After spending time in the San Francisco airport and New York City, Ben Small boarded a plane to Lisbon, Portugal. He was alone and completely oblivious of what was to come, having left his family behind in the states. Small knew that what he was about to experience would drastically change his life. . . Read More

On August 22, 2008, Alex Landt flew into the unknown. After almost a full year of interviews and other preparations for the Rotary Exchange Program, Alex stepped on the plane in Portland at 6:10 a.m. for the first leg of his very long trip to Ecuador. At his arrival, Landt’s new host family welcomed. . . Read More