Vanessa Liao is from Taipei, Taiwan

Vanessa Liao is from Taipei, Taiwan. She enjoys singing, art, and interior design. Vanessa is a Junior at WHS and will turn 17 on Sept 12.

Current Host Family: Will & Michelle Shaw, 1371 Wildwood

"I would like to say wooster is a beautiful town. I used to live in big city, never try to live in countryside. The people here are so friendly! I have a great time with my family. It's a nice experience for me. By the way I love american food a lot and I like to go to school. I made a lot of friends in the school they are all nice guys and help me a lot. I wish my english can get better than I can say any thing I want to say."

Fernando Dal Piva is from Rainville, Brasil

Fernando is playing soccer and is entered as a senior at WHS. He is 17.

Current Host Family: Jim & Anita Miller, 1715 Morgan

"I really like to play soccer, love surfing, going to the beach, traveling, hanging out with my friends and I also enjoy reading. I don`t really like to stay home sleeping, I prefer to spend my time doing something else. I`m having a great time so far here in Wooster. I made a lot of friends, people have been very nice to me and I`m very glad I got the chance to learn a new culture. After my exchange year I intend to go to university probably to study engineering or law."

Vikram Deo is from Pune, India

Vikram is 16 and enjoys many sports and was his school champion in shot put. Vikram also won the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA).

Current Host Family: Andrew & Shelly Wilson, 810 Quinby

"Becoming an exchange student was one of the best decisions I have made in life....Life is going to be so colourful...I will be not only gaining new friends here but also experiencing a total new culture in a new country...It will undoubtably give me knowledge beyond my years...I am proud to represent a great an organisation as Rotary from a great a country as 'India',coming to an equally great country 'USA' Wooster is the perfect town to live a peaceful life...'Clean and green' is how I describe it.....I like everything here....people, food, cleanliness.... Frankly speaking there is nothing to dislike in Wooster....Our Wooster........ I have not really decided what I want to be in the future, but I am interested in computers...... "