Sammy Tripp arrived safely in New Zeland

 

We just got off the phone with Sam - she sounded like she was around the corner. The daughter that met her in Auckland was TRACEY PARKE - she was our very first Rotary exchange student that we hosted in 2005! Sam arrived safe and sound in Napier and is with her counsellor and his family. She will spend the next week or so getting organized before moving in with her first HOST family. The weather is cold there, they had snow yesterday. Sam said it's really not very cold - oh to be Canadian eh?!
Sam starts school on Monday ... will organize her uniform this week and then get registered and pick classes etc next.
They have plans to show her around this week and meet some of her school mates. She has a rotary orientation day on Saturday where she will meet the other INBOUND students from all over the world, also living in New Zealand for this year. Sunday they have arranged for dinner with two of her other host families ....
Her adventure has truly begun now - stay tuned ... I will try to share her stories, photos, etc over the coming weeks/months/year