Jess Fields presents a "hair piece" with bill to Dr Bob at Humble Rotary meeting. This was a response to Dr. Bob's comments about Jess's new hair color.Rotarians having fun while doing good things. Join leaders, exchange ideas, develop friendships, take action and serve the community.

 

My Name is Emmie Dalton. I am 18 years old and a recent graduate of Kingwood High School. I am a Rotary Youth Exchange outbound to Belgium, District 1630. In Belgium I will be living near and going to school in the city of Malmedy, which is know for its involvement in World War 2. I am very excited about my exchange year in Belgium and having the opportunity to learn French. I hope to take part in many service projects with my new host rotary club and to experience the culture & traditions of Belgium. 

 

My name is Jack Whitmer, and although I was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, I was raised in Kingwood. I graduated from high school this year, and I am about to begin my journey to the small country of Paraguay, lovingly called the heart of South America. My parents have of course supported me, but at the same time, they're skeptical of my ability to live without them. My family has always played an important role in my life, and leaving behind the fifty or so of them will not only be a challenge for me, but for my grandmas, aunts, great aunts, and, especially, my great grandmas. The first leap entirely by yourself is of course scary not only to you, but to the people that have nurtured you and cared for you since your first breath. That reciprocal bond of love that exists in my family, amongst all its members, is one of the few things I know will be hard to leave behind, even for just a year. Since I found out I was going to south America I've been learning Spanish. Although I'm limited right now to short sentences, I know that when I get back I'll be able to speak it as quickly as it sounds on the radio. But probably the most important thing I'll take away from exchange is an understanding of a culture different from my own. As it is with learning a language, when you already have been taught one language it becomes easier to recognise the patterns you need to retain in the next. And so, by being able to understand one culture different in many ways from my own, I know that understanding all cultures of any difference will become no challenge to me. So, although I did not know of Rotary before my path to exchange, I know that my experiences with this amazing organisation will change my life.

 

I’m Kierstan Hunt and I will be going to Milan Italy for my exchange, I live with my mother and my sister attends college in Virginia.  I recently graduated from Kingwood High School and I am looking forward to attending college when I return from my exchange year.  I enjoy performance and fine arts, and of course hanging out with my friends.  I am going on exchange to better myself and gain more insight and a new perspective on the world.  I so look forward to learning a new culture and language even with all the difficulties such a feat will pose.

I have many expectations for my exchange but chiefly learning a bunch of new things.  I’m excited to attend an Italian school and learn different perspectives on historical events.  And my greatest apprehension is definitely Italian math class; I have always struggled with math so learning it in another language sounds like such a challenge.  I had never heard of Rotary before I considered youth exchange, which surprises me now considering how much they help people.  My parents are surprisingly pretty gung-ho about my going, I think after my sister going out of state for college they are already pretty used to their children leaving the nest.  I originally considered foreign exchange because my mom and I hosted an exchange student from Germany my sophomore year through the AYUSA program so I first looked into that program but found it to be lacking compared to Rotary’s.  If I learn as much as I hope to, if I am able to become fluent, and if I can forge lifelong bonds with new friends and my host family, then my exchange would surely be a successful investment. 

 

Brandon Collin: Germany (From Dallas and not at the meeting)

Thomas "Kap" McWhorter, Service Learning Coordinator for Humble ISD, was welcomed as a new member of the Rotary Club of Humble. Kap is a very caring and service minded individual. Welcome Kap.