Questions to Ask an Inbound Student
Get to Know the Inbound Student How have you been getting along? Do you want me to speak slowly and more simply? What is your given name? Do you have an English name? How...
Host Family Guide Content
CISI Insurance Emergency Assistance – In a medical emergency or for 24/7 pre-departure medical, travel, and legal assistance: The following contact information is for CISI insurance participants who require emergency assistance. If you require...
Insurance
Insurance While On Exchange Many insurance plans are not designed to cover students during a period of study in a foreign country. Rotary International has specific minimum requirements for their participants’ insurance coverage. Therefore,...
Independent Travel
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,...
District 5100 General Overview
RI Youth Exchange Overview
Rotary International is known as a premier youth exchange program in the world today. Post-exchange evaluations done worldwide have consistently indicated the highest degree of approval and success from participants in Rotary’s exchange programs....
Culture Shock and Homesickness (OB and IB)
What is Culture We all know what culture means in some sense, but it is helpful to think about it more deeply. The American Sociological Association defines culture as “the languages, customs, beliefs, rules,...
Early Release Form (LTEP and IB)
EARLY RELEASE TO NATURAL PARENTS/GUARDIANS Under the following conditions a student may be released from their exchange responsibilities prior to their leaving this country and the expiration date of their DS-2019: 1. The student...
Early Return and Behavior Contracts
There may be times when unsolvable problems arise, a student becomes too distressed for the exchange to continue, or a student breaks the agreed-upon rules. In these cases, the host Rotary club may decide...
Expectations of a Host Family
Hosting a student can be an extremely rewarding experience for everyone in the family, yet it is a role that requires a lot of responsibility. Host families are to meet the following expectations: Before the student...
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