Recently, Membership Committee CoChair Mark Feit, introduced returning Rotarian Pat Stear. Pat is a Doane cum laude College graduate with a degree in music education and languages and taught those in public and private schools.Before college, she was a Rotary Exchange Student in Tucumán, a northern province in Argentina. It was the best of any education for her!!! She went with no knowledge of Spanish and became fluent by complete immersion, living with three families and traveling to 19 cities with Felix Kitroser, the then Rotary Governor of our district, and his wife Sarita. He later became the International President of Rotary.
Since her exchange year, she became fluent in French, two kinds of sign language, and loves greeting and thanking people in about twenty languages. Being involved in the Lincoln Commission for International Visitors has been rewarding.
Pat Stear with President Jess Kinser and her Rotary sponsor Mark Feit
A hobby has been being involved in and teaching International Folk Dance and Contra Dance.
She has been blessed to be the mother of nine amazing people plus eight grandkids and she is always astounded at their accomplishments.
Pat and her daughter choose to live in an “inner city” neighborhood because of the great 110-year-old house found there and for the pleasure of being the one to call the police as needed. It’s also nice to be close to the best ethnic restaurants in Lincoln and to be between both campuses.
Pat is honored to help with Rotary’s amazing projects around the world and here at home.
