Because of the pandemic, all journeys, both international and domestic, continue to be pended for 2021. The journeys below are pending Covid-19 trends and, now, the possible availability of vaccines.

International Journeys
Coordinator Sandy Kaiser, coachsandykaiser@gmail.com

Outbound – October, 2021 - Dallas TX to Coatepec, Mexico
Inbound – Date TBD – Central Israel (postponed from 2020)

Domestic Journeys
Coordinator – Julia Cooper acjc1804@hotmail.com

Inbound – May, 2021 - Wisconsin-Madison to Dallas
Outbound - May, 2021 - Dallas to Charleston WVa

Don’t forget to check the FFI website for other possible adventures for 2021 as travel begins to open up https://www.friendshipforce.org/journeys/.

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Beaver’s Bend State Park
April, 14 - 17 While not an official domestic Journey, about 12 of us plan to visit and stay in Beaver’s Bend in April. Emails have been sent to all members about this. Should you feel you’d like to join our group send an email to Felicity Sentance: fsentance@gmail.com

Don’t foget to check the FFI website for Virtual Experiences now and other possible adventures for 2021 as travel begins to open up https://www.friendshipforce.org/journeys/

UPDATE: See COVID regulations on the Journeys page.

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FFI – Virtual Journeys

And if actually traveling is still in the future for you, try a Virtual Experience – a class, a part of the world, a lecture. Here’s a direct link to the Virtual Experiences page:
https://blog.friendshipforce.org/virtual-experiences/

                                                    

Virtual Experiences
Here are a few available soon. To make sure you have the correct starting time for your time zone, it's easiest to visit our FF Virtual Experience Page. You can see a time zone converter under each event. Just click on it and it'll show you the starting time in your time zone automatically.
Time Zone converter: https://blog.friendshipforce.org/virtual-experiences/


Northern Germany Part 1
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 8:00 p.m. CET
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Hosts: FF Varel, FF Hamburg and FF Norderstedt

Come with us on a virtual journey through Northern Germany! Representatives from six Friendship Force clubs will share sights, culture and food of their region and introduce you ttheir clubs. Here in Part 1, FF Varel, FF Hamburg and FF Norderstedt invite you to hear about the place they call home. Stay tuned for Part 2 in April, with FF Kiel, FF Lübeck and FF Schwerin.

Bursa, Turkey
Saturday, March 13, 2021, 9:00 p.m. TRT
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Hosts: Sait Tosun, FF Bursa

Come with us on a virtual visit to Bursa, an amazing city in beautiful Turkey, and get ideas for your next trip! You will hear about the very best of Bursa from Sait Tosun, a member of the FF
Bursa club. Sait will introduce you to his hometown lifestyle and some of the most attractive sights. In fact, the members of FF Bursa invite you to Bursa at your first opportunity to enjoy traditional Turkish hospitality, taste the world-famous Turkish coffee, and to explore the 4th largest city of a unique country bridging two continents, Europe and Asia.

Café Virtuel en Français:
La gastronomie de nos pays et régions
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 11:00 a.m. EST
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Host: Valerie Malfara, FF Staff

A l’occasion de la semaine de la francophonie, rejoignez-nous pour célébrer la langue française en compagnie d’amis francophones des quatre coins du monde!

Lors de ce café virtuel en Français, nous célébrerons la gastronomie et échangerons sur les différentes spécialités de nos régions : Connaissez-vous les origines de la fameuse poutine au Québec, ou du colombo en Guadeloupe ? Un tour virtuel des saveurs et des plats typiques de nos régions francophones vous sera proposé, et nous vous invitons à nous présenter une spécialité culinaire de votre pays ou de votre région!

Trivia Quiz
Monday, March 22, 2021, 8:30 p.m. CET
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Host: Kerstin Hogan, FF Staff

Friendship Force members around the world are invited to join this entertaining trivia quiz with a new set of questions every month! It’s not all about knowing the answers though, it’s about connecting with old and new friends. After a short introduction to meet you all, we will put you in virtual rooms in small teams for four rounds of questions. There will also be plenty of time for chit-chat. You’ll need a separate mobile phone to take pictures during the quiz.

Successful Global Journey Planning
Saturday, March 27, 2021, 2:00 p.m. CST
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Host: Vicki Vance, FF Baton Rouge

Vicki Vance is a very experienced Global Journey Coordinator who will share exciting moments from Journeys she has led and give some tips on how to successfully plan a Global Journey. Join us for this nostalgic and learning Virtual Experience.

Host: Vicki joined the Friendship Force of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1994 and held numerous club positions on the board and as a Journey coordinator. She began leading Global Journeys for FFI in 1999 starting off with gardening Journeys, then expanding to other themes including ecological, language learning, nature, and humanitarian Journeys. She has focused on Journeys in Latin America over the past thirteen years and loves the many connections that she has made with friends throughout the world.

Friendship Force Virtual Experience Recordings:

Including Virtual Travel Experiences in many countries, cooking, Zoom training, languages, crafts, photography and more.

Access Virtual Experiences Catalog Here!
https://blog.friendshipforce.org/virtual-experiences/

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