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Christine Haultain to Japan      1976

















































                                ROTARY YOUTH                    attending   a   course   in
                                EXCHANGE                        Japanese  at  the  Wellington
                                                                Polytechnical  Institute. This
                                     Our     Head      Girl,    course  introduces  students
                                Christine  Haultain,  was       to the Japanese way of life,
                                recently chosen to represent    along  with  some  basic
                                the school and the district on   Japanese  language  over  a
                                a Rotary Youth Exchange to      period  of  three  weeks
                                Japan.  She  was  selected      beginning in early January.
                                from  seven  applicants  at  a       Christine   flies   out
                                meeting  of  the  Huntly        from  Mangere  International
                                Rotary     Club      Youth      Airport  on  29th  January
                                Exchange Committee.             1977  at  8:00am  to  Sidney.
                                     In  Japan,  Christine      She  will  then  take  a  direct
                                will  be  staying  in  the      flight  o  Tokyo  on  Japanese
                                Okayama district along with     Airlines.  She  will  return  to
                                another  New  Zealand  girl     New  Zealand  on  14th
                                from  Tauranga. She will be     January 1978.
                                attending    school     and          Christine  realizes  that
                                participating   in   school     next  year  she  will  be
                                activities  throughout  her     experiencing     a     very
                                year in Japan. Christine will   different way of life, but she
                                be  staying  with  various      accepts it as a challenge, and
                                Rotarians  and  their  families   hopes  to  make a success of
                                who, to her, will be “Mum”,     representing  New  Zealand
                                “Dad” and “Kids”.               overseas.
                                     Before  leaving  this            -  Elizabeth Wallbank
                                country  Christine  will  be
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