As part of the Rotary Youth Exchange program, our club sponsored Malia Wayman, a junior at Arlington High, to a year in Denmark.  At our meeting on June 18, she shared her experiences with us.

 

The year was cut short because of the Covid-19 pandemic.  She returned in May.  She reported that while staying at her host's home after the school year was cut short, she shared her cooking skills and learned to cook some Danish recipes.  

 

Language was not an issue.  Most of her school mates wanted to talk to her in English.  She learned some Danish, of course.  She didn't spend much of her program telling us about her schooling, but instead about the friends she developed.  She stayed with one family until November, and the balance of her stay was with her second host family.  It was obvious that she had a much better experience with her second host family.  

 

To hear about Malia's experiences as an exchange student in Denmark, her program in posted on our club's YouTube channel.  Just click on the below image to hear about her experiences.