Four days before we leave for Germany

(Pictured here are Lisa Hunte, Virginia
O'Brien and me outside of Skytop Lodge)

Okay!
The team has just attended Rotary District 7250 District Conference in Skytop, PA. What a wonderful weekend. Full of meeting new friends and attending many fun filled activities. Exhausting, but rewarding to get a better idea of Rotary and see what a year in the life of a Rotary District feels like. Go District 7250!!

There were so many clubs represented I feel as if I didn't get a chance to meet everyone, but we tried :) I am constantly amazed at the types of people who Rotarians. I must admit I thought Rotary was a bunch of older gentlemen reminiscing about the "old days", when in fact that is blatantly false. There are of course older men, but a lot of women who are driving forces in the Youth Exchange Program, the Group Study Exchange and in RotaCare (onprofit corporation providing free medical care to people in need).

They are all brought together by this organization. The young people are amazing though...such motivated and interesting young adults. I met a young woman (age: 13) who is already an entrepreneur, selling her homemade beautiful jewelry. A man who has been to more countries outside of North America already (at age: 20) than I have even dreamed of going. An elderly woman who recounted her experience of a former Exchange Student looking her up while in NY after 30 years! Just amazing.... I am so grateful for this opportunity to meet these new people and experience all this.

This is the video I made for the District Conference 7250 to introduce the 2009 GSE Team!
Enjoy :)