Valeria Returns Home

RYE Inbound Student 2013-2014 Valeria Rico Hernandez from Mexico

Valeria arrived in August from her home in Campervan in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Her city has about 25,000 inhabitants and many, many apple orchards.  Rotary District 4110, The Rotary Club of Guerrero Valle De Las Manzanas, sponsors her.  Her father Jose Alejandro is a merchant and her mother; Blanca Imelda is a professional photographer.  She has an older and a younger brother. She has helped since childhood with the Guerrero Eye Clinic along with her mother and the Rotarians who come to visit and do their work with many poor people who come to the clinic in search of better health.

Before coming on her exchange Valeria enjoyed spending time with family and friends, riding horses, walking her dog, and going fishing with her family. She like crafts of all kinds and loves to learn new things.

While she is here on her exchange two families are hosting her.  Her first family, the Crockett’s’ introduced her to many things she really enjoyed, especially the arts and crafts.  Now she is with the Crabtree’s’ and she loves that too as they are a busy, always engaged family.

Upon returning from her exchange she hopes to enter college and pursue a career in international studies and tourism. She will do very well as she works hard to learn and make the most of her Rotary Youth Exchange experiences.