Exchanges – Travel with Friendship Force is called an “exchange.”

Historically this term comes from the earliest FF travel where large, charter groups of between 200 and 300 people, traveled to a destination city to be hosted by local citizens. The, a reciprocal trip, or exchange, occurred where the hosts traveled to the home of their guests.

Today, Exchange has evolved to refer to the psychological transformation that happens when travelers are exposed to a new country, culture and a new way of seeing the world.

FFI exchanges are conducted through a global network of independently chartered clubs. Volunteers within a local community administer clubs, while the worldwide network is supported by a staff at the headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and overseen by an international board of directors