Viktorija Kaltanaitė

Country: Lithuania
Email: vkaltanaite@gmail.com
DOB: 1984.06.24
Vocation: market analyst in an engineering and research service company.

I am 25 year old. I was born and still live in Kaunas – the second biggest city in Lithuania. My family consists of mother, father, two sisters, brother and my fiance. I live together with my fiance Saulius.
I am a marketing and research professional. Currently I hold a position of market analyst in an engineering and research service company in Lithuania. I perform customized researches, analyze and take part in executing different type of projects related to various industries.
My free time I like to spend active. My favorite activity is traveling, camping and bicycle tourism. Also I like to read books and do some handcrafts. I can say that decoupage is both my hobby and second profession. About all the things that gives me free time joy and happiness I write my internet diary (My personal blog – arttele.lt).

Dalia Kačenauskaitė

Country: Lithuania
Email: dalyshek@yahoo.com
DOB: 1983.03.02
Vocation: Training & Quality Manager

I am 27 year old. I live in the city centre of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
I have studied International Law in Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania, however I found myself quite early in the different field.
I joined Transcom Worldwide company 5,5 years ago. Transcom is a leading outsourced service provider (call center) delivering cost-effective solutions while optimising efficiency and quality for our clients all around the world. I have started as the Customer Service Representative (Telemarketing) working part-time and went through the variety positions in the company’s career path. Currently I am working as Training and Quality Manager and enjoying it.
My free time: I can’t live without travellingJ Two years ago I started playing squash and now it is my favourite sport. I am also interested in Psychology: occasionally I am working as a volunteer in The Psychological Youth centre with the street children and teenagers integration to the society programs.

Hanna Lee Steffensen

Country: Denmark
Email: Hannalee36@hotmail.com
DOB: 1983.11.04
Vocation: Sydbank - Responsible in subjects concerning housing

I am 26 years old and live in Sønderborg in the southern part of Denmark. I live with my boyfriend Kristian and our dachshund Victor.
I work in Sydbank in Padborg, where my area is to be responsible in subjects concerning housing. I have been working in Sydbank for over 6 years, and I finished my occupational education and higher education in January last year. Sydbank is the forth biggest bank in Denmark, with departments in Denmark, Germany and one in Schweiz.
When I am not working, I spend a lot of time with my horse. I like the spirit of competition, and in some of the weekends I participate in competitions. Our dog also needs attention and walks. We live near a forest and the sea, so we have possibilities for many good walks. The time there is left I spend with my friends.


Hanna had to cancel her participation just before our departure to Pennsylvania.

Kęstutis Duoba

Country: Lithuania
Email: kestutis.duoba@ktu.lt
DOB: 1978.05.06
Vocation: lecturer.

I am 31 years old and live in Kaunas, the second biggest city of Lithuania. I live with my wife Jurga and we have two daughters Nida (11) and Ieva (7).
I work in Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) since 2002. Last year I defended my doctorial dissertation “Expression of Organisational Virtuality in Different Lithuanian Economical Sectors”. Currently I am a lecturer and a vice-dean of KTU Economics and Management Faculty. My main teaching course is Intellectual Property Management and I am responsible for international relations in the Faculty.
I spend my spare time with my family. We like travelling. My favorite game is basketball. Basketball is the most popular game in Lithuania – we call it “second religion” of our country. I don’t play basketball, but I like to see games and feel fans’ atmosphere with my friends.

Claus Damkjær

Country: Denmark
Email: claus.damkjaer@hotmail.com
DOB: 1980.05.23
Vocation: Educated farmer

I am 29 years old. I live in a little town called Øster Lindet, in the southern part of Denmark.
I live together with my girlfriend.
I work on a farm where we have 250 milking cows and then we have a machine pool. Since I finished my education I have been working on 3 different farm. Both in the fields and with the animals. I like mostly when I have some practical work with the machines, or other things where I can use my hands and the brain in the same time.
In my spare time I use a lot of energy by training hunting dogs. I have my own I train with, but I am also working as an instructor on other teams.
Then I also go hunting of course.
I have for few years since been a member of a society called young farmers, were I where the president of the local society, and member of the board in our region. It’s a society where we work both with politics special, about the education, but also make a lot of activity for young pupils who live on the country
Once in week I take dance lessons together with my girlfriend. Its standard dance we are dancing.

Maj Rotne

Country: Denmark
Email: mrotne@hotmail.com
DOB: 1976.01.12
Vocation: Auditor at KPMG

I am 34 year old. I live in Sønderborg in the southern part of Jutland close to the German border. I live with my husband, Allan, and our two children. Our daughter, Signe, is 6 years old and our son, Jonas, is 2 years old.
I work as an auditor at KPMG, which is one of the largest providers of auditing and advisory services in Denmark and part of a global KPMG network represented in 144 countries all over the world. I have been working as an audit since 1998 and during that period I’ve also taken my Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration. I serve both smaller and larger companies in many different industries. I also function as coach in my department in KPMG, Sønderborg and also partly responsible for part of the human resource management.
My spare time is mostly spent with my family and friends. We like to take a ride on the bicycle to the forest and along the coastline or just take a trip to a playground with the children etc.

Teamleader - Peter Rastrup

Country: Denmark
Email: peter@rastrup.dk
DOB: 1945.01.31
Vocation: Consulting engineer (retired)

I am 65 years old and live in Aabenraa in the southern part of Denmark. I live with my wife Karin and we have 3 children Pernille (37) Kristian (33) and Søren (30) and a grandchild Jakob (12).
I’m partly retired from a job as a consulting engineer in Grontmij Carl Bro with 6000 people employed in Europe. I have been working with projects concerning technical installations and energy savings as a chief engineer and a head of department in Aabenraa.
I spend my spare time with my family and friends, Rotary, travelling, cooking, bridge playing and as a chairman of an international Scout centre and a board member of a theatre - and concert hall.

About the program

The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.
In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.
For each team member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the home and host countries. Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.

Here you can find more about Group Study Exchange program.