Kaitlynn Fisher

2012-13 Outbound to Slovakia

Hometown: Clearwater, FL

School: St. Petersburg Collegiate High School

Sponsor: District 6950, FL

Host: District 2240, Slovakia

Kaitlynn's Bio

I have always believed that experiences can be the keys to open different doors in life. Both good and bad experiences can teach us more about ourselves and the surrounding world. We learn to look at life from different views, and see new beauty in our lives that we may have over looked before. Having my fair share of both good and bad experiences, I can say with confidence that I feel I have a good grasp of who I am. Yet, I am not naïve, and I know that I have room for change. I believe that every new experience will give me a new understanding about myself and the goals I want to achieve in life. That is why I feel so blessed that Rotary has given me this opportunity and I am so excited to embark on this journey.

My name is Kaitlynn Elizabeth Fisher and I have been given the opportunity to study a year in Slovakia. I am from Clearwater Florida, and I am anticipating an environmental shock, ha ha.

Ever since I received the e-mail stating that I was selected to be an outbound student for 2012-2013 year, so many different thoughts have been racing through my head. All these different questions and emotions have been building up. I have to say though, that the strongest emotion to shine through is excitement. I do my best to take my mind off the upcoming adventure and focus on more important matters at hand, like graduation. I am currently 17 years of age and a senior in high school. Because of the school that I have chosen to go to, it has allowed me to dual enroll with St. Petersburg College. Therefore, when I graduate in May, I will graduate with a High School Diploma and an A.A. degree. I have found this difficult to explain on paper, but I do my best to explain it clearly.

My life is incredible! I have an amazing, loving and supportive family consisting of my Dad, Mom, and baby brother Ian (I call him “baby” brother, but he actually 13 years old). We all have many differences, but our similarities and love for one another is what makes us such a close. I find it hard to find the right words to describe my family that would do them justice. Our family has recently adopted two cats into our home, and they both have 2 very different personalities. They are character to say the least. Most of my close friends are viewed just like family. This is probably because my close friends are just as important to me as my family. In my free time I love to hang-out with family and friends. Being with imperfect people in this imperfect world is what makes everything perfect. I love to write, and it is my passion. My hope for the future is that I will become a published fiction author. I want to share my passion with the world and tell stories that will mean something to someone. My friends say that they always see me with my journal in one hand, pen in the other, and feverishly trying to record a new story idea or my thoughts. I’m not always writing, but I do spend a fair amount of time writing, ha ha.



I love language, culture, and meeting new friends; that’s why I want to be an exchange student. By living in a different country and learning about the culture and traditions of this new home, I hope to learn more about myself. All that I hope to accomplish is that I will have a successful year; full of new experiences, beauty, good-times, and the understanding of a new culture and the people that breathe live and heart into it..

Kaitlynn- Outbound to Slovakia