Parting words from a Rotary youth exchange student

[@aligaynor5374]

Wow. Simply heartbreaking. I haven't even left for my exchange yet and I already feel the pain and emotion of leaving my soon-to-be family and friends. Amazing what you've done with this video.

[@Anahloveuu]

Hello Kate, I found this video when a great friend of mine (who I met in host country which was an exchange student as I am/was/used to be) showed it to me and I remeber how I felt when I listen tl it for the forst time which made me realized the real meaning of being an exchange student. The feeling of being somewhere but not knowing where you belong to. I've heard this amazingly truthful video hundreds of times and I still cry everytime I start looking back in time. And as memories bring tears to my eyes I reckon how deep this message takes place in my heart. I must tell you thank you for puting into words what not many can even explain. Thank you for letting me find a way of finally being able to explain how I feel... "Even though it's been a year." I still have yet to find my place somewhere in between this to worlds but it's always easier when you know you're not alone. Thank you Kate, thank you for making us believe in true love. Love, Ana.

[@JoshFieldsTokyo]

Bravo Kate!! Thank you for such an amazing representation of what we all feel about our exchange. Thank you for taking me through my own journey of preparing to return home from my own exchange. I'm forever grateful to Rotary for changing my life, and fortunate to have been living in my host country, after returning 21 years later. Well done! Josh Fields Japan 1983-84 from D 5100 USA

[@TheDarkestSecretsx]

It made me emotional.. It's just exactly how I feel. Every word is true. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video, you did an amazing job. I think every exchange student can relate to this.

[@CameronChardukian]

This was beautiful. I'm crying right now, and I've never been so inspired.

[@MegaAqua007]

Leaving the US in less than a month, had to say good bye to the first people today and was crying all day and now I watched this and I started crying again!! Showed this to my friends and now they understand me a lot better :) thank you!

[@MarianaLacerdaL]

WOW... I have a German and a American Friend that are living Brazil in just a few days I'm going to miss them sooo much!! This video make me cry!! Beatiful just beautiful!! *-*

[@annag_9]

I am an exchange student in Germany; my parents are supposed to come in two days and watching this video made me crying. I've realised I am still not ready to leave.

[@babejess20xx]

I miss the exchange student we had from Germany, Antonio. He had all become our best friend and by the end of the year I actually forgot that he was from Germany. He became one of my best friends, I had told him everything that was going on in my life and he would help me get though it. It was like he had been my friend all a long. I miss my mate.. xx

[@TheSoulmee]

You know? Even it past like 3 months but I absolutly miss my host family in Texas everyday. I feel depressed even I meet my best friends. But everything just gone, one year past and it's gone forever. I wish I could replay the exchange year again and again. There were tears, smiles and eveything. RYE 2012-2013

[@Lionheart4018]

one year ago, I first saw this video and I cried. That was the time I was leaving my host county. one year later, I watched this video again, and still, I can't help stop my tears. I just miss my host country so freaking much.

[@Jshduchc]

I’m rye student from 23-24 Thank you so much for uploading this video. This literally makes me cry i love my people so much.

[@janitanykanen8217]

I'm exchange student in Japan. I'm going back to my home country tomorrow, and I started crying after this video. because this is so true. 😭

[@kalp8]

I am in Germany now for an exchange. These are my last days. I cried after watching this video. Thanks for increasing the importance of my exchange

[@veronikahabrdlova4897]

I just love it.. It made me cry, this was written from bottom of heart. It speaks for everyone because this is the truth. Pure truth nothing else. And that's why it is so powerful... Amazing, great job!

[@michelalfonsosanchezvalade161]

Only this amazing word can come from an exchange student cause only an exchange student can understand all those emotions that we feel when we return to our home countries. (Deutschland 1860, 2011-2012).

[@itsjelenaa]

I've been back for 10 months now and I was still crying. Amazing videos and such true words!

[@lauraschatz7749]

I have to fight the tears every time I watch this. It gives me the feeling that I am not on my own with those feelings and once again it's a proof of the strong relationship all the Rotary Youth Exchange Students have even though we don't know eachother. Thanks for that, truly amazing! :')

[@loonallei986]

I'm crying now ... I'm supposed to leave my host country in 15 days :'(

[@jazzandsmall]

Kate, this is wonderfull, and just says exactly what i feel. i came home from my exchange almost 2 years ago, and i still feel this way. this feeling never goes away, but with each day it becomes easier to deal with. thanks for sharing these amazing thoughts.

[@BenjaminWilliam08]

I'm just literally crying! This is really well done! Thanks for expressing what we have in our heart!

[@Gajdoska]

Kate, you totally expressed my feelings with words I couldnt find! Thats exactly what I feel. And of course not just me. I love that so much! You made me cry. That you very much.. :)

[@rosssmith4706]

i love this video. i came back home 6 months ago. i miss my host country so much. this video just shows what we all go threw when coming home

[@MrsVictoryable]

This makes me miss my exchange in the US so much. Your video gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes. Wonderful vid!

[@angelicpictures]

I would share this on Facebook but only a select group of friends would even begin to understand this.... (exchange students obvi) this gave me chills, and brought me to tears. Eloquently said Kate and too true. :(( it's bittersweet!

[@LucyDaydreamerSays]

Hi. I'm 17, I'm mexican, and I'm a exchange student. I arrived France 3 months ago. Now I understand what people meant with the first months being the hardest. I had problems with my limited knowledge of the language, which, I know is slowly improving. But I wonder, if the homesickness will ever stop. If I will be able to fully enjoy these before it ends. This is beacoming also into my world. It is and will be part of me forever, and it will be hard to leave it.

[@i56268]

Kate, Thank you for the video, I will be using it to start my presentations to Rotary clubs in our district as I share the Rotary Youth Exchange Program with them. Glad you had such a great time. Your video makes all the work we do to coordinate exchanges very meaningful to us. Yours in Rotary Scott D7710

[@davidgent1949]

I love this, ive been home from exchange now for 5 months

[@maggiekyle1654]

I came back to watch this after remembering it from my exchange year to France 2013/14 💜😭

[@Vicentewalker2]

You have broadened your horizons! What a lucky girl you are!!!

[@Marimar0619]

Wonderful, wise words! Thanks for sharing this with us. You just said what we all feel "In just days"..

[@Eleksiz]

I leave my host country in 8 days, and every single word describes my feelings right now. Being an exchange student is awesome, best year of my life without a doubt! I dont have to say much more, everything is in the video!

[@BeeFleur]

Wow.. this just made me cry. It's perfect!

[@paolastier1]

can't stop crying =( I'm feeling this every day

[@theJhennyLiver]

I returned from my exchange 9 months ago and omg I do miss being an exchange student. My last week was so hard,overall my exchange year,but I would not change anything. Being an exchange student changed me forever and I`m so glad to have been an exchange student. I miss my host country,host family and friends every single day.It is so weird to don`t feel a foreigner in a place anymore...so weird to don`t speak a different language and learn a new word everyday. To all the exchange students my advice is enjoy it the most you can,not matter how hard it is...you will only remember the good parts of it. ENJOY!!!

[@linchen123ify]

wow, im crying... i miss my home so much right now, but when i think about leaving my new, second home on the other side of the world, and leave all those people here i love so much, that makes me even sader... :(

[@beatrizlourencao3229]

this video is amazing, congratulations! Im leaving my exchange in 5 weeks and every single time i watch it i cry so much!

[@SwagginAlways]

I'm crying, and I haven't even left my own country yet.

[@clarek.556]

That was beautiful! I can only go for 6 weeks but I hope I have HALF the experience you seem to have had! Wow.

[@muller6943]

It's now 3 month ago but I still miss Canada so much !!

[@brendarois]

Wise words! I've been back for 10 months and I can't seem to get over my exchange... And I think I never will!

[@TakeAsmile0222]

i remeber watching this when i first started looking into exchange programs around 2 years ago and now i understand and relate to it. I leave France in just 5 days.

[@rasm7266]

You did it again! I can't describe the feelings that I have... But you can, thank you for that. I'm leaving in 3 days. I'm going back to Denmark, and leaving Peru.

[@Vhouse5]

Oh my gosh! I started cry the second the Video started!! Really well done!! I love it! I soo know how you feel!!!

[@catherinesugget]

goosebumps.

[@melimelo2805]

Made me cry :'( I'm from france and I'm actually in Canada with 1 month left :/ Your video is amazing

[@karolinaumova3680]

As an exchange student in Belgium who is leaving the country in just 12 days, this speaks to me so much. I really hope the return will go smoothly for me, but I can´t even imagine leaving this country...

[@martha0marie]

This is amazing, describes perfectly how I feel

[@emiiki]

My exchange was almost a year ago and it's amazing how accurate this is. Miss my second home, family, friends, language, etc so much. No one here understands :(

[@rinna176]

Beyond beautiful.

[@javierita1994]

you made me cry !

[@bky2001]

i haven’t even left for my exchange yet and i’m already crying

[@BQ182]

I wonder how many of us feel the same way... beautiful words Kate best wishes from Mexico D4170 - NY D7170 2011-2012

[@gabriellef6737]

Thanks ! A lot ! You found words for my feelings...It's beautiful :)

[@juliayingling5662]

Wow OKAY just casually sobbing my eyes out in France, realizing that I have to leave in 45 days.

[@user-mr9ge1fs3b]

The exchange student that came to my school (we hadn't had an exchange student come to our school before her which is why i say The rather than one of the) inspired me to try to become an exchange student. After doing a lot of research I chose Rotary Youth Exchange and the country Japan. That same exchange student who inspired me shared this video and I thought it was just perfect because of it being a Rotarian's video. I'm going on a short term exchange next summer and a long term exchange my jr. or sr. year.

[@EmcyMe]

So true! Made me cried... Super video et super accent au pasage ;)

[@AdamArents]

Great video! I work at Rotary and we'd love to feature this in an upcoming issue of the Youth Exchange e-Newsletter if you would be all right with that. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Diamantion]

This is SO GOOD

[@tanyap4997]

I am simply a host sister and yet you have made me cry!

[@mariek.4416]

I love it. This video is amazing. I am not even in my hostcountry. But I can understand now how hard it will be to leave it!

[@AnnahitaAslani]

I NEVER WANNA GO HOME...

[@teamss1]

That is so true!

[@louisfreestyle63]

I love it, it is so true !

[@FreakyFranzix3]

Two weeks until I'll leave my boyfriend in America to return home to Germany . . . This really made me cry.

[@clemencetoutcourt7834]

C'est beau!!!! Bravo Kate!! En tous cas, sois sûre qu'on ne t'oubliera pas ici! ;)

[@Bambam9115]

Kate, let me tell u , this is amazing, ur words are just like the things I wrote in my diary, I understand you.... :) Greetings from Mexico, (Deutschland 1860, 2010-2011)

[@Misgu1]

Really nice video!

[@solmendez2420]

awesome !!!!

[@BornCrossEyed56]

Thaks for sharing, Katie.

[@eliseh3152]

this video made me cry. already dreading the moment I'll have to leave my host country tbh

[@mathbianchi]

Who was the heartless one who disliked this video?

[@deryer]

I haven't even gone to my country yet, and I feel how difficult it will be to leave it after living a new life there for just one year!

[@Nnnn88888]

I hope it will be hard, because if it's going to be easy, it means you haven't really connectet with the people in your new country.

[@analuzMA]

"In just days" :(

[@justimpk]

i don't know why i listening to this video over and over again ...

[@kkatemackayy]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed. :)

[@kkatemackayy]

It's called End of May by Michael Bublé, normally there's lyrics however. :)

[@Tomager777]

Conceal. Don't feel. LET IT GO *cries*

[@3canet]

thanks soo much for make that video is soo true in on exchange right now rotary district 5040 canada

[@MaritWalraven1996]

I love this. What's the song called?

[@MyPelle11]

Hi! I watched that video and I think it’s awesome. I’m asking if I can put some of those things to my own video. I’m making video of my district for the last meeting. Thank you already

[@kkatemackayy]

This video was spoken by me. I'm from the united states, but on exchange in France. :)

[@norafurer8956]

Omg sorry I keep pressing the wrong button. **Those words can only come from an exchange student and they cause tears to nobody else than exchange students. We don't need to know each other, to understand exactly how we all feel. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your transition between those two worlds. We're all a big family and nomatter how hard it'll

[@exchangestudentquotes4145]

Nice 😭😭😭 I miss my best friends

[@salmonrichard9240]

Why is my face wet? Oh yeah I'm crying

[@choupinetteam]

Where are you in France ? I'm an exchange student from France to Brasil. I may help you ! :)

[@luvgymfreaks202]

I'm leaving this year to start my exchange! This is so great, loved the video. I have a question, what month did you leave and come back for your exchange? Is it a certain month all students leave and come home? Or does it vary?

[@kkatemackayy]

I left for mine in august of 2012 and came back July of 2013. For the most part exchanges start in july or august, except for students in the southern hemisphere that start their exchanges when their summer vacation is, in January since their seasons are opposite.

[@banhbo2000]

Really well done. This video reflects exactly how I and other exchange students feel before we leave the host country. I'm wondering if the video was spoken by you or your American friend. If you, you must be excellent at speaking English. Thank you!

[@xxfirefliesxxx]

i am leaving in two days, and this is exactly how i feel :o (germany to usa)

[@norafurer8956]

*Those words can only come from

[@Ice92271]

Well..................... Shit. I HAVE ONE MONTH LEFT AND I STARTED TEARING UP. I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK AT ALL.

[@pierre-louisnavaridas9832]

Welcome to the real world, and please, please don't be sad: all of you will enjoy more. You just compared 2 different cultures from a multitude of it of the Earth. You are just beginning to enjoy your discoveries. You are now citizens of the world and you know that there is bad and good humans anywhere just with differents rules. I wish all of you the broadest outlook and consciousness.

[@craigmusvipa7250]

I'm really not looking forward to flying home. Just 1 month left

[@ariadnaheredia846]

i'm crying a lot because doing an exchange is my main dream. if someone from Argentina knows how to do it, please contact me. I really dream with it

[@Bambam9115]

where did u do ur exchange?

[@lxsterhxwell3623]

I really want to be an exchange student but I know my partners would definitely not like it :(

[@niklashugo4024]

thats so sad...

[@ItsAna0321]

i got 21 days left of my exchange in germany. how am i ever gonna pack a life in a luggage?

[@caspar5990]

wie heisst das lied ?

[@michelalfonsosanchezvalade161]

(Deutschland 1860, 2011-2012)* :)

[@emiliecbd233]

AMERICA 💜