The 17-year-old bade farewell to her sponsoring Rotary Club of Boksburg on November 29.
Having been trained by Rotary D9400 on how to conduct herself in a foreign country, Palesa was smartly fitted out in her green Rotary Youth Exchange blazer for the trip.
The youth exchange student boarded her flight on December 4 with a gift for her host family – a Lions Christmas cake
Rotary Club of Boksburg president Noel Wauchope and youth exchange officer Dave Beattie said: “We wish Palesa well and know she will make us proud. We hope she has a fantastic time.”
The Boksburg Rotary Club invites high school students to take advantage of this opportunity, which involves sharing one’s own culture and embracing a new one while fostering global understanding and learning a great deal about oneself and one’s home country in the process.
Anyone interested in joining the Rotary Youth Exchange programme can call Dave Beattie at 072 317 2188.