Chibi Child: Rotary meeting

This Sunday I went to a Rotary meeting in order to get more information on my exchange to Japan and what it means to be an exchange student. Basically it was a meeting to inform you about all you need to know when traveling with Rotary. I also got to meet all the other exchange students. A lot of them were going to USA, some to Brazil, two were going to Taiwan (they'll learn mandarin!), one to Ecuador, some to Australia, two will be going to France and Germany...and two to Japan!

I finally got to meet Jack, the boy I'll be traveling to Japan with. We are going to take the plane together to Nagoya, and then I'll be going to Kagoshima from there. Whooop! ^^ It's kind of strange - I can't wait, but at the same time I'm a bit nervous and can't believe I'm actually going through with this. Haha! Jack was really nice. He likes manga and anime (like I guessed :P), and has been to Japan for a six week exchange before. I was relieved that he turned out to be a person I like. I was kind of worried I might end up sitting on a plane for nine hours stuck with someone I didn't get along with. But no more worries! I think the flight will be fun! ^^

We'll also have a girl living in our home for a couple of months. She's from Brazil and likes dancing and music. She's studied English for ten years and is the best in her class, so I'll be able to communicate with her for the few weeks I see her before I leave for Japan. Apparently she'll be arriving sometime in August. I saw the papers she sent at the meeting - we'll get a copy soon as well. I'll soon get more detailed information about my Japanese host family as well. I'm so excited! I hope there's a picture!

Some of the previous exchange students also came to tell about their experiences, which was really fun to listen to. Apparently there's a lot of rules when going on exchange, but most of them were really just common sense and being able to behave. I definitely think I'll enjoy this. :)
Also - some of you might remember that I said my exchange would last for 8 months. I was wrong, the tickets will be changed. My exchange will last for a minimum of ten months!! Ya~y!

I can now go to sleep a happy person. Oyasumi~