Multiple pages of forms, referral letters, Doctors physicals, references from teachers and administrators, and lots and lots of signatures have been the normal for the household of Jeff and Andrea Amos. The process of preparing to send their daughter Elizabeth to be a Rotary Youth Exchange Student for her Sophomore high school year is well underway. Rotarian of the Day, Jeff Amos explained the adventure that began when Elizabeth first voiced her wish to have the opportunity to become a Rotary Exchange Student to a foreign country of her choice for her sophomore year and leapt at the opportunity the Rotary Youth Exchange offered.
Elizabeth Nichols, pictured with her dad Jeff, also gave some of her thoughts of the journey so far, including the "lottery system" she used to narrow her choices of destinations once she was given the nod by the Rotary Exchange Selection Board. It appears the effervescent Elizabeth will be headed to Spain for the coming school year. It should be noted that now at the same time, a student from Spain is now preparing to come to America to study, thus the Exchange part of the Rotary program.
This is the basis of the Rotary Youth Exchange student program which exposes some of the brightest students from far flung nations to other cultures, which in turn encourages communication and ultimately brings about more understanding between cultures and eventually may lead to world peace. We wish you well Elizabeth, as you join the host of other students going into the greatest adventure most young people could only imagine.