EVER!EVER!

Five OrientationsFive Orientations

Helping you have the best exchangeHelping you have the best exchange

Orientation IOrientation I

• Welcome and Introductions

•What is Rotary

•The 6 Bs

•Culture Shock

•Language Learning

•Money Matters

•Meet your Country Officer

•Completing Application

Orientation IIOrientation II

• Getting to Know You

•Health Insurance

•Staying Healthy

•Personal Security

• Social Networks

•Meet the Inbounds

•Country Report

•Q & A about your Host Country

Orientation IIIOrientation III

• Reinforcing Relationships

•Tickets & Travel

•Personal Presentation

•Visa Requirements

•Inoculations

•Permission to Travel Form

•First Day with Host Family

•Graduation

Orientation IVOrientation IV

• Optional Farewell Event hosted by Country Officer(s) with other Outbounds and their families

•Opportunity to say good-bye and wish you a great exchange experience!

Your year abroad:Your year abroad:

And the itAnd the it’’s done…..s done…..

WOW!WOW!

Your year abroadYour year abroad

flies by so fast!flies by so fast!

Then what?Then what?

which is why you need…..which is why you need…..

Rebound Welcome Rebound Welcome Home Weekend!Home Weekend!

Coming homeComing home

is tough to dois tough to do

Orientation V:Orientation V:First Weekend First Weekend in August after in August after

your Year your Year AbroadAbroad

• Welcome Home!

•Looking back

•Reverse Culture Shock

•How have you changed?

• Why doesn’t anyone understand me?

•Get honest with your peers

•Where to I go from here?

•Rotex Induction

Five Orientations helping youFive Orientations helping youhave the best exchange experience have the best exchange experience

““With our feet on the ground,With our feet on the ground,

and our friends all aroundand our friends all around””

Over 40 years of creating Over 40 years of creating International Ambassadors International Ambassadors for the Global Communityfor the Global Community

Rotary Youth ExchangeRotary Youth ExchangeGlobally minded - Globally minded -

Locally drivenLocally driven

www.NorthStarYouthExchange.com

Orientation VOrientation V==

Rebound Rebound OrientationOrientation

• Welcome Home!

•Looking back

•Reverse Culture Shock

•How have you changed?

• Why doesn’t anyone understand me?

•Get honest with your peers

•Where to I go from here?

•Rotex Induction