Exchange Student - Anna

Feb 13 - Our exchange student from Naburg Germany, Anna, gave us a presentation that included many fascinating facts about her country. She compared the strict and expensive process for obtaining a driver's license at age 18 in Germany with the relatively lax process in Arizona. She told us that most Germans are at least bi-lingual and a large % of the population speaks several languages. The educational system is very structured and students are placed in one of 3 tracks after 4 years of primary school. She also described many other facets such as climate, sports, food, beer consumption (can drink at age 16), punctuality, and phone answering protocol. There are 14 Rotary Districts in Germany and she is sponsored by the  Schwandorf District. She has been very active since she arrived here, especially playing saxophone with a local high school marching band. She has visited several locations in AZ and been able to travel to Utah, Oklahoma, and Mexico for short visits.  She is looking forward to her trip to Disneyland in the near future. She has enjoyed this experience and hopes to bring her family back here in a couple of years. Anna is a very accomplished young lady who represents her country and Rotary very well.  Good luck in your future endeavors, Anna.