Kristi and Eric’s first Rotary Meeting

Kristi and I had the opportunity to attend our first Rotary meeting. Joyce Schmeeckle, the GSE Coordinator, invited us to attend the Lincoln South Rotary Club meeting on Friday, April 20, 2007, at the Knolls Restaurant. It was a nice opportunity for us to meet several Rotarian's who were excited to learn GSE members were attending their meeting. Both Kristi and I appreciated the opportunity to see how the Lincoln South Rotary Club conducts their meeting and what to expect as we get ready for our Sweden trip. We both look forward to returning to share our experiences with everyone.

Here is a picture of Kristi and me at the meeting.

The two teams meet

Friday, April 13, proved to be quite an evening. We met the inbound Swedish team at the Upstream in downtown Omaha. It was very nice to get to know the Swedish team and ask them all of our questions. We hope they enjoyed the opportunity to get to know us. I know I feel much more comfortable with our upcoming trip.

Predeparture

Wow...hard to believe we leave in just 20 days! Seems to have come so quickly. On Friday April 13th the inbound team and our team will be getting together for a social activity. We are going to the Upstream in the Old Market. This will allow both teams to meet and interact in a very relaxed atmosphere. This will also allow our team to gain more information from the Swedish team before we leave. I will try to get a photo of the teams together and will post it here as soon as I have one ready.

As a team I really think we are coming together and building friendships that will last long after this exchange is over. We've had a few field trips already...the first was to JC Penney's at Westroads in Omaha to pick out our blazers. What a trip that was!

It has been a lot of fun learning about each other and we look forward to our upcoming trip.

Where will we be?

Our team will visit the three counties west of Stockholm.