From The Volunteer State to The UK

District 6760 of the Rotary Club selected a team of four young professionals from Tennessee, accompanied by a team leader, to go on an international vocational exchange to Rotary Club District 1270 in England. The team will explore professions related to their own while gaining a broader understanding of British culture, history, and society. Follow the team as they prepare for, travel to, and adventure in England.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

50/50

I Can't believe this trip is already halfway finished and I can't believe this trip is only halfway finished! I hit the proverbial wall yesterday. Just exhausted. Everyone is amazing, we are very fortunate. However, every town wants to show us so much, feed us the best food and entertain us most nights. Btw, the UK is going to run out of meat and potatoes very very soon. Today, Sunday, is moving day. We are off to Hull for our fifth stop in 16 days. We have done four presentations with back-to-back shows Mon/Tues night. I believe we have met over 200 people thus far. The characters, holy cow the characters. We have met some great people. Chris and stayed at the same house at our last stop. Very very interesting. They were pack rats and this house was old old old. They had a friend of theirs over one night for dinner, an 83 yr old retired doctor that could drink me under the table. Believe me, I tried. The only thing missing from this dinner scene was Christopher Walken. Seriously, words aren't enough to describe the conversations and setting of this scene. I can only imagine Chris and I will laugh about it for many years to come.
This is truly an amazing experience though. I don't want to travel abroad any other way from this point forward. Having an interested group of local, passionate people show you their town is the way to experience the most. Looking forward to our next, packed town!

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the great up dates on your GSE experience.

    Bill
    Rotary Club of Nashville

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