Rotary Youth Exchange, District 6220

Welcome to Rotary Youth Exchange - District 6220

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Students
    • Outbounds
      • Student Resources
      • Contract – Outbound Parent
      • Kati’s videos
      • 2019-20 Outbounds
      • 2018-19 OUTBOUND STUDENTS
      • 2017-18 Outbounds
      • Monthly Report — Outbound
      • Insurance
      • More Helpful Links
        • First Night Questions
        • Orientations & Conferences
        • Country Choices
        • Glossary of Terms
        • Calendar
      • Parents of Outbound Students
        • Contract – Outbound Parent
        • I’m only 17 …
        • Leaving Chile
        • A letter from Juliette, an Outbound
        • Glossary of Terms
        • Tzell Travel Agency
      • Tzell Travel Agency
      • Outbound Student Arrival Report
      • Student Protection
    • Inbound
      • 2019-20 Inbound Students
      • Monthly Report – Inbound
      • Insurance
      • Inbound Travel Rules
      • Student
      • Hints for Living in Host Family
      • Student Protection
      • Tours
      • First Night Questions
    • Rebound and Rotex
    • Short Term Exchange
    • Glossary of Terms
  • Host Family
    • Insurance
    • Expectations
    • Sharing, Caring
    • Host Family Application Link
    • Hints for Living in Host Family
      • Rules for Living in a Host Family
      • First Night Questions
      • Travel Rules
  • Insurance
  • Calendar
  • Conferences
    • District 6220 Winter Conference
    • Love is International – Wausau
    • District 6220 Fall Conference
    • Grand Rapids Summer Conference – Central States
    • Inbound Orientation
  • Rotarian
    • Volunteers
      • Federal Rule 62.25 (Youth Exchange)
    • Video resources
    • RYE Officer/Counselor
      • Private RYEO/Counselor Section
      • Insurance
      • Contract – Outbound Parent
      • Inbound Travel Rules
      • Federal Rule 62.25 (Youth Exchange)
    • Rotary District 6220
    • Club Links
  • Contact Us
  • Satellite Club -Friends of 6220 Exchange
You are here: Home / Rebound and Rotex

Rebound and Rotex

If you’ve been paying attention, you know by now that Rotary Youth Exchange isn’t really just a year abroad. It’s a year of orientations and conferences in preparation to leave; it’s a year of adventure, challenge, love, and heartache; and then it’s time to come back for more conferences as a Rebound and Rotex student.

Rebounds are our students who have just returned from their year abroad. Some of them are off at college or work, while others are finishing up their final year of high school here in the USA. This is a year of transition for them, as they re-adjust to life in the USA. They spend time reflecting on the changes in themselves as they work to reintegrate themselves into their families, school, and friendships. Many find themselves torn between the two cultures of their home country and their “second” country.

Our District 6220 commitment to our Rebounds is to provide a support network as they transition back to life here in the USA. Shortly after their arrival, we conduct a Rebound Weekend Retreat for them, at which time they can share their experiences with fellow Rebound students who understand what the exchange year brought to their lives. A District facilitator works with them to explore their life coming back to their homes.

Rotex students have been back for more than one year, and they and the Rebounds are welcome additions to our District Conferences, as they bring a fresh perspective to our Outbounds and parents as to what it’s “really like” to be an exchange student. Their insight and advice is invaluable, and they will continue to serve as resources and role models to our new students.

Dr. Dennis White is a clinical psychologist based in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and is world-renowned expert in culture and cultural assimilation. He works extensively with youth exchange organizations throughout the world, along with the Peace Corps and other adult organizations that have multi-cultural assignments, but his passion is for the Rotary Youth Exchange program. We’re pleased to have Dr. White as a frequent attendee and contributor to our District RYE program, and we in District 6220 are proud to share him with many multi-national Rotary Youth Exchange organizations around the world.

A few of Dr. White’s most widely circulated papers concerning Rebound students are linked below:

One World?

Going Home

 

District 6220

Contact Us

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Students
    • Outbounds
    • Inbound
    • Rebound and Rotex
    • Short Term Exchange
    • Glossary of Terms
  • Host Family
  • Insurance
  • Calendar
  • Conferences
  • Rotarian
  • Contact Us
  • Satellite Club -Friends of 6220 Exchange

User Registration

Login

Register
Forgot Password?

© 2023 · Rotary Youth Exchange, District 6220 | All Rights Reserved