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Rotary exchange student home early





and safe amid COVID-19 concerns






by Brianne Benson during the holidays with my host aunt and TheRotary Club in Switzerland bought Tait a
uncle, as well as another exchange student GA travel-card which allowed him to utilize
Rotary exchange student Kaelan Tait from Columbia, who I can now say is one of all trains,boats, and gondolas in the country
returned home to Edson on March 22, almost my best friends.” making travel,“super easy and extremely fun.”
four months early from his trip to Switzerland Tait moved to Kappel to live with his second However, as COVID-19 began to spread,
due to concerns about the COVID-19 host family, the Dörfliger's, in December many activities and events were being
pandemic. where he had a host brother and sister who cancelled, much like in Edson, which slowed
There were mixed feelings surrounding his were “absolutely the best.” Tait said, “I really down a lot of the trip's fun.
arrival as his original return date was not until connected and felt at home with them. The “Coming home was a very quiet process. I
July 12. However, he still said, “Traveling the family was very, very active. I had to get used tried to stay in Switzerland for my whole year,
country of Switzerland was probably the most to working out as well as going hiking and but the decision for me to come home was
fun I've ever had.” running on a regular basis.” made by my home district and parents. I only
Despite the fact that the COVID-19 Although he lived with two separate families had two days to get everything ready and say
pandemic cut his trip short, he still managed in two separate towns Tait attended school in goodbye before I had to leave.”
to have fun, make great memories, and learn Olten for the duration of his exchange. He Despite expressing his utmost confidence in
about a new culture. also attended additional German classes in Switzerland's healthcare system, Tait admitted
Tait spent from early August of 2019 to late Bern. the virus was definitely a big stress to
March of 2020 living with two host families Tait shared that he loved Rotary Exchange experience while on exchange.
in Switzerland.Although he did not get the weekends where youths from other exchange Tait said, “To be honest I didn't miss home
opportunity to stay with his third host family, programs met up to have fun, but the memory all that much, obviously I missed my family,
ad canada he had great things to say about the first two. he said he would never forget was taking an but I was always busy doing something in
Switzerland. That being said, I was super
eight-hour hike with his first host family.
With the first family, the Eggimann's, Tait
thin ice resided in Hagendorf had a host mom and dad culture with ease, as there are some happy to see my family again when I
He mentioned that he adjusted to the new
returned.”
as well as two younger host sisters.
“I could not have asked for a better first host similarities between Canadian and Swiss There were no cases of COVID-19 in any of
family,” Tait said. “They helped me a ton with culture. However, he did note that “they are a the towns Tait visited, but he was in a 14-day
2x 80 lines the language and we did many activities very orderly people. In general, I believe quarantine as advised by the federal and
Swiss people have a real respect for time, and
provincial government guidelines.“I want to
together. They had an apartment right in the
heart of the Alps. We spent many weeks there being on time, which is something I definitely thank the Rotary Club of Edson for giving me
struggled with in the beginning.” this opportunity,” he said.


















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