Rotary meeting
I have now been to another Rotary meeting with my club. It is hard for me to attend Rotary meetings as my club is about an hour and a bit from my school, and seeing as my meeting is a lunch time meeting it is usually difficult to go. However I have made it my mission to go to as many Rotary meetings as possible as I feel attending these functions is an important part of my exchange.
So my Host dad picked me up from the train station in my village, we collected my blazer and off we went to Rotary.
I just love my Rotary meetings, they are so interesting and fun. I talked in German to as many people as I could before the meeting started. Once the meeting commenced I listened to what was being said. It was very nice of my club as they all spoke in High German to me and not the dialect of Swiss German that is usually spoken.
My rotary meeting is a little different to my one at home by the fact that there are no real presentations or guest speakers. The club starts With the president saying hello, he gives a few messages and then we eat. So unlike my club at home my club here does not give grace before eating.
For lunch this time we had a feast consisting of either fish or soup for first curse (i chose the latter), then the second course a plate full of of pasta, meat and sauce....and it was all so yummy and filling. The way my club here organizes paying for the meal is unlike my club at home when you pay as you come in to the meeting , here the members buy a book like a raffle book, but of lunch vouchers, then you leave your voucher on your place mat and the waitresses collect them as you payment for your lunch. This system works well as the Rotarians don't have to carry any money on them.
After eating and talking amongst one another people leave when they need to, so unlike my club at home there is no official ending and no National Anthem at the end of each meeting.
I love my meetings here and at home, while both clubs are diffrent both clubs make me feel so welcome . I love talking to people and finding out what interests them ,what they have done with their life and what they wish to achieve.
So my Host dad picked me up from the train station in my village, we collected my blazer and off we went to Rotary.
I just love my Rotary meetings, they are so interesting and fun. I talked in German to as many people as I could before the meeting started. Once the meeting commenced I listened to what was being said. It was very nice of my club as they all spoke in High German to me and not the dialect of Swiss German that is usually spoken.
My rotary meeting is a little different to my one at home by the fact that there are no real presentations or guest speakers. The club starts With the president saying hello, he gives a few messages and then we eat. So unlike my club at home my club here does not give grace before eating.
For lunch this time we had a feast consisting of either fish or soup for first curse (i chose the latter), then the second course a plate full of of pasta, meat and sauce....and it was all so yummy and filling. The way my club here organizes paying for the meal is unlike my club at home when you pay as you come in to the meeting , here the members buy a book like a raffle book, but of lunch vouchers, then you leave your voucher on your place mat and the waitresses collect them as you payment for your lunch. This system works well as the Rotarians don't have to carry any money on them.
After eating and talking amongst one another people leave when they need to, so unlike my club at home there is no official ending and no National Anthem at the end of each meeting.
I love my meetings here and at home, while both clubs are diffrent both clubs make me feel so welcome . I love talking to people and finding out what interests them ,what they have done with their life and what they wish to achieve.
2 Comments:
....and I love reading your blogs, Angela. It is good to see you are able to go to a few meetings. I know Belinda realy enjoyed them as well. I used to love going when I was on exchange as well.
love Mum xxx
hallo angela=)! naja, ich wollte nur schnell sagen, dass das konzert echt spass gemacht hat mit dir=)! wir sind super! bis montag=)!!!
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