Hello everyone,
I just had my first orientation today. I got to meet the other outbound students from District 6400, my district, and I found out where they are all going. There are about 10 of us, but two were absent. It seems like I am the only one who actually knows anything more specific than just the country! I guess I'm just lucky that way. A few days ago, I received an e-mail from the inbound chairman for District 1620, my host district in Belgium. The district covers the West side of Belgium. My host club is supposed to be the club of Chimay-Couvin. I even found out that I will have three host families throughout the duration of my exchange and I know their names and where they live. I have looked at everything on Google Earth, including the school I will be attending. I am so excited and I am already calling it "my school" and "my town".
I just had my first orientation today. I got to meet the other outbound students from District 6400, my district, and I found out where they are all going. There are about 10 of us, but two were absent. It seems like I am the only one who actually knows anything more specific than just the country! I guess I'm just lucky that way. A few days ago, I received an e-mail from the inbound chairman for District 1620, my host district in Belgium. The district covers the West side of Belgium. My host club is supposed to be the club of Chimay-Couvin. I even found out that I will have three host families throughout the duration of my exchange and I know their names and where they live. I have looked at everything on Google Earth, including the school I will be attending. I am so excited and I am already calling it "my school" and "my town".
At the orientation today I received my navy blue blazer. This is what identifies rotary exchange students: a blazer often covered in pins. Of course, I don't have many pins yet, but I hope to have a lot by the time I return. I also got an outbound student handbook and a book called The Exchange Student Survival Kit. I'll read those over the next couple days. I'm sure they will come in handy.
Now I need to get my guarantee form back so I can get a flight and a visa... but that might not happen until April or May!
I plan on posting with any new information, and during my exchange I want to make posts as often as I can!
