"El Cambio de Autoridades" Changing of Authorities, Rotaract and Rotary

I recently had a weekend of Rotary! I attended the second Bi-district conference for Rotaract in Carmelo, Uruguay. This time, instead of cabins with bats and spiders we were in a hotel with warm beds and most importantly, a heating system!

And once again I had a blast with the members of my club. They are an enthusiastic and involved group. 16 of us attended the conference, that’s almost the entire group! I also got a chance to explore the city of Carmelo with the help of some Rotaracters from another club and
at night there was the ceremonial change of authorities and of course, a fiesta!

A few days after the conference, I attended the changing of authorities for my host club, Rotary club Malvin. The pictures I have put up are of my host counselor and I, Perla Rocha, I call her “Perlita”, and of the past and current presidents of the club exchanging authority. Perlita has really started to take on her role as my “consejera” host counselor. As soon as she found out I had yet another problem with my VISA situation, she called upon the rotary family, found a Rotarian who works in the Migration office here and we took care of the situation ASAP. It’s really wonderful to have that kind of support, if there are any problems I know I can turn to the Rotarians.