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 Rotary Youth Exchange
In
Southeastern and Central Ohio
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.
Become
A Rotary Youth Exchange Student
If you want to be part of this amazing program doing your
part to change the world and change your life, this is the
web site you need.
Click Here.
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. Rotary Youth Exchange is the top rated
exchange program, run by people dedicated to Youth Exchange
and International Service.
CHECK OUT THE ROTARY CALENDAR
FOR MORE NEWS
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Next Rotary Weekend, Lancaster, September 25-26 |
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2010-2011
Rotary Youth Exchange Orientation Weekend Camp Mary Orton
Thanks Columbus Rotary Club
The Youth Exchange year
started in earnest the last weekend in August as Camp Mary
Orton and Columbus Rotary Club hosted a great orientation
for our Inbound, Outbound, Rebound and Rotex Exchange
Students. A new twist this year was a service project and
the kids did a thorough cleaning of the Camp Mary Orton main
building. Over 65 exchange students and volunteers
took part in the weekend.
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Walter and Sandy run a
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ROTEX has their first
official meeting. ROTEX is for Long Term rebounds
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A new twist on Rotary
Weekends, A RYE Service project. We helped Mary
Orton clean their main building.
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Rotary Team, Chair
Judy Root, Outbound Chair Walter Lundstrom, Inbound
Chair Sandy Pyle. |
The kids clean up as
part of the service project. |
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Getting to know each
other |
Alison, a rebound
Short Termer laps up her weekend.
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Mount Vernon's Emily
Miglin, a new outbound (2nd in her family) starts
her adventure. |
Sons of the Pampas,
Pablo and Marcos from Argentina.
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Shy Yuki from Japan
does her Cousin It impression |
Jeremy a new
outbound from Westerville |
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Frank the Flying Magic
Finn!!!! Frank impressed all with some amazing
card tricks. He was a professional magician in
his native Finland. Frank is from the Swedish
speaking part of Finland to the joy of Outbound
Chair Walter Lundstrom, who is a transplanted Swede.
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Todd Knott, short term
outbound prospect. Todd has been a host
brother and he is about start this Rotary Adventure.
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RYE
6690
Around The World
During your Exchange write 6690
somewhere (someplace temporary, no graffiti) and send us a picture
saluting 6690 Youth Exchange. |
Robin
Smith Salutes 6690 in the Amazon Region of Ecuador
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 Sarah
Galbreath salutes 6690 at a beach at the bottom of
Iguazu Falls in Argentina. |
 Lauren
Augostini, on short term exchange in Italy salutes Rotary.
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Robin Smith Again
6690 at Chimborazo, the tallest mountain in
Ecuador!! |
6690 in Arches National
Park Utah on the Rotary
Western Trip. |
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Ocean Beach, San
Francisco |
Robin (who is
addicted to this) saluted
6690 in the Galapagos too! |
 6690
is feted in sand on an Icelandic Beach by former
6690er Dagur Freddrickson and RYE Volunteer Jackie
Favret. |
 Alanna
Paynter finds Rotary in the mountains of Ecuador this summer
during her Short Term Exchange. |
 Erin
Wible paid tihis tribute to 6690 RYE on beach in Lido de
Jesolo, Italy |
 A
beach in Northern Germany pays tribute to the District.
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Requirements for Outbound Exchange Students
Download in Adobe PDF Format
As an exchange student, you’re job is to be a
goodwill ambassador representing Rotary, District
6690, and the US. People here in the US will judge
our program on your behavior, and the people you
touch overseas will literally get their strongest
perception about the US from you (good or bad…).
Part of being an effective goodwill ambassador is to
be prepared, and because of that, the following
learning requirements are mandatory parts of the
program.
Four research papers
and each paper should be 750-1000 words. The purpose
of the papers is for you to be prepared for your
exchange. Each paper must be emailed to
WalterLundstrom@gmail.com
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What is Rotary? (Due 2 days
before the December 5 YE weekend. Also bring a
copy to the district interviews the same
weekend)
Paper 1-3 are for all
outbounds. Paper 4 is only for long term outbounds.
• In addition to the
above papers, after you get your country match up,
you’ll also need to translate the letter that was in
your application to your new host language. Please
email it to me, and also bring a copy to the next YE
weekend.
Failing to deliver
any of these research papers or the translated
letter on time, will jeopardize your exchange and
may result in you not being part of the program!
When you get your
country match, you must also start to learn your
host language. There are numerous programs
available. Rosetta Stone might be one of the best
ones, but that is up to each student to find what
works best for you and your budget.
In a couple of
months, you’ll need to get in touch with your
sponsoring Rotary club to setup a time in April or
May for you to do a 20 minutes Power Point
presentation. I’ll give you more information about
that later.
You have started a
life changing experience that VERY few people go
through. I don’t know the statistics for short term
exchanges, but according to a National Geographic
study last year, only one US high school student in
7,000 becomes an exchange student! You’re very
special!
Example of Excellent Cultural Paper For
Outbound
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Exchange Stories & Photo Adventures
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2010-2011 Inbounds
Learn More About
Our New Exchange Students
2010-2011 Outbounds Begin
Their Journey
Outbounds
Outbound Stories From
Last Year
There is an excitement in the
air in 6690 Youth Exchange. Our 2009-2010 Inbounds
have been placed in their clubs and are ready to come to the
USA and become part of the youth exchange family. The
students are expected to arrive in Mid-August. They
spend the first days of their exchange with their counselors
and then to their first host families.
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