The last week has been so exciting and busy!
Last week I went to my first ever meeting with Rotary International at the Colonie-Guilderland club. Lunch was wonderful, as were the individuals I sat with, and while I'm not wonderful with names, I do remember discussing the life and times of a chirporactor with Amy and learning about Ray's grandchildren. We got to watch two presentations, one from Marie on France and one from Ciro on Bolivia. I also got to meet and take pictures with Wayne, the president elect for 2007-2008.
The following Friday, I left school around noon and made my way over to the Italian American Community Center to meet up with the rest of the students and Rotarians commuting to the Turning Stone resort in Verona, New York for the tri-district conference. What a weekend! After a busy ride up with my friend Wayne, we had a flag ceremony and two amazing dinners and a talent show and a dance party, and by far one of the most amazing weekends of my life. I met so many different people from truly all walks of life, a boy from the Czech Republic introduced himself as Zbynek Zajic- talk about a culture shock! It seems that everyone I've met has told me the same thing-that they are, for the most part, much too busy to really be homesick. What a relief!
The ride home was quiet, Doug Hinkle, our trusty Rotarian, drove us all in sleepy silence for the most part. When the activities run until 1:00 in the morning, with breakfast the next day begginning at 7:30, it's nice to have some down time to recouperate!
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