Rotary International
District 7450 Youth Exchange
District 7450 Youth Exchange Committee Chair:
Linda Messer 325 Lenni Rd.
Media, PA  19063
email - lindamess@comcast.net
484-433-7951 (cell)
610-558-4878 (home)
610-558-3244 (work)

Rotary Youth Exchange is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students to broaden their education and world understanding by letting them live with a Host Family and attend High School in a foreign country.

As a Rotary Youth Exchange Student, you will learn a new language. You will learn a new way of living. You will learn a great deal about yourself. While you are learning, the people you meet will be learning about your country, your culture, and your ideas. You will be an ambassador.

Rotary Youth Exchange is open to all high school students who are 15- 1/2 to 18 - 1/2 as of August 1st of the year of their departure. The program is open to all children of Rotarians and Non-Rotarians.

District 7450 is a part of Rotary's ESSEX program. ESSEX is a student travel organization run by Rotary and is approved by the U.S. Information Agency, (USIA). The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) certifies that the ESSEX program complies with the standards set forth in CSIET's "Standards for International Educational Programs". 

To get started, you may choose between the Long Term Program (an academic year) or the Short Term Summer Program.