Rotary District 5690's RITE and YEES Program

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Two representatives of our district RITE (Rotary Intercountry Teacher Exchange and YEES (Youth Exchange Spanish English) visited this week. Representing RITE was Marissa Quiroz and YEES Edgar Quintero. Both are from David, Chiriqui, Republic of Panama.

Marissa was a 24 year old English Teacher who came to our district to study the methodology of teaching a foreign language. She was impressed with the Kansas teachers who had traveled to David last summer and she came to learn more. She spent three weeks in the Wichita area attending classes in the Wichita schools and Wichita State. She also was filled with the American cultural experience.

Edgar Quintero is a 17-year-old student who won a scholarship by the David Rotary Club to come to Kansas and improve his English skills and also get the cultural experience. Both Marissa and Edgar were a delight to know. Marissa was hosted by Rotarian Anita Graves and Linda and I hosted Edgar.

We were blessed or haunted by snow storms the whole week they were here. Our presentations at Larned High School and Fort Hays State University were canceled. Even the terrific museums in Pawnee County were closed. However, we were able to attend Dodge City Rotary, Dodge City’s Boothill, Edward County Historical Museum and give a presentation to Kinsley Rotary.

Kinsley Rotary is my former Rotary Club and it was great to be back. It was pointed out to me that Kinsley Rotary had a one hundred percent attendance that night and that was a first in a long time. I thought Marissa and Edgar did a great job and they were well received.

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Photos

Kinsley Kansas
Kinsley Kansas claims to be 1561 miles from New York and San Francisco

Kinsley Kansas
Kinsley Kansas claims to be 1561 miles from New York and San Francisco. This is the midway USA sign.

Dodge City Rotary
Edgar and Mirissa enjoy a great meal at Dodge City Rotary

Dodge City Rotary
Edgar and Mirissa enjoy a great meal at Dodge City Rotary

Dodge City Rotary
Dodge City Rotarian reports on their dictionery project. Dodge City Rotary gave out over 600 dictionerys to all third graders in Dodge City and sorrounding communities.

Dodge City Rotary
Edgar by a cowboy dummy.

Dodge City Rotary
Mirissa by a cowboy dummy.

Boothill
Edgar by dance hall dummy.

Boothill
Actual Boothill where people were placed in the ground in a hurry. Thus, some boots still showed.

Boothill
Boothill jail. Edgar spent a little time.

Boothill
Edgar by an Indian scene.

Boothill
Edgar by an American bison.

Boothill
Edgar and Marissa on a loveseat.

Boothill
We all bellyed up to the bar.

Boothill
Marissa and I did a little dancing.

Boothill
Marissa and Edgar shooting each other.

Boothill
Me playing "My Pour Adelane."

Boothill
Edgar got in a poker game.

Boothill
Marissa back at her teacher's desk.

Boothill
Edgar was a scholarship winner?

Kinsley
Marissa and Edgar at the Edward County Museum Sod House.