Shortly after your arrival you will attend our Inbound Orientation conference. There you will learn a lot more about living in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and meet the other Inbound students and our staff. You’ll learn about living in the USA and how to be a successful exchange student during your year with us! We’re happy to have you here!
Our area is mostly rural with a lot of small towns and a few larger cities added to our boundaries, including Green Bay, Appleton, Wausau, and Marquette. Chicago and Minneapolis are within a day’s drive and many of you will have the opportunity to visit there with your host families, friends, or Rotary members.
We enjoy the outdoors and like to get outside and be active in all four seasons — Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. You’ll enjoy snowmobiling and riding ATVs, fishing, baseball, American football, skiing, and hiking.
Your high school will begin classes in early September and finish in early June, with holiday vacations around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and in the Spring.
You will find your Rotary Club members to be helpful and friendly, with a desire to learn about you and your country and traditions.
As an Inbound student coming to District 6220, you’ve been sponsored by a local Rotary Club in our District, who will support you in many ways during your year here in the United States. Along the way, you will:
- Live with several host families, who are looking forward to meeting you and having you become a part of their family
- Attend a high school here in Wisconsin or Michigan, and have the opportunity to participate in sports, arts, music, and other extra-curricular activities
- Serve as an ambassador for your country, teaching us about your culture, while adapting to our culture
- Make life-long friendships, not only with students and others here, but with others from all around the world as you get to know the other Inbound students. District 6220 brings in 20-25 Inbounds each year.
- Build memories to last a lifetime, and when it’s over, you’ll return home with a deeper understanding of the different cultures of the world