy village that has a lot of facilities. It is the central town in a agricultural area. It is also nearby some bigger places.

In my spare time I spend a lot of time with my friends and family, who are very important to me. Things I like to do are: singing, dancing, shopping, baking, drawing, reading, jogging, watch movies, listen to music and having fun with my family and friends but also I like to have serious conversations. It is very important to me to have contacts with others, as i do like communicating with people.

That is also one big reason why I wanted to do this exchange, to meet all these other people from different countries and with different cultures.

I also really like to travel and see other countries and places.
My family has been a host family for exchange students several times and the cultures they brought with them have left an special impression with me. Now I would like to take the opportunity to extend my horizon, learn and experience all that is offered to me and I am very grateful and thankful that I got to do this exchange year!

I am really looking forward to this exchange year and it has already been wonderful since I am here for a month now.

I will make this: 'The best year of my life'!