The Club is pleased to welcome Yuuka Kubota, our joint Club’s exchange student from Kamakura, near Tokyo. This special Rotary initiative is sponsored by our Club along with the Rotary clubs of St Catharines and St Catharines South.
Yuuka arrived in Canada on Saturday August 23rd and will be staying with Rotarian Beth Fleeton and her husband Harry Claassen until the end of October.
Sixteen years old (turning 17 on October 2nd), Yuuka is being hosted by four host families during her stay here in Canada until July 2026 and will attend Grade 12 at Governor Simcoe SS.
She is a well-rounded student with many talents and interests. She plays piano, sings in the choir, and loves baking sweets, swimming, and badminton. Her academic focus is in math and science, and she is currently looking forward to a career in medicine. As an only child, she has had the opportunity to travel to North America in past vacations together with her parents.
PHOTO: Yuuka is pictured riding St. Catharines historic merry-go-round located in Lakeside Park on Lake Ontario. Rides are still only a nickel!