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Friendship Force of San Diego
HomeInbound Journey History

We host ambassadors from foreign countries or areas in the USA. During these exchanges the Exchange Director arranges group parties and tours. Home hosts provide a place to stay, meals, local transportaion, and friendship. Many of our local members also participate to make new friends or renew previous friendships.
 
 
Click on the blue links to see pictures or the program from that exchange.

YEAR  MONTH INBOUND From:   EXCHANGE DIRECTOR(s)
2024  Feb  Orlando, Florida, USA    Peggy Miller 
2023 Aug Nara, Japan   Jackie Portman
 2023  Mar  Winnipeg, Canada    Peggy Miller
 2022  Oct  Long Island, NY, USA    Peggy Miller
 2022  Feb  Sacramento, CA, USA    Peggy Miller
2021 Summer Richmond, VA  USA   CANCELLED due to COVID
2020
Oct
Long Island, New York USA
  CANCELLED due to COVID
2020 Feb Metro Vancouver, Canada   Brenda Pearson & Lauren Beaudry
2019 Oct Colorado Springs, Colorado USA   Jackie Portman
2019 Mar Moscow, Russia   Mike Boyko
2018 Aug Gisborne, New Zealand   Carol Tatum & Kathy Velasco
2018 Feb Flathead Valley, Montana USA   Bob Stafford & Hal Herritt
2017 Sept Leuven, Belguim   Tom Schulz
2017 Aug Austin, Texas USA   Mary Prokop
2016 Oct Northern Colorado USA Program Andy Alongi
2016 Aug San José, Costa Rica
 Program Bob Traber
2015 Aug Recife, Brazil   Susie Boyko
2015 Apr Madison Wisconsin USA   Carol Tatum
2014 May Lübeck, Germany   Roy Hattendorf
2014 Apr Columbia Cascade, USA
Carol Babbitt
2013 Sept Itanhaem, Brazil   Laren Beaudry
2013 Apr Niagra, Canada   Barbara Painter
2012 Sept Cold Coast, Australia
Mike Boyko
2012 Feb Western North Carolina, USA   Nancy/Andy Alongi
2011 Sept Sibiu, Romania
Edwina Shell-Johnson
2011 May Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Roger Walsh
2011 Apr Karsiyaka Bay, Turkey   Barbara Jones
2010 May Mt. Barker, Australia   Mike Brown & John Van Arsdale
2009 Apr Ottawa, Canada   Mike/Kathy Brown
2009 Jan Sacramento, CA  USA   Murray/Gladys Lee
2008 Dec Binghamton, New York USA    
2008 Jul Herfordshire, United Kingdom   Evie Kosower & Brenda Pearson
2007 Jul Cairo, Egypt   Lily Banales & Catherine Gantz
2007 Feb Des Moines, Iowa USA   John/Mary Pizzado
2006 Feb Winnipeg, CAnada   Chuck/Julie Bras
2005 May Lamphun, Thailand   Catherine Gantz & Bonnie Andrews
2004 Nov Int'l Conf from Los Angeles CA USA   Anita Smith
2004 Aug Latvia   Walt Butcher
2003 Oct Charlottesville, Virginia USA   Jim Martin
2002 Oct Malang, Indonesia   Dave/Carol Foley
2002 Mar Connecticut USA   Gladys Lee
2001 Sept Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Avonelle Slagle
2001 May Nigata, Japan   Ray Lyttle
2000 Aug Hamburg, Germany   Betty Hattendorf
1999 Oct County Durham, England   Dona Mehlhouse
1999 Jul Tokyo, Japan   Julie Bras
1998 Apr Moscow, Russia   Linda Butcher & Catherine Gantz
1997 Jun Devon, England   Lily/Polo Bañales
1997 Jan Sete Lagoas & Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Cis Bergman
1996 Sept South Flanders, Belgium   Kim tucker
1996   Chemnitz, Germany   Jim/Annelise Caraher
1995   São Paulo, Brazil   Ray Lyttle
1994 Oct Derbyshire, England   Marilynn/David Hagen
1994 Jun Birmingham, Alabama USA   Jeanne Johnson
1994 Apr Sydney, Australia
Lily Bañales
1993 Sept Bockhom, Germany   Peggy Benninghoven & Herv Jenkinson
1992 Sept Zeeland, Middleburg, Holland   Nieck Slijk
1992 Jul Oita, Japan   Ruth Miller
1991 Nov Dublin, Ireland   Jim McIlraith
1991 Apr Wessex, England   Betty Harms & Gwen O'Dell
1990 Nov West Berlin, Germany   Jeanne Johnson
1990 Jul Belgium   Jeanne Johnson
1988 Apr Hannover, Germany & Denmark   Bob Spellman
1987 Oct Netherlands   Lorraine Parmer
1986 Nov Seoul, Lorea   Kay Lanz
1985 Apr Hannover, Germany   Jim McIlraith