Our club is sponsoring three in/outbound students for the 2023-2024 Rotary year. Get to know them!
Name: Sheina School: Kennedy
Grade: Junior
Who am I?
I’m exchange student from Japan.
I’m 16 years old.
I was playing basketball in the winter and now I’m doing discus and shot put.
I’m staying with the Schultz family.
Name: AidanSchool: Kennedy
Grade: Senior
Who am I?
My name is Aidan, I'm 18 years old and I'm a senior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. In August, I'll be leaving to study abroad in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, Japan through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. I've studied Japanese for 4 years in High School at this point and when I've completed my exchange, I'd like to go to college and eventually become an English Teacher in Japan!
Name: Emilia
School: Mt Vernon
Grade: Junior
Who am I?
I’m 17 years old and I’m an exchange student from Delmenhorst, Germany. I’ve had two host families so far, the Conrad’s and the O’Connor’s and I’ve made really good relationships with both of my host families, specifically my host siblings. I also joined cheer and soccer and made a lot of friends on the teams. My favorite memories I made were going to Hawaii and getting to know the American culture.