Michelle's Exchange
Posted by Bill Molesworth
Bob Campbell said the whole family is excited that Michelle was chosen for the upcoming long term exchange, though they don't know where she's going yet. She had a great time on the short term one and if the next is half as good it should be terrific.
Michelle had a slide presentation that started with a map that showed how far she'd gone and, as she said, that sort of trip the first time traveling alone would be nerve wracking.
The Short Term Exchange is for almost two months and the students travel during their summer vacations so Michelle was gone during July and August which is winter in South Africa. She stayed south of Johanesburg with one host family. The daughter of that family, Stephanie, will be in Midland soon and stay over part of the winter. Our winter will be a little harsher than the ones she is used to in SA.
She got around quite a bit. Her host family have a house on the Ball River and so there was boating. They spent a week camping near Durban, went to Johanesburg, Cape Town and Kruger National Park.
She made great friends and had wonderful experiences, many of which she had photos of - especially the 4 of the big five she was able to see. Elephant, Rhinos, Lions and Buffalo. She didn't see a Leopard.
MIchelle took us through her trip with pictures that she commented on and it was obvious she was thrilled by the whole project. She thanked Rotary for its commitment to the program.
Jamie offered his thanks for her talk and a welcome back and a congratulations on being able to take part in the Long Term program.
Michelle had a slide presentation that started with a map that showed how far she'd gone and, as she said, that sort of trip the first time traveling alone would be nerve wracking.
The Short Term Exchange is for almost two months and the students travel during their summer vacations so Michelle was gone during July and August which is winter in South Africa. She stayed south of Johanesburg with one host family. The daughter of that family, Stephanie, will be in Midland soon and stay over part of the winter. Our winter will be a little harsher than the ones she is used to in SA.
She got around quite a bit. Her host family have a house on the Ball River and so there was boating. They spent a week camping near Durban, went to Johanesburg, Cape Town and Kruger National Park.
She made great friends and had wonderful experiences, many of which she had photos of - especially the 4 of the big five she was able to see. Elephant, Rhinos, Lions and Buffalo. She didn't see a Leopard.
MIchelle took us through her trip with pictures that she commented on and it was obvious she was thrilled by the whole project. She thanked Rotary for its commitment to the program.
Jamie offered his thanks for her talk and a welcome back and a congratulations on being able to take part in the Long Term program.