February 24, 2010
HOST CLUB:
ROTARY CLUB MADRID-SERRANO
I have been attending school daily at IES Isabel La Catolica in Madrid and have completed all assignments, projects, and tests.
I resumed with school after Christmas vacations, and all is well. My mother and little sister can to Madrid to visit me at the end of January. It was great, and it was a good boost for me. I think I've reached a certain level of fluency, which of course is very exciting. The Rotary sponsored trip is fast approaching, and that is something I'm really looking forward to. Everything is going great!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Eliza Chappell -- Spain
February 24, 2010
HOST CLUB:
ROTARY CLUB MADRID-SERRANO
I attended the Rotary meeting and been in contact with the club.
I have been attending school daily at IES Isabel La Catolica in Madrid and have completed all assignments, projects, and tests.
I resumed with school after Christmas vacations, and all is well. My mother and little sister can to Madrid to visit me at the end of January. It was great, and it was a good boost for me. I think I've reached a certain level of fluency, which of course is very exciting. The Rotary sponsored trip is fast approaching, and that is something I'm really looking forward to. Everything is going great!
-Eliza Chappell
HOST CLUB:
ROTARY CLUB MADRID-SERRANO
I attended the Rotary meeting and been in contact with the club.
I have been attending school daily at IES Isabel La Catolica in Madrid and have completed all assignments, projects, and tests.
I resumed with school after Christmas vacations, and all is well. My mother and little sister can to Madrid to visit me at the end of January. It was great, and it was a good boost for me. I think I've reached a certain level of fluency, which of course is very exciting. The Rotary sponsored trip is fast approaching, and that is something I'm really looking forward to. Everything is going great!
-Eliza Chappell
Ariel Dunster -- Brazil
February 25, 2010
Rotary District 4420, Santos- Boqueirão
In the past month I´ve finished up summer vacation and started the 3rd year (senior year) of school here. I´ve been in good health. From the 14th-18th of January I went to Porto Alegre and visited my host brother. It was interesting to see a southern city of Brazil. Everything was different; the way people dressed, spoke, and the traditions that they had. For example, everyone knew that I was from the coast because I was wearing shorts. For me, shorts is an article of summer clothing, but for them, it is beachwear.
The hardest part about summer was that a lot of my friends moved out of Santos. Several went to a University in a different city, and others went to different countries either starting or ending their exchange trip.
On February 2nd, I started school as well as switching homes. It was sad to leave my 2nd home because they were an excellent family, but fortunately my 3rd family is just as perfect.
I´m beginning to run regularly again, but I´m taking extra precautions to not hurt my ankle again. Carnaval is also this week. For Brazil that means that there´s alway axé music and dancing on the beach, as well as samba bands on the streets.
Lastly, I´ve received my return date. It is Friday July 16th, 2010.
Beijos,
Ariel
Rotary District 4420, Santos- Boqueirão
In the past month I´ve finished up summer vacation and started the 3rd year (senior year) of school here. I´ve been in good health. From the 14th-18th of January I went to Porto Alegre and visited my host brother. It was interesting to see a southern city of Brazil. Everything was different; the way people dressed, spoke, and the traditions that they had. For example, everyone knew that I was from the coast because I was wearing shorts. For me, shorts is an article of summer clothing, but for them, it is beachwear.
The hardest part about summer was that a lot of my friends moved out of Santos. Several went to a University in a different city, and others went to different countries either starting or ending their exchange trip.
On February 2nd, I started school as well as switching homes. It was sad to leave my 2nd home because they were an excellent family, but fortunately my 3rd family is just as perfect.
I´m beginning to run regularly again, but I´m taking extra precautions to not hurt my ankle again. Carnaval is also this week. For Brazil that means that there´s alway axé music and dancing on the beach, as well as samba bands on the streets.
Lastly, I´ve received my return date. It is Friday July 16th, 2010.
Beijos,
Ariel
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Kate Clarke -- France
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
The month of December was extremely hectic but was filled with excitement! There were so many tests, so many birthdays and a lot of chocolate! The regular gossip was filled with plans of Christmas vacation and I was extremely happy to be apart of it, for I was leaving on a trip to Paris on the 22nd of December, resting at Sophie's (my mother's) parents apartement, and spending christmas day with them and her family. I have never been more excited in my life! And as I road the train to Paris with Sophie, the anticipation was unbelievable, I could hardly sit still. As we finally entered the city from the train station I was on a Photo-spree instantly!The city was so beautiful and the christmas decorations made it even more lively and inviting. I was automatically in love!
Of course I visited all of the usual Paris attractions, the Eifel Tower, the Louvre, Les Champs-Elysée, and I even watched Avatar in 3-D! It was amazing! I spent most of my time with my brothers Paul and Joseph, it was a really great time. The night before Christmas we went to Sophie's brothers house for presents, diner and so on, for the French celebrate their christmas the night before, or at least my family did! It felt really great to be there, I honestly felt apart of their family, and I got to sleep in the little girls princess room which was really funny, but it was a good experience!
Paris was to me the most important part of the month of december, I don't really remember much that happened before! But I deffinately am on serious diet now after december! -- Katelyn
The month of December was extremely hectic but was filled with excitement! There were so many tests, so many birthdays and a lot of chocolate! The regular gossip was filled with plans of Christmas vacation and I was extremely happy to be apart of it, for I was leaving on a trip to Paris on the 22nd of December, resting at Sophie's (my mother's) parents apartement, and spending christmas day with them and her family. I have never been more excited in my life! And as I road the train to Paris with Sophie, the anticipation was unbelievable, I could hardly sit still. As we finally entered the city from the train station I was on a Photo-spree instantly!The city was so beautiful and the christmas decorations made it even more lively and inviting. I was automatically in love!
Of course I visited all of the usual Paris attractions, the Eifel Tower, the Louvre, Les Champs-Elysée, and I even watched Avatar in 3-D! It was amazing! I spent most of my time with my brothers Paul and Joseph, it was a really great time. The night before Christmas we went to Sophie's brothers house for presents, diner and so on, for the French celebrate their christmas the night before, or at least my family did! It felt really great to be there, I honestly felt apart of their family, and I got to sleep in the little girls princess room which was really funny, but it was a good experience!
Paris was to me the most important part of the month of december, I don't really remember much that happened before! But I deffinately am on serious diet now after december! -- Katelyn
Monday, February 8, 2010
Gil Strizich -- Argentina
February 4, 2010
Family Atencio
Pasaje Fatima s/n,
Yala, Jujuy
4616Argentina
Host Club: Rotary Club of San Salvador de Jujuy, 4800
Over the last month I have not attended any formal Rotary meetings. However I have been traveling alot to visit other exchange students in Argentina, which has given me the oppurtunity to meet and interact with rotarians outside of my district. The majority of the exchange students I have visited have host parents who are part of their local rotary clubs.
As I stated earlier, for the past month and a half of summer vacation I have been traveling around Argentina to visit other exchangers. This has been very exciting and has allowed me to practice and truly make use of my Spanish. Right now I am on vacation in Chile with my host parents, and i will be here for the next two weeks. I am in good health.
Family Atencio
Pasaje Fatima s/n,
Yala, Jujuy
4616Argentina
Host Club: Rotary Club of San Salvador de Jujuy, 4800
Over the last month I have not attended any formal Rotary meetings. However I have been traveling alot to visit other exchange students in Argentina, which has given me the oppurtunity to meet and interact with rotarians outside of my district. The majority of the exchange students I have visited have host parents who are part of their local rotary clubs.
As I stated earlier, for the past month and a half of summer vacation I have been traveling around Argentina to visit other exchangers. This has been very exciting and has allowed me to practice and truly make use of my Spanish. Right now I am on vacation in Chile with my host parents, and i will be here for the next two weeks. I am in good health.
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