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Exchange Students visit Wellington Lions

Posted by Wellington Lions on July 23, 2013 in Blog, Youth | 0 comments

Exchange Students visit Wellington Lions

Members of the Wellington Lions Club, Lien Kuijer and Lezette van Wyk recently hosted two exchange students. Lois van der Heijden, 17, from Vlodrop, Netherlands and Antonio Stanko Perkovic, 17 from Pula, Croatia. Here a some photos of their stay:

Lois and Antonio on the way to climb Paarl Rock

Lois and Antonio on the way to climb Paarl Rock

Lois and Antonio on the way to climb Paarl Rock

Climbing Paarl Rock

Climbing Paarl Rock

Climbing Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

On the way back from Paarl Rock

Lien, Antonio and Lois grabbing something to eat at the Taal Monument

At the Afrikaans Taal Monument

At the Afrikaans Taal Monument

At the Afrikaans Taal Monument

At the Afrikaans Taal Monument

$At the Victor Verster prison. Lois and Anonio on Nelson Mandela\'s bed in the house he stayed in for the last 18 months of his prison sentence.$

$At the Victor Verster prison - Nelson Mandela\'s house$

$At the Victor Verster prison - Nelson Mandela\'s house$

$At the Victor Verster prison - Nelson Mandela\'s house$

$At the Victor Verster prison - Nelson Mandela\'s house$

This is a lemon tree that was planted by Nelson Mandela

$At the entrance to the Victor Verster in front of Mandela\'s statue$

In the cable car on the way up Table Mountain

In the cable car on the way up Table Mountain

In the cable car on the way up Table Mountain

In the cable car on the way up Table Mountain

On top of Table Mountain with Lezette van Wyk and Lien Kuijer

On top of Table Mountain

On top of Table Mountain with Lien Kuijer

Swimming in the ice cold Simons Town water

Swimming in the ice cold Simons Town water

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

DG James and Lion Pres. Bennie Smit. 67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

Lois and Retha Stigant. Retha is the Youth Exchange Chairperson for our district

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

67 Minutes for Mandela. Visiting the Paarl Hospital to hand out books, sweets and fruit

At the Paarl Mall

At the Paarl Mall

At the Paarl Mall

Playing bingo with the seniors at the Silwerkruin Old Age Home

Playing bingo with the seniors at the Silwerkruin Old Age Home

Sleeping in the car on the way home. A common occurance :)

Wine tasting in Rawsonville (Breedekloof)

We ran into Nicole, daughter of Lion Philip

Hannelie and Estie

Sitting down with the Smit family

Eddie and Estie

Hanging with the Smit family

Deon, Amanda and friends

Wine tasting

Wine tasting

Wine tasting

Wine tasting

Meeting new friends

Having breakfast with John, Liz, Retha and James before leaving for the airport

James and Retha seeing the students off at the airport

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