tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post314168016138550653..comments2017-08-16T13:57:46.747-07:00Comments on Rotary Youth Exchange Gap Year in Taiwan: Rotary Interview [The How To's]Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02344410069039583386noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-69426009270362068352010-08-13T16:37:57.251-07:002010-08-13T16:37:57.251-07:00"Rotary does not want pushy parents that will..."Rotary does not want pushy parents that will want to parent you when you are away."<br /><br />You should also warn about bitchy mother's who don't let their children have an interview. that's a slight problem during the process. <br /><br />"Do not put all your hopes into one country. If they feel you are doing this, they may not think this is the program for you, and they may not accept you." <--------- I could hear the bitterness in your voice D: i'm sorry. and you should have just told everyone to just talk themselves up a lot, but u went more in depth which was probably better. its sometimes hard for some of the fish online to understand simple things ;DZacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-19359001842107101402010-08-13T06:19:19.665-07:002010-08-13T06:19:19.665-07:00Hello, Michelle:
this post was extremely helpful...Hello, Michelle:<br /> this post was extremely helpful to me. i am about to begin my senior year of high school, and i'm considering doing a gap year exchange as well. my friend, Boyce, just got back from Taiwan a couple months ago, and had a wonderful experience. she said that most of her exchange friends in Taiwan were also on a gap year exchange, and they loved it. <br /> i live in an area with small towns, and close people, so the rotary club in my area is practically trying to recruit students to do exchanges. (my high school, 8-12 grade, has a grand total of around 460 students C:) i am hoping this will up my chances of going to the country of my choice- Japan. Boyce also became good friends with all of the people in the rotary over exchange. she is going to be acting as a sort of ambassador for rotary- soon, coming to my high school to speak about her great experience and how wonderful exchanges are; to persuade others to go for it. <br /> i'm still very undecided about this whole thing. i'm trying to do as much research as i can on others who have done this to see what their experience was like (i.e. regrets, tips..). i am very happy to have found your blog and will be checking in to see how your trip is going C; this will really help me decide if i want to do an exchange. also, if you ever have any questions about exchanges, or Taiwan, i would be more than glad to talk to Boyce and help C:<br /> ErinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10133863434467755708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-26928677731667625242010-08-05T08:59:21.036-07:002010-08-05T08:59:21.036-07:00Hey. Saw your comment on my blog at sander.zunavi....Hey. Saw your comment on my blog at sander.zunavi.dk. Thanks, it felt nice to know that there's actually someone reading. ^^<br /><br />I'm very sorry, but I'm about to just drop a huge comment here with my opinion out of the blue. Hope you won't mind:<br /><br />I just wanted to add that I think people should think it through about what countries they'll want to go to and if they are really going to be fine with any country.<br /><br />Rotary people have written a lot of stuff about how to be an exemplary exchange student in their eyes but they don't do much to encourage people of also thinking of themselves. If you don't make your limits clear, no-ones going to notice them.<br /><br />For me: I really wanted to go to Japan. Very, very much. But only 3 people are exchanged between Japan and Denmark every year. In Denmark you must pick just 3 countries that you wish to go to and they promised that you'd have the same chance of going to 1st priority country if you pick countries with lots of spaces in 2nd and 3rd but that showed up to be wrong.<br />Another guy got to Japan and he had only one country on the list, no 2nd or 3rd priority, while I was sent directly on the Brazil team, a 3rd priority I had written down during my interview just in case Japan was too popular. (USA was my 2nd, but at that time I hadn't even and idea that a country such as Taiwan existed.) Those two guys and the girl who went there were nice people and deserved to go there but I got really sad over it, especially because there were only 3 people with Japan as 1st (so they sent one there who had Japan as 2nd). I later found out that actually I wouldn't want to go to Brazil anyway so I should really just have left it at Japan and not added any other countries.<br /><br />It all worked out in the end: They found out that actually there were plenty of room for me in Taiwan and I switched to that.<br /><br />Point of the story is: Just make sure that you really want to go to the countries you put on your list. Don't add countries just because you feel it will improve your chance of becoming an exchange student. At least that's what I get from it. Going abroad is still great for whatever country you go to, because in the end it's not really that much the country that matters but just being abroad. But it's still better if you can also be a little excited about going before you arrive.Sander Tamshttp://boonbot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-10393009767027345782010-07-28T05:07:32.723-07:002010-07-28T05:07:32.723-07:00It's No big deal , sometime it's hard to ...It's No big deal , sometime it's hard to figure who someone is without a photo :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-44192773665773564592010-07-27T19:03:55.049-07:002010-07-27T19:03:55.049-07:00Hahaha, I'm so sorry! I thought about it after...Hahaha, I'm so sorry! I thought about it after, but I decided if you were a guy you'd correct me. XD<br /><br />Soooo happy you corrected me.<br /><br />Thanks for putting up with me!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344410069039583386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-54319192938704914362010-07-27T11:32:21.974-07:002010-07-27T11:32:21.974-07:00hey sorry about all the comments, Im having a litt...hey sorry about all the comments, Im having a little trouble lol <br /><br />Well you said you like my blog but i just now changed to to a better more organized site (blogspot) I hope you like it, its www.rotaryasia1112.blogspot.com<br /><br />oh yeah btw In your article you said<br /><br /> "This is what she wrote" I just thought you should know if you dont yet that i am actually a guy :D , its ok , i understant the misunderstanding, its happend quite alot onlin for some reason ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-46384774504073242162010-07-27T11:28:16.836-07:002010-07-27T11:28:16.836-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7088760858014885818.post-38350717381520331752010-07-25T12:46:32.826-07:002010-07-25T12:46:32.826-07:00Hey, thanks for this post :)It really helped, if a...Hey, thanks for this post :)It really helped, if anyone has any questions about the interview i am now knowledgeable :)))))<br /><br />I just got done with my rotary interview and I think i did awesome!!! haha lol , yeah seriously it was no problem :)))))I hope thay will like and accept me for the next phase :D<br /><br />Thanks again,Love your blog <br /><br />Sage YelmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com