Penticton is a small town in inner British Columbia. Each year, the Rotary Club and the International House of UBC would co-host a 3-day home-stay trip for selected few lucky UBC students. Students who are interested in participating the trip need to fill out a form in the beginning of the term and hand it in to the office. The office would then choose some students to participate and hold a pre-briefing to prepare students what to look forwards to.
I have to thank Daisy, a fellow student living at Gage, for telling me about this piece of information, and I am glad you're chosen as well. I met great friends during the trip, and it's a fabulous memory that I would cherish forever.
A small souvenior for every student presented by Anna, member of the Rotary Club of Penticton.
Where is Penticton?
Penticton is a town at the south end of Okanagan Lake. UBC has a branch campus in Okanagan. The trip sponsored by the International House and the Rotary Club for the past couple of decades thus provide an excellent way to learn about county life in Okanagan and places other than Vancouver.
It is also known as the wine country.
For a brief introduction: see Wikipedia entry.
According to my host family, Penticton is a great place to stay for retirees since it's much warmer than inner provinces, such as Alberta. The snow is milder than inner lands, and it rains less than Vancouver.
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