As a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, one of my responsibilities is to present at Rotary meetings of my host country. My first presentation occurred on January 17th at the Central Medellin Rotary Club, which has 87 members. It was quite the formal and jovial event, and I felt very welcomed by all those present. My presentation was far from perfect (I think being nervous enhances my accent when speaking in Spanish), but I think the Rotarians enjoyed the Seattle trivia (or, more importantly, the Seattle souvenir prizes!) and valued what I had to say. I even sat at the “table of honor” at the front of the room, and I exchanged flags with the club president for one of my sponsor club of the University District of Seattle. It was a very nice introduction to the Rotary activity of Colombia, and I’m looking forward to future presentations!
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Good Job!
To overcome the accent problem (it always comes out in any language when under some stress) try speaking while driving. It works!
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