露絲•查柏與多數參與長期青少年交換計劃的人不同，在過去停留在馬來西亞的這一年中，她並沒有上學。然而這位由海濱海克里夫(Highcliffe)扶輪社贊助，來自英格蘭伯恩茅斯的19歲少女，卻擁有豐富的學習機會。彈性的交換計劃讓她可以把時間用於服務接待她的國家。

Unlike most Youth Exchangees on long-term exchanges, Ruth Chubb never attended school during the year she just completed in Malaysia. Yet the 19-year-old from Bournemouth, England, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Highcliffe on Sea, enjoyed a dynamic learning opportunity. A flexible exchange allowed her to spend time in service to her host community.

露絲在中學畢業與上大學的這一年「空檔」,前往婆羅洲的寇塔基巴魯。身為誦讀困難者的露絲向來希望有朝一日能夠協助其他患者，便立即自願透過當地的失聰協會，一對一指導有學習障礙的人。她的其他服務活動還包括在一所孤兒院照顧嬰兒，並擔任學校話劇的導演。

Ruth travelled to Kota Kinabalu, on Borneo, during her "gap" year between secondary school and university. A dyslexic who hopes to help other dyslexics someday, she immediately volunteered to tutor learning-disabled persons through the local society for the deaf. She also cared for infants at an orphanage and directed a school play, among other activities.

不會說馬來語絲毫不會妨礙她的服務活動、住宿在各種族的接待家庭、以及與新認識的朋友歡度中國春節與回教節慶。露絲說她「完全融入馬來、中國、與印度文化」。

The fact that she could not speak Malaysian posed no stumbling block to her service activities, her stays with host families from different ethnic groups, or her enjoyment of Chinese New Year and Hari Raya holidays together with newfound friends. Ruth said she was "fully immersed in the Malay, Chinese, and Indian cultures."

曾經是扶輪少年服務團團員的露絲在當地加入寇塔基那巴魯扶輪青年服務團，並參與扶輪青少年領袖獎計劃。她應地主寇塔基那巴魯(Kota Kinabalu)扶輪社之邀，拜訪其台灣的姊妹社，親自前往寇塔基那巴魯扶輪社協助的一處偏遠的馬來村落，並參加地區年會。

A former Interactor, Ruth joined the Rotaract Club of Kota Kinabalu and took part in a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program. At the invitation of her host Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu, she visited its sister club in Taiwan, got a firsthand look at a remote Malaysian village assisted by the Kota Kinabalu club, and attended the district conference.

露絲說：「我在這個美妙國家的每個時刻都十分寶貴。」她的經驗十分豐富，從登山到擔任扶輪才藝競賽主持人，也曾在一場家庭計劃會議中計論性教育。她說：「我學會更加獨立與自立自強。」

"Every moment that I have spent in this incredible country has been of great value to me," said Ruth, whose experiences ranged from mountain climbing to emceeing a Rotary talent contest to speaking on sex education to a family planning conference. "I have learnt to be more independent and self-reliant."