Our Wednesday Program will be Allison Kowalczyk who was a Long Term rotary Outbound Exchange Student in 2011-2012

Posted by Ernest Hauser

Allison will tell about her exchange year and to compliment the story she will be joined with her best friend who is visiting. Her name is Laura Grove and she is from Hannover, Germany. Friendship like this is the by-product of Rotary Youth Exchange.

My name is Allison Kowalczyk and in 2010 I was one of the first Rotary Exchange Students to be interviewed by The Rotary Club of Humble Intercontinental since before 9/11. I was a student at Kingwood High School and became interested in the German Language thanks to the inspiration of Mr. David Kneiss, the German language teacher at KHS, I was selected to be a Long Term Rotary Outbound Exchange student in 2011-2012.

"When I tell you that you haven't really experienced the world's cultures until you've gone on exchange, I promise I mean it. I spent a year in Hannover, Germany, and it was the best year of my life. I now have friends from all over the world: From Germany to Brazil, Argentina to Taiwan, and many other countries. I feel blessed to have been able to take part in such an experience, and if you have ever thought about going, or even sending your child, Rotary is the best organization to take part in! I owe Rotary so much and I will never be able to thank them enough for allowing me to take part in such a life changing experience.

Sometimes all we need to do is travel the uncommon road to have the best moments in life."