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2014/2015 Inbound Rotary Exchange

Students Trip to Slavonija

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irst, I would like to thank the Rotary clubs in ming form North America, have never been on a train
Slavonski Brod and Pozega for organizing this before. We were met by Rotarians and their families
Rotary trip for us. I can speak for all the stu- at the station in Slavonski Brod, separated into groups
dents, when I say that we all had a great time of two, and then brought home to our temporary host
meeting new people and exploring a different area of family’s house for the night. My host family was very
Croatia! It was greatly appreciated and we thank you welcoming and friendly. They made us a good dinner
for everything you did for us!
and some desserts, then sat and talked to the other
Two weekends ago, 18 inbound exchange students student and me for the next several hours about where we come from and who we
went on a Rotary trip to Slavonija for
the weekend. It was a very great
are. We even got the chanOur trip to Slavonija was aweexperience and a lot of fun for all of
ce to listen to some live Croasome! We all had so much fun
tian music that evening, whius! We caught a train from the statiseeing the history and meeting
on in Zagreb and travelled for about 3
ch was very cool to hear and
new people. I cannot thank
hours to Slavonski Brod. The train ria great way to experience soRotary enough for putting
de itself was fun, as most of us, come culture.
together that expeOn Saturday, we met up
rience for us!
with all the other students
and went to what I believe
was the Town Hall. There were some Rotarians there and they welcomed us to Slavonski Brod and gave
us an explanation of the city and its history. We then
met up with our tour guide, who showed us around
the fortress, explaining how it came to be and the Turkish involvement. We visited the Tambure museum
as well, which was so cool to see and learned about
how it’s evolved over the years to produce the Croatian music we still hear today. We had a tour of the city and learned about all the history. It was a very beROTARY MAGAZIN | LISTOPAD 2014. | DIGITALNO IZDANJE