Farewell Dinner

Our last day with the GSE exchange included some much needed down-time to get ourselves prepared to move on. We were all able to squeeze in a last-minute load of laundry, shopping trip, or visit with friends we’ve made along the way. The evening included a farewell dinner attended by most of our host families. The Unley club did a tremendous job of hosting almost 80 people at the Top of the World rotating restaurant, where we had views of Adelaide, the hills, and the sea. Sticking with our “pink” theme we’ve worn throughout our presentations, the décor even included pink carnations at each place setting.

It was a great opportunity for us to see so many hosts again, share photos from our trip, and say farewell to the wonderful Australians who have made this such an amazing trip for us all.

Unley Club

The last stop on our journey with Rotary was to the Unley club. Our first day included a drive to Camp Coorong, an aboriginal educational site where we had the privilege of meeting with Ngarrindgeri elders, learning about native plants (which included tasting a few of them) and visiting their museum filled with historical artifacts.


(trying native plants used for medicial purposes)

The next day began with a tour of the Migration museum, which provided a fascinating insight into the history of immigrants in Australia. From the museum, we headed to a Melbourne Cup lunch to watch “the race that stops the nation.” While none of us may were familiar with the different horses, it didn’t take long for us to get into the festive spirit…we all purchased sweeps tickets, and Candice sported her race-day hat.


(lunch at the Strathmore included cooking our own meat at the table)

After one last vocational day, we gave our last formal presentation to just over 100 Rotarians from the Unley and surrounding clubs.