The 675th all time meeting of the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise welcomed Rotary Exchange Student Adam Dalton.
Adam, currently an employee of the Abbey Inn and student at Dixie State College was born in Florida, raised in Arizona, and has adventurer/traveler deep in his soul He tells us he was honored to be selected as a Rotary Exchange Student to Germany in 2003 and spent what would have been his senior year in high school in Arizona in Germany. While he did attend classes in Germany, he had completed his credits for graduation in his home high school so that he was free to focus on what he could learn from his exchange. He took classes in Germany in which the focus was language to get a solid understanding of the communication.
The travel bug in him was not satisfied with just Germany. In 2005 he traveled to Korea, again very interested in submersion in the language, and later spent many months in Central America. He told us of being robbed in Guatemala and learning to adapt to the good and bad of a new country.
He introduced us to a Rotary Program we don't have in our area, Rotex. This program connects exchange students with others who have experienced Rotary Exchange. While mostly social and supportive, the Rotex Adam experienced traveled around the country giving him an even broader exchange experience.
I'm sure more adventures await you, A
dam. Thanks for sharing.
Speaking of sharing fellowship, Joe, if we promise not to take your picture with the hog snoot, will you come back again?
Steve, remember we meet EVERY week, on Thursday, and almost always at the Abbey Inn.
Next week: Amberlyn Chocolate! If you don't know about Amberlyn, you need to be informed. :-)
See you next Thursday!
Marla Shelby-Drabner, President
Adam, currently an employee of the Abbey Inn and student at Dixie State College was born in Florida, raised in Arizona, and has adventurer/traveler deep in his soul He tells us he was honored to be selected as a Rotary Exchange Student to Germany in 2003 and spent what would have been his senior year in high school in Arizona in Germany. While he did attend classes in Germany, he had completed his credits for graduation in his home high school so that he was free to focus on what he could learn from his exchange. He took classes in Germany in which the focus was language to get a solid understanding of the communication.
The travel bug in him was not satisfied with just Germany. In 2005 he traveled to Korea, again very interested in submersion in the language, and later spent many months in Central America. He told us of being robbed in Guatemala and learning to adapt to the good and bad of a new country.
He introduced us to a Rotary Program we don't have in our area, Rotex. This program connects exchange students with others who have experienced Rotary Exchange. While mostly social and supportive, the Rotex Adam experienced traveled around the country giving him an even broader exchange experience.
I'm sure more adventures await you, A
dam. Thanks for sharing.Speaking of sharing fellowship, Joe, if we promise not to take your picture with the hog snoot, will you come back again?
Steve, remember we meet EVERY week, on Thursday, and almost always at the Abbey Inn.
Next week: Amberlyn Chocolate! If you don't know about Amberlyn, you need to be informed. :-)
See you next Thursday!
Marla Shelby-Drabner, President
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