Rotary Orientation

On Sept. 8, Camila, Laura, Nancy and I went to the Rotary orientation meeting for inbound exchange students and their host families. This was for all inbound exchange students in the local Rotary district. There are six this year: Camila; a boy—Alvaro—from Spain (living with the Hogans); a boy from Germany; and girls from Switzerland, Peru and Brazil. A nice group. Last year this meeting (with Marion) was in Morrisville—close to home. This year it was in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, about 2 hours away. So, with travel, it took most of the day. But it was a fun time for all. Mom did a great job in her skit—acting as a high school girl trying to hit on Alvaro ("Alvie"). I wish I had a movie of it! :-)

The only bad part of the day was that while driving home (in the Honda) I hit and killed a dog in Stowe. It was one of two beautiful golden retrievers. Their owner, an older woman, had taken them out for a walk. She had taken off their leashes, and the dogs got away from her. One of them ran right in front of me, with no time to react. The dog's owner was upset, and I was sad. This was the first time I've hit a dog while driving.