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I'm Devanshi Choksi from Surat. I'm an exchange student from Rotary Club of Surat for year 2009-10. I hate the people who keep advicing me all the time. I love my mom a lot,my whole family,friends and Indian food the most. I like to hang out with my friends anytime.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Amazing Bus Trip and more!

Amazing Water Rafting...!
Our group, outside of the BUS
Playing together!
I made this dress in Fashion Design and I Wear it in I District Conference
White Water Rafting

Monday, April 19, 2010

Naramata Orientation weekend, B'day Party, Shopping, Paddaling and more...!

Tuesday, April 28th, 2010

Paddling with Grandma
We look Professional... !

Me and my host Grand Parents
My host Grandma and Host Sisters
Group Performance in Coffee house.
Me and my new host mom, Shannon Bull. FUN at mall. We were not allowed to do this... :P Shopping with Corinna and Cotii.... :D Group photo of inbound students of district 5060.

In Kelowna, at my host sister's Dance Performance.
Astrid's Birthday Party!

Good use of Mirror and my New Camera!
Last few weeks were super cool and busy. Days are flying, not even running!
Anyways, There was Astrid's(Rotary exchange student from Norway) Birthday Party on 17th of April and we had b'day party in Summerland. So, Corinna( Rotary exchange student from Germany) was in Penticton, befroe time. Corinna, Cotii and I went to the mall and did some shopping together and used my New Camera.

16th of April, Friday was my host sister's Dance performance in Kelowna. They do Belley Dancing!

11th of April was Outbound Orientation in Narmata. It was really good and we had so much fun. But at the same time, we were kind of sad too. Because we had talk about how much different it's gonna be, when we will go back. How much we'll miss Canada! and evrything about going back, which make everyone sad.
We went for Bowling and got a group picture, outside of the Sandman Hotel. (The hotel where we all exchange met first time).
Last weekend was a dinner at my host Garand mom's house. I got some really good pictures with my host mom, host sisters. Grandma and Grandpa. On Sunday, we went to Narmata. There a cotage of my host family there. I went for PADDLING with my host Grandma. OMG, it was awesome. I loved it.
I can't wait for the Bus trip, that coming up in May.




Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Easter and Bike Riding with Host family.

Me. looking for easter bunnies


My host parents and Me, going for biking!

My host dad, teaching me- how to use gear in that bike!



Tuesday, March 30, 2010

My b'day, Victoria and 3rd host family

My 3rd Host family
On the long Beach with other Choir Students

After the Performance At the High school


After the Concert, Kind of Group Photo

On Ferry, with other Choir Student

My Birthday Party


Lost of stuff was going aroung in last couple of weeks. It was my birthday on 23rd of March and I had b'day party on 20th of March. I invited aroung 13th of my school and rotary friends. Then I had trip to Victoria from 24th March to 27th of March. It was way to much fun. I loved it.



We went to Vancouver Island, Port Alberni and then Victoria.

We leave Penticton and on our way to Port Vancouver Island, we stopped at 1 high school and gave performance. Then we took Ferri from Vancouver to vancouver Island.


In Victoria, we went to 1 church and that church was perfect for Choir to sing. It sound wonderful when we sang. We felt like, we are the best singers in the world. The wall of Church was so good and we got perfect echo back, when we sang. Then we went to see the concert of Belley Dance. It was really awesome.We also went to the Long Beach, on our way from Port Alberni to Victoria. We had so much fun during the whole trip.
I moved to my 3rd host family on 28th of March. The family is really nice.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Vancouver

Me
Me, At the Vancouver Art Gallery
Ready for Ziplining

At the dinner table in 1 restaurant at Granville Island
Opening Ceremony of Paralympics
Biggest Canadian flag I have ever seen
At Granville Island
Vancouver
On Robson street in Vancouver

Well, I haven't upload something from long time. But there was nothing interesting going on. Right now, Spring break is going. So no school for 2 weeks.
Last week, I went to Vancouver with Jean and Denise Jacobson and Cotii. We had so much fun there. Vancouver is such an amazing city. As I'm in Penticton from last 7 months and it's less people city. So when I reached to Vancouver, I felt quite weird about lots of people around. We did lots of thing there and visited lots of places. We went to Granville Island, Metro town, North Vancouver, most exciting thing; we went to the opening ceremony of Paralympics. We went to Robson street for shopping, did Zipling (it was so awesome). We also went to Stanley Park. It's sp pretty. The place we visited in Vancouver was the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge.
Then we went to visit Denise's dad and came back to Penticton on Saturday Night.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Revelstoke Trip

Playing Games
Dance and fun
Tubing time...
Group photo of inbound, outbound and rebound together. Dist 5060
Party time
Breakfast or launch
Time pass in car, on the way to Revelstoke
Marietta and Signe up side down, but I'm not.Ha ha ha


There was a Rotary trip on 12-13-14 th of February. It was such a wonderful weekend.That trip was for all inbound, outbound and some rebound students. My club president Denisse and his wife and my club IYE counseler Jean drived me, Cotii, Daneila and Misha(outbound students for my district here) and Kelsey(rebound student and my host sister).
We leaved at 9 a.m. on 12th and reached to Revelstoke around 3 in the afternoon. Then we met other exchange students there and talked a lot. we were waiting for the bus from USA. Which was with about 30 students. They came around 6 in the evening. Then we all had dinner and some free time. Then we played lots of games and it was so well organized and so much fun. Then the party was started. DANCE PARTY. We danced like after so long. It was awesome. We went to bed at 4 in the morning and woke up at 7 in the morning. After breakfast, we had some free time and outbound students had session.Then after launch, we went for tubing. OMG, tubing was the best part of the trip. They don't have real tubing thing. So they made one, and then we walked there. But it was really great. In 1 tube, where only 2 people can go, we went 8 in that tube.Ha ha ha. We also made tubing train. and almost at the bottom, when the people from 1st tube fell down, everybody fell down. Ha ha ha.
Revelstoke club gave everyone a sweater and everyone signed on eachother's sweater. On Saturday, we danced a lot and didn't sleep at all.
On Sunday morning, after breakfast, we lived at 8:15. The car started at 8:15 and everyone was already sleeping at 8:30.Ha ha ha.
Rotary Youth Exchange is more fun when you have trips around. The other best part of the Revelstoke trip was, we got all the information about our bus trip in May. Everyone is so happy.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Good Time

Our FUNNIEST photo ever....:D
Me, Cotii and My host dad-Berry at Olympic Torch celebration...
Super Women...Ha ha ha
Me, Cotii,Shayna, Corinna and Marietta in park in Osoyoos.
Climbing on Tree, it was so crazy...
Best part of the Park in Osoyoos.
Cotii and Me in Hot Tub...
We all, during the Ice Skating
In Osoyoos, at Tim Hortons
Cotii,Me and Kim at the mall in Clairs.(our favourite shop)
Me, with Olympic Torch


I had great days and lots of good memories in last 2 weeks. I can't believe it's February already. I still remember my first day, week and month perfectly. But anyways, I'm having good times almost everyday. Accept I'm home sick sometimes. My host dad told his friends that I'm homesick almost everyday at supper time. Ha ha ha. because of the Indian food.

On Monday, I went to the Olympic torch celebration. It was fun. i got a photo with Olympic torch. Then(Cotii,me and Kim) went to the mall for no reason.Ha ha ha.

On Wednesday, Marietta came to Penticton and Cotii, Astrid, Marietta and me spent some time together. Astrid and Cotii came to my house in afternoon and we were in hot tub. Then Marietta came and we went to the mall and then to the Starbucks.We tried to take a picture of us together in really small booth( I don't know what it's call). We were crazy, because we knew that we won't be able to adjust but still we tried and we got every one's eyes only.Ha ha ha. But whenever we will look at that photo, we will laugh on our selves.

I spent weekend(30-31st Jan) with Cotii and Marietta in Apex and then we three went to Oliver to stay overnight at Marietta's place on Friday. On Saturday we went to Osoyoos to stay overnight at Corinna's place. It was so much fun. We watched a movie called "The Hangover". OMG...It was 1 of the funniest movie I have ever seen. The best part of the movie was ,'there is a tiger in the washroom'. It was the funniest moment ever. Cotii and I laughed so hard. Marietta and Corinna had already watched it. We went to Tim Hortons for coffee on Saturday. Then we went to the park in Osoyoos and had so much so much fun, and also took lots of photos. Then we went for ice skating. It was my first time, but I guess I was good because I know roller skating. Corinna's 1 school friend was also there with us. She joined us everywhere.

Then the regular week in school and on weekend, on Saturday, I went for movie with Cotii. It's called "Dear John". It was good and emotional love story. On sunday, i just slept in and talk with my 1 Indian friend.

Today, I took 1 movie DVD from Penticton Public Library. The movie called "My sister's keeper". It was a good movie and really well acted. I cried at the end and also during the movie. The movie is about 2 sisters and 1 brother and 1 sister has Cancer. But I really liked the story.