Independent Travel
Your exchange year is not a vacation.
There is NO traveling alone or with other exchange students/friends without an approved adult chaperone.
Your priority is to get to know your host family, your host community and the Rotary District.
Properly Chaperoned Travel
Properly chaperoned school, family, and Rotary trips are allowed. Some students will have the opportunity to travel with their host families. Some students will have the opportunity to travel with a school activity or class. Some countries organize travel for the exchange students, such as a European Tour, which would be at an additional cost to the student.
We always need to know where you are in case of an emergency. Please notify your YEO in District 5100 whenever you will be away from your Host home for more than 3 days. Please consult with your Host District regarding permission to travel guidelines and forms that are needed for host family or school trips. If you break the travel rules you can be sent home. We take these rules very seriously.
In general, for any approved overnight travel you need:
- A full travel itinerary with the names and phone numbers of the people you will be staying with.
- Permission from your host parents
Depending on the destination and length of stay you may be required to obtain one or more of the following:
- Permission from:
- Natural Parents
- Host Parents
- Host Club
- Sponsoring Club
- District Chair
- Family, a person where the student is traveling to.
- Country Officer