Rotary Exchange Student Adrien Vecten
Posted by Steve Frazier
Our Program for May 18th was as presentation by Advrien Vecten, our club's French exchange student. We've all seen Adrien during the year attending our meetings and activities, and this was his chance to tell us about himself and his family.
Adrien lives in a town of about 60,000 people called Beauvais, which is about32 miles North of Paris. Because he is so close to Paris, he has been able to visit there often. He showed us pictures of many of the important buildings in Paris, and talked about the public transit system in towns and in the country. The entire country is covered by railroads, buses, and in large towns subways and taxis. Getting around is easy.
His school in Beauvais has about 500 students, and covers grade 1 through high school. Entering Minnetonka with the 2,500-plus students was quite an experience!
Adrien and his brothers live with his mother, Sophie, who is a nurse in the hospital in town. He is the middle brother, with an older brother age 23, and a younger brother twelve. His parents are divorced, and his dad is a farmer who lives about 50 miles east of Beauvais. Adrien has a motorcycle at home (fast looking machine) and he now can travel between the two homes quite easily. As he has completed high school at home, he will be entering college this fall, where he intends to start his studies in economics.
During the question period, some of our members asked if he would encourage his younger brother to be an exchange student, and the consensus was our club would surely welcome him.
Kathy Hanson, his exchange mom, told us we were all welcome at his graduation party at their home on June 12th. (Story by Tad Shaw and photo by Steve Frazier)
Adrien lives in a town of about 60,000 people called Beauvais, which is about32 miles North of Paris. Because he is so close to Paris, he has been able to visit there often. He showed us pictures of many of the important buildings in Paris, and talked about the public transit system in towns and in the country. The entire country is covered by railroads, buses, and in large towns subways and taxis. Getting around is easy.
His school in Beauvais has about 500 students, and covers grade 1 through high school. Entering Minnetonka with the 2,500-plus students was quite an experience!
Adrien and his brothers live with his mother, Sophie, who is a nurse in the hospital in town. He is the middle brother, with an older brother age 23, and a younger brother twelve. His parents are divorced, and his dad is a farmer who lives about 50 miles east of Beauvais. Adrien has a motorcycle at home (fast looking machine) and he now can travel between the two homes quite easily. As he has completed high school at home, he will be entering college this fall, where he intends to start his studies in economics.
During the question period, some of our members asked if he would encourage his younger brother to be an exchange student, and the consensus was our club would surely welcome him.
Kathy Hanson, his exchange mom, told us we were all welcome at his graduation party at their home on June 12th. (Story by Tad Shaw and photo by Steve Frazier)