Study abroad for a full academic year; attending local schools and living with multiple host families! Students learn a new language, discover another culture, and truly become global citizens. Exchanges for students ages 15-19 are sponsored by Rotary clubs in more than 100 countries.

​Why become an Exchange Student?
  • Develop lifelong leadership skills
  • Learn a new language and culture
  • Build lasting friendships with young people from around the world
  • Become a global citizen

Trumansburg Rotary, and the larger community, first hosted an inbound student, Anna Knight from Australia, in 1964. Trumansburg Rotary sent their first student abroad, William Baines, to South Africa in 1965. All of Trumansburg’s Outbound and Inbound students are listed below.

Visit the Rotary District 7180 Youth Exchange website at https://cny7180youthexchange.org or the Rotary International website at Rotary.org for more information about becoming an Exchange Student.

Student Exchange Program, Outbound from Trumansburg

1965 William Baines South Africa
1966 Anne Newport Australia
1966 Eileen Ehrhart Japan
1967 Tim King Australia
1967 Diane Parke Argentina
1968 Mary Farrell Sweden
1968 Amy Thomason New Zealand
1968 Margaret Hill Bolivia
1969 Michele Sola South America
1970 David Lutes South Africa
1970 Rick Frost Japan
1971 Phil Crimmins Philippines
1971 Donna Ryan Denmark
1972 Pat Hill India
1972 Therese Leboffe Finland
1973 Anne James New Zealand
1974 Shawn Murphey Sweden
1974 Mary Stilwell Bolivia
1975 Bernadette Fressie Denmark
1975 Kathryn Kenney Argentina
1977 Elizabeth Smith Brazil
1977 Amy Sutcliffe Mexico
1978 Catherine Golder Belgium
1979 Valerie Major France
1980 Dawn Millspaugh Philippines
1980 Scott Van Wie Mexico
1981 Susan Brown Japan
1982 Meredith DeCotiis Brazil
1982 Sarah Williams France
1983 Jennifer Dell Japan
1984 Emily Lange Japan
1984 Sarah Ploss Denmark
1985 Lynn Elizabeth Golder Belgium
1986 John Overbaugh India
1986 Erica Swenson Belgium
1987 Cynthia Peters France
1989 Norrie Paine South Africa
1990 Paula Maguire South Africa
1990 Edward Swenson France
1990 Mata Swenson Poland
1991 Stephaney Willard Spain
1992 Lisa Mather Bolivia
1992 Jennifer Chiment Turkey
1993 Angela Gaige Japan
1993 Agetha Bianes India
1994 Rachel Holovach Venezuela
1994 Carry Andrews Argentina
1994 Bill Overbaugh Hungary
1995 Ben Mather Sweden
1996 Katherine Olburtsman Brazil
1996 Noah Kooperman Bolivia
1997 Lydia Overbaugh Thailand
1997 Megan Fogarty Argentina
1997 Regan Carver Argentina
1997 Carmen Ellis Brazil
1997 Monica Zgola France
1998 Carrie Bush Brazil
1999 Kacy Peckenpaugh Germany
1999 Amanda Watson India
2000 Melissa Zgola Belgium
2000 Liz Garner Costa Rica
2001 Nathaniel Bond Japan
2001 Eva Lessinger Bolivia
2001 Chris McClure Brazil
2001 Georgia Guthrie Brazil
2001 Alissa Akins Belgium
2001 Jenna Stearns Argentina
2002 Alex Couluris Poland
2002 Kaitlin Zylich Thailand
2002 Renata Rice Bolivia
2003 Margo Zgola Japan
2003 Kate Heptig Costa Rica
2004 Angel Stillions Japan
2004 Jill Carlson France
2004 Laura Brazauskas Costa Rica
2004 Marisa Clingen Thailand
2005 Robin Seegers Bolivia
2005 Dan Ochs Costa Rica
2006 Andrea Berg Slovakia
2006 Anthony Stillions Belgium
2006 Hannah Guthrie Brazil
2006 Jenna Irish Belgium
2006 Samantha Whittied Poland
2007 Becky Ochs Argentina
2007 Julian Boland Poland
2007 Justina Zifchock Brazil
2007 Sally Vann Brazil
2008 Silas Reidy Germany
2008 Regan Allen Mexico
2008 Shayla Hickey Bolivia
2009 Maya Cooke Thailand
2009 Sarah Danner Japan
2010 Anna Pausch Thailand
2010 Sam Heptig Argentina
2011 Chelsea Starkweather India
2011 Danielle Peck Mexico
2012 Rachel Pausch Germany
2014 Cassie Proctor France
2014 Makila Seamon Paraguay
2016 Will Prisloe Denmark
2016 Elena Dell'Accio France

Student Exchange Program, Inbound to Trumansburg
1964 Anna Knight Australia
1965 Liisa Ilmavalta Finland
1966 Genzo Makino Japan
1966 Jennifer Worden Australia
1967 Liliana eDuc Argentina
1968 Christina Bonnarp Sweden
1968 Peter Kantey South Africa
1968 Peter O’Brien Australia
1969 Ana Lorena Bolanos Costa Rica
1970 Mercedes Delladonna Argentina
1970 Hiroko Takano Japan
1971 Francisco Rodriguez Costa Rica
1971 Gorges Torres Argentina
1972 Deborah Pfeiffer Australia
1972 Ameeta Jadav India
1973 Yo Taniguchi Japan
1973 Marcia Tedesco Brazil
1974 Chris Summerville New Zealand
1975 Ian Smit South Africa
1976 Paulo Anchieta Brazil
1977 Heather Campbell New Zealand
1977 Bjorn Lorentzon Sweden
1978 Maarten-Paul Jansens Netherlands
1979 Nadja Enke Germany
1980 Kirsi maarrit Hintsanen Finland
1981 Manuel Roncal Peru
1982 Joey DeLara Philippines
1983 Muriel Keller France
1983 Hiroyuki Yazaki Japan
1984 Kristofer Gamstedt Sweden
1985 Irela Cortez Mexico
1986 Karim Bredlund Denmark
1987 Mario Aguirre Bolivia
1988 Antje Shade Germany
1989 Alex Lao Philippines
1990 Rie Numata Japan
1991 Lisbeth Bonefield Denmark
1992 Anand Nahar India
1993 Sofia Nystrom Sweden
1993 Michelle Buttfield England
1994 Juda Franczia Hungary
1994 Carlos Verpara Spain
1995 Fausto Gil Mexico
1995 Aurelie Perrad France
1996 Eduardo Caram Brazil
1997 Anna Koenig Germany
1997 Polina Malyarevich Russia
1998 Aoi Tokuno Japan
1998 Guillermo Lira Mexico
1999 Szymon Zienatra Poland
2000 Witsanu Chatsiriwech Thailand
2001 Liza Lekhner Russia
2001 Nathalie Gille France
2002 Ganouggarn Limudomporn Thailand
2002 Mari Nakao Japan
2003 Eva Schwoerer Germany
2003 Thomas Roux France
2004 Monique Woytuski Brazil
2005 Rochelle Wilson Australia
2005 Gilles Frix Belgium
2006 Marcarena Gonzalez Argentina
2006 Isa Partio Finland
2006 Lucas Moeller Germany
2008 Chakchawis Kanokkantapong Thailand
2008 David Gonzales Mexico
2009 Emile Bak Denmark
2009 Yesha Kotadia India
2010 Vitor Falavinha Brazil
2010 Yukako Ode Japan
2011 Viktor Fudala Slovakia
2011 Alexandra Coombe Australia
2012 Amparo Cejas Argentina
2012 Chia-Yi Lee (Joy) Taiwan
2013 Mariana Martins Brazil
2013 Sebastian Andrezejkowicz Poland
2014 Maria Jose Pomacusi Bolivia
2014 Elizabet Gonda Hungary
2015 Andrea Romero Godinez Mexico
2015 Lennart Stasche Germany
2016 Nina Coupez France