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My Rotary Youth Exchange from the United States to Colombia

One girl, two suitcases, and nothing but adventure ahead. Follow me on my year long journey as an American Rotary Youth Exchange student in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia.

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Losing and Finding Myself Across the World

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Losing and Finding Myself Across the World

My junior year of high school, I lived in the small mountain town of Santa Rosa de Cabal in Colombia as a Rotary Youth Exchange student....

Home at Last

Sitting in a Starbucks in Columbus, Indiana, looking out the window at the drizzling rain, and I can’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu....

The Final Stretch

The end is near. No, not the apocalypse- the end of exchange, which for some, might seem just as grave ;). As for myself, I don't know...

Falling in Love with the Amazon

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon with about 60 other exchange students. I have never seen...

My Speech about Exchange, in English

As many of you know, I recently gave a speech at the bi-district rotary conference in San Andres, Colombia. This event was my first time...

The Little Joys of Exchange, and Life

Sometimes, with respect to my exchange year, I imagine that it's only the big things that I'll miss- the trips, the parties, the...

San Andres! (en español)

La semana pasada, tuve la gran oportunidad de visitar la hermana isla de San Andres, que está ubicada en el Mar Caribe, para la...

Mis Papas!

Recently, my parents (the ones from the United States) came to visit me. It was a wonderful week, a week in which I was able to reconnect...

The Finca and How Far I've Come

Recently, my host family and I went back to a finca where some of their cousins live. (A Finca is essentially a Colombian mountain farm.)...

Getting Through the Low Points

In the rollercoaster that is Exchange, I recently encountered a low point. I couldn't figure out exactly what was causing this downturn,...

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