Outbound

　Ms. Natsuki Asano, who will be sent to the United States with the Hakata Rotary Club as her sponsor club, left Fukuoka Airport on August 3 in high spirits.

　The next one year will be an irreplaceable memory in her life. Have a good trip.

　Emiri Shimada, who will be sent to Finland with Fukuoka Heisei Rotary Club as her sponsor club, left Fukuoka Airport on July 31 in high spirits.

　We hope she will learn a lot during the year and come back in good spirits.

　Rin Shibahara, who was sent to District D2410 in Sweden with Fukuoka Rotary Club as her sponsor club, returned home safely on July 30.

　We are sure that she was able to experience different cultures and made a lot of memories during the year.

　All of the 2023-24 Outbound participants have now safely returned to their home countries. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the debriefing session upon your return.

　Ms. Kanon Matsuo, who will be sent to Brazil (District D4510) with Fukuoka Rotary Club as her sponsor club, left Fukuoka Airport on July 23 in good spirits.

　This is the first departure for the 2024-25 Outbound program. Please take care of yourself and enjoy your one-year study abroad experience.

　Ms. Shiena Miyahara, who was sent to District D5970 in the U.S. under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Tosu, returned safely to Japan on July 16.

　WE are sure that she was able to experience many things during her one year stay in the U.S. We hope that she and her sister and brother will continue to make the ROTEX activities more exciting.

　Ms. Wakako Hayashida, who was sent to District D2000 in Switzerland with the Rotary Club of Omuta North as her sponsor club, returned home safely on July 15.

　We hope that she will be able to make the most of her one-year study abroad experience and become an internationally active person.

　Ms. Ryoba Matsuoka, who was sent to District D1385 in Finland with Fukuoka Josei Rotary Club as her sponsor club, returned home safely on July 12.

　We believe she experienced many things in Scandinavia where culture and customs are different. We hope she will make use of her experiences in her future life.

　Ms. Koharu Ikeda, who was sent to District D1900 in Germany with the Rotary Club of Munakata as her sponsor club, returned home safely on July 10.

　We are looking forward to her report on how much her German has improved during the year. We hope that she will use this experience to become a person who can contribute to the international community.

　Mr. Keito Harada, who was sent to District D4510 in Brazil with the Rotary Club of Yukuhashi as his sponsor club, returned home safely on July 8.

　We believe he experienced a lot during his one year stay on the other side of the world. We hope he will be active as a ROTEX member in the future.

　Sota Watanabe, who was sent to District D5060 in the U.S. under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Kanda, returned home safely on July 7.

　We believe he experienced a lot during his one-year exchange program. We hope he will be able to pass his experience on to the next generation as a ROTEX member.