BY NATALIE CRAWSHAW

Youth exchange volunteers are often asked how youth exchange fits into the world of Rotary service. The people who are the most obvious beneficiaries of the program aren’t yet Rotary members and it can seem like there is an awful lot of work that goes into sending one person off on an academic year in another country. While those two things are true, youth exchange is also a program with a very long view on things. Let me explain by telling you a more personal story.

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