Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Orientation - Part I

In February (2009) Rotary of Southern Africa hosted an orientation for all the Rotary Scholars who are either studying in Southern Africa or who live in Southern Africa, but will be serving as Rotary Scholars in other countries. It was a great weekend!

There were over 20 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars representing USA, South Africa, Uganda, Canada, and Japan.

Each of us had already or would soon be leaving our own countries to study and live in another country. Some of the countries include South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Canada, and Norway.

In this picture, we are "dragon boat racing." We were divided into two teams and raced dragon boats in an isolated part of a bay in Cape Town. And yes..... that's me with the scarf on. Unfortunately, after 3 races, my team still couldn't manage to win a race!

Overall, the orientation was amazing! Besides boat racing, we also toured Cape Town, did some team building activities, and learned a lot about the service activities that Rotary clubs in Cape Town are committed to. In the next blog I'll share more pictures from the orientation.

Welcome to My Blog!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to my blog!

I want to share with you what my experience is like living in Cape Town.

For those who don't know, I'm spending a year in Cape Town as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. My job as a Rotary Scholar is to be a representative of my country (USA) and promote Rotary ideals of Goodwill and World Peace. That sounds like a big task right? Well, I think it's actually quite simple. I believe that goodwill is promoted through community sevice and world peace can be promoted through cross cultural relationships and communication. So all my activities in Cape Town revolve around building relationships, learning/teaching, and communication.


While I'm in Cape Town, I'm studying Medical Anthropology at a South African university, spending time with my host Rotary Club, making friends from around the world, doing service work, and basically just living life. So everyday, I have plenty of opportunities to be an ambassador for my country and build relationships.

I'm going to use this blog to share my experiences as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar with you. I hope you enjoy learning about the life of one young woman in Cape Town, South Africa.