Welcome to Rotary District 7255

Short Term Exchange Program!

Things to do after you’re accepted:

  1. Check your email regularly. This will be the primary way you will receive communication.

  2. Once a match has been achieved you will hear from Eastern States Student Exchange (ESSEX).

Things to do after you receive notification of your match:

  1. Upon hearing from or contacting your match, you should start making plans.  If you hear from your match prior to hearing from Eastern States Student Exchange (ESSEX), please let ESSEX know immediately. 

  2. Apply for your passport as soon as possible. 

  3. Your families should agree on dates of your exchange and make travel arrangements. Note: you are required to purchase roundtrip tickets.

  4. You have the option to make travel arrangements with Tzell, ESSEX’s designated travel provider. They are a full-time staff of youth exchange specialists who will serve as a resource before you leave to the time you return home.  Tzell can provide:

  • Extended hours of operation during the summer months.

  • Information on electrical current and currency in your host country.

  • Information on baggage allowances. 

  • Tzell can be reached at 800-888-5276 or at www.tzellyouthexchange.com 

  1. You are required to have healthcare insurance from the ESSEX designated insurance provider, CISI-Bolduc. ESSEX will send you an email with a personalized link to complete the application. Learn more about short-term insurance.

Things to do three months before departing on your exchange:

  1. Correspond continually with your match getting to know each other. 

  2. Begin to research your host country where you’ll live. Look at the cultural norms, values and traditions, in addition to understanding history and traditions. 

  3. Attend the mandatory orientation scheduled for a date in the spring.