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Journeys

Experience Different Views. Discover Common Ground.

Journeys are the core activity of the 350 Friendship Force clubs on six continents around the world. They serve to facilitate learning about other countries and cultures through home stays.

 

We travel in the company of fellow club members when visiting other destinations.  From firsthand experience, Friendship Force members have learned that the best guides to the understanding of another culture are the people who live it. This will promote understanding across the barriers that separate people, toward the acceptance of a common humanity.

 

Hosts that are prepared to invite others to live with them, share insights, experiences, fun, and friendships - many long lasting. We do not simply visit places, we experience a different way of thinking. We also reciprocate by hosting in our homes and community. These visits, whether outbound or inbound, are called Journeys.

Friendship Force Ottawa

Upcoming Journeys

Outbound

November 15 - 28 2024

San Jose and West Alujuala, Costa Rica
Coordinators - Joan Kinnie & Julie breeze

2025 - Date to be determined

Ghana

Coordinators Mary Jane Kelleher & Joan Kinnie

June 11-18 2025 - Missoula, USA

June 19-26 2025 -Medicine Hat, Alberta

Coordinators to be determined

Inbound

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May 3-10 2025

Kern County California
Coordinators - Lynda Heffernan and Anna Rochon

Previous Journeys

Outbound

Guadeloupe

2023

Cottbus, Germany

2022

Napa Sonoma and Kern County California USA

2021

No Journeys

Due to COVID-19

2020

2019

Oklahoma & Missouri

USA

Nor (Trujillo)

Peru

Ulan-Ude, Russia

& Mongolia

Manawatu & Christchurch

New Zealand

2018

Cape Town

South Africa

Pec

Hungary

Adelaide & Sydney

Australia

Washington, DC

USA

2017

Guadeloupe

Family to Family

Schwerin

Germany

Gr Hamilton & Burlington, Ontario, CA

N Colorado & Georgetown

USA

Surabaya, Indonesia

2016

Washington, NC &

Richmond, VA  USA

Metro Vancouver

CA

Fukuoka, Japan &

Taipei, Taiwan

2015

Memphis, TN & 

Lake Hartwell, GA USA

Bangkok

Thailand

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

2014

Tirana

Albania

Florianopolis, Brazil

Villa Maria, Argentina

Kathmandu

Nepal

Inbound

2023

Perth, Australia

Northern Colorado, USA

2022

Edmonton Alberta, Canada

2021

No Journeys

Due to COVID-19

2020

No Journeys

Due to COVID-19

2019

Greater Des Moines, IA

USA

Big Canoe, GA

USA

Taipei

Taiwan

2018

Oita

Japan

Brasilia

Brazil

Eastern Conference

  Canada

Guadeloupe

Family to Family

2017

Adelaide & Sydney

Australia

The Villages, FL &

Memphis, TN. USA

Canada Wide

  Journeys

Guadeloupe

Friends to Friends

2016

Washington, DC

USA

Helsingborg

Sweden

Metro Vancouver

Canada

2015

Mystery Journey

Kempsey

Australia

Belo Horizonte

Brazil

Hanoi

Vietnam

2014

Perth

Australia

Cornwall & Devon

UK

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