(Written April 16th 2019) My first taste of Taiwanese culture! There's a WhatsApp group chat for outbounds going to Taiwan for 2019-2020. There are people from all over the world in it. Today, a Canadian - the one who told me about the group chat, actually - got an email! The first connections from the … Continue reading A Taste of Taiwan
Author: Serena 葉栗娜
Hi there! I'm Serena, I'm here to document my adventures so when I'm old and decrepit I'll have something fun to look back on.
Thank you, family!
Thank you to my family for their support!! Without them, I know I would never have had the chance to go on exchange. Thank you to my dad, for helping me edit my application, for giving me advice throughout the process, and for letting me go on exchange even though it means I'll be away … Continue reading Thank you, family!
Thank you, Rotarians
Thank you to all the Rotarians in District 7080. Without you none of this could be possible. Thank you for all your hard work, and your faith in the benefits of this program, as well as your faith in us exchange students. Thank you for your commitment to preparing Outbounds as much as possible before … Continue reading Thank you, Rotarians
Thank you, exchange students
Thank you to all the exchange students in District 7080, who have made the first year of exchange, my year as an Outbound, already more amazing than I could have ever imagined. I am going to miss you guys so much. It almost scares me how much I am going to miss you guys - … Continue reading Thank you, exchange students
France Reflection – One Year Later
(Written February 15th, 2019) One year ago today I left for France. Two years before that I decided I wanted to be an exchange student, and one year after that, the dream finally seemed to be within reach. Before I left, I had a lot of misconceptions about what exchange life would be like. I … Continue reading France Reflection – One Year Later
France Photos!
February 15th, 2018 to May 10th, 2019 un chat! Some classmates 🙂 RYE students who inspired me to apply! Yum yum yum Me mowing the lawn!!
May Training Weekend – 25-26/05/19
The last official Rotary event for District 7080 this year. Outbounds got our official Rotary Blazers! The outbounds during our training! The exchange students hanging out outside after a long day inside! All the Outbounds in 7080 with our new blazers!
The First Interview
This story took place on November 7th, 2018 (Side note: I went back into my emails after writing this to check that I had the right date. It was. I guess important dates just stick with you.) It was the day of my first interview with the Rotary. I was so, so nervous. I had … Continue reading The First Interview
My first Mandarin lesson
Welcome to my blog!
Hi there! Thanks for joining me. I am a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Canada to Taiwan for the 2019-2020 year. I also went on exchange with ISE Ontario to Quimper, France, for 3 months in 2018. Here, you can find all the updates about my exchange, as well as information about exchange if you're … Continue reading Welcome to my blog!
Serena Around the World 