Rosie Richards' Girl Guides Gold;Chile Expedition
We had an excellent talk from Rosie Richards at our meeting on Thursday 8th September 2011
The Club sponsored Rosie Richards from Rochdale who was successful at the age of 18 to be included in the Girl Guide Gold Expedition after competition from hundreds of Girl Guide applicants from across the UK.
Rosie and her five team mates flew from London to Buenos Aires and then from Buenos Aires to Santiago. They had many difficulties to overcome such as over booking by British Airways, lost luggage, riots, sleeping on hard floors and communications
However they managed to visit Santiago, Valparaiso, Coyhaique, Tomuco, La Serena and Rancagua in Chile working from a base in Santiago. They over came lack of suitable clothing for the cold weather in Antarctic and throughout they enjoyed the experiences and the people they met.
Rosie was in charge of the group’s first aid requirements but as the only member who spoke Spanish she became responsible for all interpretations and felt that the experience had changed her. She was now much more confident and at ease giving this talk to all the members of our Rotary Club who she thanked for their financial support which had enabled her to take part in the expedition.
Rosie now takes up a place at Durham University where she will read Spanish, French and Arabic. She says the experiences she had in Chile have convinced her that she would like to pursue a job as a translator once she has her degree. We are all sure that she will do well.
Rosie was thanked for her talk my member Rtn Derek Heywood