2012 Exchange Requests | Rotary Youth Exchange

Each year we have requests for exchanges which don’t match up with any of the registrations received by us from the UK and Ireland, quite often because they are from countries which our applicants have not thought of for an exchange.

Listed below are some of the details of young people from around the world who would really like to take part in a STEP to the UK or Ireland this summer. Would you be interested in becoming an exchange partner with any of these young people?

If you have not yet registered your interest then please do so here - if you have already registered then please get in touch with your Rotary contact. If you have any questions then please use the Contact Us form.

Finland

Turkey

Finland
Although a European country, is not the first country of choice for someone from the UK but during the summer months temperatures can reach 30⁰ It is a country of is a country of thousands of lakes and islands – with over 180,000 lakes larger than 500 m² . We have had very few exchanges with Finland in recent years but here are the details of 4 young people who are looking forward to the opportunity to exchange with the UK or Ireland this summer.
Don’t worry about the language all young Fins can speak English very well.

Ref. No	Name	Date of Birth	More Information
	Sara	27 Nov 1995	Sara lives with her Mum and Dad, who are both Doctors, in Tampere, the third largest city in Finland and about 2 hours drive to the north of Helsinki. She loves music and is an accomplished cello player.
	Joona	11 Feb 1995	Joona lives in Kangasala about 160Kms north of Helsinki. His Dad is a Technology Manager and Mum is a Museum Curator.
	Vilja	18 Mar 1996	Vilja lives in Mäkelä which is around 500Kms north of Helsinki. She lists her interests as dance.
	Eija	10 Oct 1994	Eija lives in Kotala which is about 300Kms north of Helsinki.

Turkey
Turkey is known as the Cradle of Civilisation and is the country which joins Europe to Asia. There is a wealth of history dating back to early biblical days. Istanbul is very cosmopolitan and many well known stores sit alongside the old street markets. It is a popular destination for toursits from northern Europe and the people are very welcoming and friendly.

Ref. No	Name	Date of Birth	More Information
	Zeynep	26 Apr 1995	Zeynep is from Osmangazi close to the city of Bursa. She states that she speaks English well. She is fascinated by the world of movies and started a Film Club at school where they discuss filming techniques and the styles of Film Directors.She swam in the school team for 3 years and has several medals. She also plays darts and on Sundays she says she takes her dad to salsa classes. In her free time she likes reading – detective stories mostly.
	Yarkin	20 May 1996	Yarkin lives in Izmir, a city set in a beautiful bay and a holiday destination for many from the UK and Ireland. His father is an Electrical Engineer and his mother a Doctor.Yarkin rates his English as good and certainly enjoys an active life stating that his interests are climbing, trekking, bouldering, bowling and table tennis. When he does rest from physical activities he plays chess and collects old coins.