Young Spaniard attends Goddard as exchange student

Rotary Youth Exchanges have been part of the international service club's projects for more than 50 years, according to Bianca Cheney, the chair of the local Rotary's District Youth Exchange Committee.

Cheney said the exchanges first began in Europe and took place between countries on that continent before being introduced into the United States.

She said that prior to the pandemic lockdowns, the Rotary Youth Exchange involved more than 9,000 youths visiting the U.S. each year. Among students visiting New Mexico as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange is 16-year old Martín Llanes Padillo, who is from Vigo, a port city in the province of Galicia in northwest Spain.

The youth is hosted by the Roswell Rotary Club, Cheney said, with students

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