D6250's newly formed ROTEX (Rotary Youth Exchange alumni) kicked off with a fun day for our Inbound exchange students on November 10th in downtown Madison. Oscar Mullikin, Germany 2022-23 Rebound from Ashland, WI and current UW-Madison sophomore along with 4 other Wisconsin Rebounds hosted 9 of our current Inbound students with a State Street scavenger hunt, lunch at Ian's Pizza and cheering on the UW Badger Women to a 4th quarter comeback win over Georgetown.
It was a great opportunity for both the ROTEX and Inbound students to build strong connections. The challenges an exchange student faces are often difficult for others to understand: isolation, communication gaps, not fitting in. This connection gave our current Inbounds a chance to connect with veterans of the experience who could fully relate. Mullikin reflected, "The one thing that I heard the most from the students was that they don't really care what they are doing as long as they are with one another. The connection between students that ROTEX can create is going to be invaluable in making our program stronger."
Help us build a strong ROTEX group by connecting any past Rotary exchange student currently living in our district to group leader Mulikin at omullikin@wisc.edu.