Ask us the questions you can't ask an adult.
ROTEX is a group of former exchange students, not the district office. For anything official (applications, placements, safety) we will point you at the people who can actually act on it.
Who to talk to
Find the right door
Four different reasons people write to us, and where each one should go.
Thinking about going
Students and parents
Want the unvarnished version before you commit a year of your life? Ask us. We will tell you what was hard as readily as what was good. For deadlines, costs and the application itself, the district committee is the authority.
District Youth Exchange siteOn exchange now
Current inbounds and outbounds
Homesick, confused about a rule, or just want to talk to someone who has been there? That is what we are for: DM us or write. If it concerns your placement, your host family or your safety, tell your district Youth Exchange officer too; they are the ones who can change something.
DM @rotex7430Came home
Returnees and alumni
Just got back, or got back in 2009 and never stopped thinking about it? Either way, say hello. We need mentors, event help, and stories far more than we need anything else.
Email usUrgent or safeguarding
Anything about a student's safety
Do not send this to ROTEX and do not put it in a group chat. Contact the District 7430 Youth Exchange officers directly. Rotary has youth protection procedures specifically so no one has to work out who to tell. In an emergency, call emergency services first.
Where else we are
Day to day, ROTEX 7430 lives on Instagram. That is the fastest way to reach a human, and where event photos and announcements land first.
- @rotex7430 on Instagram. DMs are open.
- [email protected], for anything longer than a DM, including stories.
Official channels
- District 7430 Youth Exchange: applications, deadlines, forms, inbound and outbound rosters.
- Rotary District 7430: the district itself, clubs and other youth programmes.
- Rotary International: the wider organisation.
ROTEX 7430 is an alumni group of Rotary Youth Exchange participants. This site is not an official publication of Rotary International or of Rotary District 7430.