Our featured speaker was the impressive Westmont College senior and Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary scholarship recipient, Allison Trowbridge.   Ms. Trowbridge, a 2004 Soquel HS graduate, returned to show her appreciation for Rotary's support and to provide an update on her recent study abroad.

 

With her parents in attendance, Allison wowed the house with her maturity, composure, accomplishments and aspirations.  This young Communications and PoliSci double major recounted for us her amazing experience studying abroad in Brussels Belgium.

 

Living with a French speaking family for 3 months Allison studied EU economics and politics with a group of students from the American University.  She soon found herself a position working 2 days per week for a Member of the EU Parliament, Mr. Martin Callahan.  When not attending formal state functions and writing policy speeches for her MP employer or studing for school, Allison was able to travel throughout Europe visiting the likes of Greece, Cyprus, France, Spain, Yugoslavia and Serbia.