September 6 - 12, 2023
Leo’s going to Japan By CHLOE JAENICKE
AFTER years of immersing himself in Japanese culture, year 11 Wangaratta High School student, Leo Harwood, is getting the opportunity to spend a year in Japan thanks to the Rotary Club of Milawa Oxley Student Youth Exchange Program. Leo learnt about the program through a friend who is currently in Japan on the Rotary Youth Exchange. “I’ve always been interested in Japanese culture, and always wanted to travel there and after talking to my friend I discovered it was a possibility,” he said. After the discussion with his friend, Leo began to immediately research the exchange program to find out more. Leo then completed the application process and recently was told that he had been accepted by a Rotary club in Kanazawa while at a Rotary weekend event in Corowa where inbound, outbound and rebound students met to discuss their experiences and learn more about the exchange program. Leo was initially introduced to Japanese culture through the Studio Ghibli films and was fascinated by the language.
◆ IMMERSED IN CULTURE: Leo Timms will be spending a year in Japan as part of the Rotary of Milawa Oxley Youth Exchange. PHOTOS: Chloe Jaenicke
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