Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound Student Update

Torrey Hollis is a Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound Student sponsored by the Rotary Club of Akron for the 2009-10 school year.

She will spend her junior year of high school in Spain, going to school and living with host families there. She happens to be the niece of Akron Rotarian Barry Hollis, who is also her Rotary Youth Exchange counselor for the year. Torrey looks forward to hearing from Akron Rotarians during her exchange year--you can email her at: torrey2011.93@gmail.com . Keep reading to see the first update on Torrey. We will continue to provide updates throughout the year.

Marcia Holcomb,
RYE Officer for the Rotary Club of Akron

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Torrey was Pennsylvania state finalist in the 100 high hurdles last year. Spain apparently doesn't have organized school track like we do in the U.S. so she joined a track club. She appears to be doing well, learning a lot of Spanish. Her biggest complaint seems to be that everyone speaks to fast for her to understand. Her host brother has his friends looking out for her at school and her host sister, who is apparently 28 and a former Rotary International Student, is very helpful. More to come throughout the year.

Barry C. Hollis