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Group Study Exchange
Background: The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of the Rotary
Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young
business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the
early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for
teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four
to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways
of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and
professional relationships, and exchange ideas.
For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical
round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in
the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their
district.
This year, the GSE Team came from Holland, and as
part of their trip to California, they visited the 4 Rotary Clubs in the Eastern
Sierra: Bishop Noon, Bishop Sunrise, Mammoth Noon and Mammoth Sunrise.
Check out the team's experiences during the month of April, 2007, by visiting
their web site at http://www.gse2007.nl/
where they:
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introduce themselves, describe their vocational backgrounds
and interests
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have kept a diary of their experiences on this trip
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describe their charity program to raise money for their Inca
Educa project in Cuzco, Peru,
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have a photo album of all the pictures they have taken while
here in California
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have a Guestbook, where you can leave them a message
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offer to you a subscription to their newsletter
Here is one of the pictures taken of the team at the summit of
Mammoth Mountain during their visit with our Club. From left is Elize Zeelenberg,
Wouter Klomp, Bob Boersma, Roos van Dijk, and Ryan Hermelijn
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