Watertown Daily Times
Date: JULY 3, 2015
By: BOB BECKSTEAD
MASSENA, NY — Evan George says he heard the stories his two sisters told about their
Jan-Vincent Hannappel from Frankfurt, Germany, talks to Massena Rotary Club members about his experiences during a yearlong stay in Massena as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange program.
Rotary Youth Exchange visits to other countries, and soon he’ll have some stories of his own to share.
Mr. George, who attends Massena Central High School, will be spending the next school year in Taiwan. Most recently, one sister, Mackenzie, spent a year in Denmark as part of the program. Another sister, Mikayla, spent a year in Finland.
“I’ve known about it since I was little,” he said.
He said Taiwan wasn’t his original first choice.
“At first I wanted to go to Sweden,” Mr. George said.
But after attending a cultural fair with attendees representing several different countries, Taiwan jumped to the top of his list. [FULL STORY]
