Youth Exchange Experience; During and After a Year in Hungary

Mar 16, 2021

Kelsey Blake

It feels like a lifetime ago. It was the summer of 2005, I had just turned 18, freshly graduated from Simcoe Composite School, and was about to embark on one of the most pivotal years of my life—my Rotary Youth Exchange to Kecskemét, Hungary.

The world was my oyster, and little did I know, my life was about to change in a major way! Well, I thought I knew. But the evolution that took place during this year was far beyond what I could have ever imagined.

I'm looking forward to sharing the journey that took place during and after my year abroad, and how this impactful year influenced so many other major life events that got me where I am today! Settling in Toronto, Ontario, becoming a mother, and launching a successful production company.