Rotary Youth Exchange
Working towards peace and understanding in the world, one exchange at the time.
Rotary International
Rotary International is the world’s oldest and most international service organization, with over 1.2 million members in 32,000 clubs, in almost 200 countries. The official Rotary motto is, “Service Above Self”, and Rotarians live their lives in accordance with the Four Way Test. You can find out more about our wonderful organization and its many programs and projects by visiting the Rotary International website.
There are more than 500 Rotary clubs in the Rotary districts in Florida and . District borders follow county lines.
Rotary Youth Exchange
Each year, over 9,000 high school students participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange program worldwide, learning a new language and experiencing a new culture, through the efforts of Rotary volunteers around the globe. The program began in the 1920s, but took off after the II World War.
The program’s primary mission: “To work towards peace and understanding in the world”.
RYE Florida
The Youth Exchange (YE) programs in Florida are growing, through the efforts of the multi-district organization, Rotary Youth Exchange Florida, Inc.
Each of the five participating districts in Florida and are committed to promoting Rotary Youth Exchange, and at least half of the districts have been honored with District Achievement Awards at the annual conferences of the North American Youth Exchange Network
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Recent Travels
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2025-26 Asiri outbound to Switzerland 20250914
The first few weeks of my exchange has been such a journey. The first weeks were definitely difficult for me. Having to completely leave everything behind and being somewhere where everything was new was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Many days I would think...
2025-26 Jaydin– outbound to Sweden
Hi. Welcome to my first journal entry regarding my 2025-2026 Rotary Youth Exchange. It took some time, but everything has finally fallen into place. I think that's pretty cool.My journey has been one of perseverance so far, and I'm grateful to have pushed past the...
2025-26 Soren – outbound to Japan
This is my first time writing a journal entry that has not been for school. So, please bear with me.I am departing for Japan this upcoming Friday (August 15th) and have been eagerly counting down the days until I leave. I’m currently finishing up packing my bags and...