Bishop Rotarians welcomed professional from Vera Cruz, Mexico
The GSE Team members from Vera Cruz attended The Rotary Club of Bishop noon meeting Tuesday, May 22nd. The team members gave a quick presentation of their beautiful country and graciously thanked everyone involved in making their stay in Bishop a wonderful opportunity to experience the Eastern Sierra way of life. Omar Falcon Aburto, Attorney, is the team leader from Rotary District 4190 in Vera Cruz. His team includes Will Escamilla Tiburcio, engineer, soils, water and air pollution; Crysthal Garcia Celis, MA in Biology; Jessica Ponce Salazar, Dentist; and Astrid Acosta Gomez, Dean and Professor in Communications.
The Rotary Foundation’s GSE program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for business people and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For 4 – 6 weeks, team members experience the host country’s culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships and exchange ideas.
The combined Bishop Rotary clubs picked up the GSE team at Coso Junction Saturday, May 19th where they stayed with the Bishop Host families. Sunday and Monday they were taken on tours of the Eastern Sierra including Bristlecone Pines. After the noon meeting Tuesday, they were taken to Mammoth Lakes where they would meet their Mono County host families.
Pictured from left to right: Will Escamilla, Crysthal Garcia Celis, Omar Falcon, Dr. Leo Pisculli, President, The Rotary Club of Bishop, Jessica Ponce Salazar and Astrid Acosta Gomez.
