These relationships and the memories we made together are something I hold very near to my heart and return to every single day. ...read more

I traveled from Hastings, NE to Arequipa, Peru (D4455) in 2017-2018 as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. Living in a new country, on a new continent, in a new language and culture, where I knew exactly zero people, was one of the hardest things I’ve done, and one of the most rewarding. ...read more

I met amazing people, not only from Spain, but from all over the world. Rotary Youth Exchange broadened my view of the world and caused me to be more open minded. I can now say I have a family on the other side of the world and can count on them for anything.

I took a leap into the unknown. After months of preparations, as I left Chappell, Nebraska I boarded a plane to my new home, Taiwan. The process of becoming an exchange student is not meant to be easy, but challenging. Rotary Youth Exchange changes lives every year and gives you the safety net that most programs lack.

I left my hometown of Hastings, Nebraska to begin my exchange year in Sweden. During my time there, I learned that everything that was told to me about youth exchange was true. Rotary Youth Exchange changed my life in a way that I can’t describe.