Exchange Students
The Rotary Club of Palatine has hosted Exchange students for most of our history. Each exchange student spends approximately 11 months in Palatine, attending High School and living with 2 or 3 host families. This is often a life-changing experience, both for the student and the families that host them. The Rotary Student Exchange is different from other student exchange programs in that:
- The students attend weekly Rotary meetings
- There is support from the entire Rotary club, from the Rotary District, and from Rotary International
- The students stay with us for 11 months, not just for the school year
The Club also supports local students interested in living in a foreign country as an outbound exchange student. It can be a very enriching experience for everybody involved. If you are interested in participating, please contact us.
Exchange Student Map
Exchange Student History
Exchange students usually arrive in August or September and stay until July of the following year. This list of exchange students shows their year of arrival:
2018 Viki Janotková (F) Slovakia
2016 Emma Gerstenkorn (F) Germany
2015 Anna Del Magno (F) Italy
2014 Via Gaytan (outbound) (F) Colombia
2014 Anne-Charlotte Ritouret (F) France
2013 Don Wattanakul (M) Thailand
2012 Narra Julia de Souza (F) Brazil
2011 Annika Meuser (F) Germany
2010 Neielly Volpe (F) Brazil
2009 Alejandra Aguero (F) Paraguay
2008 Pasit (Gup) Sopajaree (M) Thailand
2007 Benjamin Thomsen (M) Germany
2006 Nayra Prado Valerio (F) Brazil
2005 Olga Linden Perez-Gavilan (F) Mexico
2003 Christian Loy (M) Germany
2002 Katsuko Mima (F) Japan
2001 Natasha Luzkova (F) Russi
2000 Danielle Hartman (F) Zimbabwe *
1998 Anne Hunke (F) Germany
1997 Vanessa Castilho (F) Brazil
1996 Catherine Bouleau (F) France
1995 Thomas Christoffersen (M) Denmark
1994 Hector Farjat (M) Mexico
1993 Sacchan Matsumoto (F) Japan
1992 Thomas Ferrard (M) Belgium
1991 Catherine Dvergsdal (F) Norway
1990 Prajna Pinky Desai (F) India
1990 Jonathan Levin (M) South Africa *
1989 Helena Lindhe (F) Sweden
1988 Otacilio Arauza Neto (M) Brazil
1988 Juan Pabon (M) Colombia *
1987 Ulrika Broback (F) Sweden
1986 Akiko Maeda (F) Japan
1985 Camilla Sigvartsen (F) Denmark
1984 Jose Velasco (M) Colombia
1983 Kati Tammilehto (F) Finland
1982 Keiji Iwawaki (M) Japan
1982 Adolf Reffelbusch (M) Brazil *
1981 Joanne Koehler (F) Australia *
1980 Richard Downer (M) New Zealand *
1978 Hanno Hock (F) Germany
1977 Annika Sarvela (F) Finlan
1976 William Francino (M) Brazil
1976 Enrique Garcia (M) Mexico
1971 Geeta Goel (F) India
1967 Dan Oisson (M) Sweden
1967 Cesar Alberto Martinez (M) Argentina
* Winter students arrive in January and stay through December of the same year
