Rotary Exchange from Chile
This past week we have had the pleasure of 5 individuals from Chile staying in Ottumwa. We had the team leader, John Bolton, the principal of a private school in Santiago, the capital of Chile. There are 3 teachers and an attorney on the team. We have schedule them from 8am to 6pm every day! They have been wonderful and delightfu.
The goal of the Rotary program is to help countries learn about each other and promote world peace. We will send a team to Chile in the future and stay in their homes. You get a better chance to visit and learn by having them stay with local families. The team went to Ann’s classroom on Friday and observed her teaching her class of 5th graders. Lots of similarities and lots of differences in our educational systems.
We have really enjoyed spending time with them. They will leave today and go to Pella and stay with Rotary families there before heading back to Chile on Tuesday of this week.
Peg and Tom
It’s great that you, Peg, Ann & people of Ottumwa wer able to host the Chileans.
Our past Rotary experiences were phenomenal! We still maintain contact with the IRIS group out of Ames which was formed by previous Rotary members and former Gov Robert Ray. Rotary provided Kim with a life changing experience. She still maintains contact with her Mexican Rotary families and exchange friends from all over the world.
Recommended reading for Kim before her excahnge was the book, The Ugly American. It was a good read and gives a perspective on America/Americans from a foreigners point of view.
Hum…ummm, maybe in retirement this might a organization worth checking into…
Theresa
I’m getting a bit computer mesmorized after working on my school computer working to enter data & complete EOY reports.
Signing off now, Theresa