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By LISA G. CURRIE
Rappahannock Newa Staff Writer
The summer of 1990 will long be treasured by Alice Reeve.
On Aug. 1, the 15-year-old Rappahannock County teen returned from Germany after spending more than a month traveling and studying with the International Four-H Youth Exchange program.
The daughter of Nancy and Kent Reeve of Sperryville, Alice is only the second Rappahannock youth to participate in the 4-H exchange program, and the first in 10 years.
“She is an excellent person,” for the program, said Tommy Williams, the county’s agricultural Extension agent and a 4-H leader. “The program looks for someone who is outgoing, who gets along with others, and who is self motivated.” He said Alice demonstrated all these characteristics in her several years as a member of the Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club and Teen Clubs. “She is a great counselor at camp and a great song leader,” he said.
“This is something I’ve always wanted to do,” Alice said, as she passed hot dogs to various customers at the recent Rappahannock 4-H Livestock Club fundraiser held at the Rappahannock Farmers’ Cooperative. “I’ve always teen interested in the exchange students at school and I wanted to go to Germany,” she explained, adding her father’s visit there several years ago influenced her desire to visit this European country.
The teen expressed her desire to participate in the exchange program to Mr. Williams, one of the Livestock Club’s adult leaders. “It is a great program,” Mr. Williams said of the international exchange for teens 15-19 years of age, sponsored by the 4-H programs in the United States. “But, it is expensive.”
The program, depending on destination, costs several thousand dollars, and is funded by the exchange recipient. Students travel to countries around the world including Australia, the Pacific, South and Central America, England and Europe.
“It cost about $3,200,” Alice said, passing hot dogs across the counter and making jokes with local customers. “I raised one third, my parents put in the other third and local contributors helped with the other third,” she said, adding it is a terrific program for teens but the cost is prohibitive for many.
“Alice is the first we’ve had to really show interest,” Mr. Williams said.
Alice’s interest has taken her to places many just imagine.
Traveling with 11 other students ranging in age from 15 to 19 years and coming from as far away as Alaska or as close as Pennsylvania, Alice and one 4-H agent from Paduka, Kentucky, left the United States on June 31 and arrived in Frankfurt, West Germany some 12 hours later.
“I really had jet lag,” she said with a smile, adding if all hours were measured, she was awake for nearly two days straight.
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