Friendship Force of Greater Atlanta typically hosts two inbound Journeys and travels on two outbound Journeys per year. Following are the details for our planned Journeys this year. To see local events and club news, please view the Current Newsletter to stay informed about how you can be involved. You can also check out the US eFlyer on FFI’s website to see Journeys other clubs are taking that have spaces available. Members of FF of Greater Atlanta are welcome to join other clubs on their Journeys. You can view the Complete List of All FF Journeys by clicking here.
Outbound Journey for 2019:
Friendship Force of Greater Atlanta to Mid-Willamette Valley, OR and Lower Columbia, WA
August 13 – 25, 2019
Judy Hausman, Ambassador Coordinator
Sixteen travelers are scheduled to head west in August to visit Oregon and Washington on a trip organized through FFGA. Greater Atlanta club members will meet their hosts Aug. 13 in the Mid-Willamette area of Oregon, which contains Oregon’s wine country. After visiting that area, the group moves on to visit the Lower Columbia Club in southwest Washington state, an area perhaps best known as home to Mount St. Helens.
Inbound Journey for 2019:
FF of Nara, Japan to FF Greater Atlanta
October 10 – 14, 2019
Linda Foley, Host Coordinator
Fourteen Japanese ambassadors arrive Oct. 10. They plan a four-night stay and we need home hosts and day hosts for them. If you can help, please contact Linda at 678.357.3641 or via email at lfoley2002@yahoo.com.
Outbound Journey for 2020:
Friendship Force of Greater Atlanta to County Durham, UK
Dates TBD
John Wilhelm, Ambassador Coordinator: jgwilhelm1961@gmail.com
Past Journeys:
| 2019 Inbound | Open World: Ukraine Legislators – Budget Issues/Appropriations |
| 2019 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Bogota, Colombia |
| 2018 Inbound | County Durham, UK to Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2018 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Cairo, Egypt |
| 2017 Inbound | OPEN WORLD – Role of Local Legislatures/Staff from Kazakhstan to Greater Atlanta, USA Australian Rotarians to Greater Atlanta, USA Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley, USA to Greater Atlanta, USA Moscow, Russia to Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2016 Inbound | Open World-Civil Society/Resp. Governance from Georgia to Greater Atlanta, USA Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho, USA to Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2015 Inbound | Open World-Legislators from Ukraine to Greater Atlanta Saskatoon, Canada to Shelby and Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2015 Outbound | Greater Atlanta to Big Canoe/ North Georgia, USA |
| 2014 Inbound | Turrialba, Costa Rica to Southeast Florida and Greater Atlanta, USA Open World -ROL from Serbia to Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2014 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Eastern Washington-Northern Idaho and Whidbey Island, USA |
| 2013 Inbound | Open World – AG Ukraine CROL – to Atlanta, GA USA Kyiv Region, Ukraine to Greater Atlanta , USA |
| 2013 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Lima, Peru Greater Atlanta, USA to Sydney and Gold Coast, Australia |
| 2012 Inbound | Open World – Accountable Governance -Delegates from Ukraine to Greater Atlanta, GA, USA Braunschweig-Peine, Germany to Greater Atlanta, USA and Alajuela, Costa Rica Open World – AG-Investigative Journalism/Anti-Corruption to Greater Atlanta, GA, USA Mexican Hospice Care Professionals to Atlanta Hospices and Charlotte, USA Minsk, Belarus and Moscow, Russia to Baton Rouge and Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2012 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Cornwall, UK Greater Atlanta, USA to Sao Paulo-ABC and Brasilia Brazil |
| 2011 Inbound | Open World – Urkaininan Legislators to Greater Atlanta, GA, USA Fukuoka, Japan to Greater Atlanta, USA Lima, Peru to Central North Carolina and Greater Atlanta USA Sapporo, Japan to Charlotte and Atlanta (stopover), USA |
| 2011 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Turrialba, Costa Rica Greater Atlanta, USA to Tesino Valley, Italy |
| 2010 Inbound | Indonesian Students to Western North Carolina, USA and Knoxville/Central North Carolina/Atlanta, USA Sydney, Australia to Greater Atlanta and Montgomery and Florida Suncoast, USA Open World to Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2010 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Western Bay of Plenty and Nelson, New Zealand Hay River, Canada to Oklahoma and Greater Atlanta, USA Greater Atlanta, USA to Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2009 Inbound | Amman, Jordan Students to North Atlanta High School Medicine Hat, Canada to Greater Orlando, Greater Atlanta and Big Canoe, USA Slovak Students to Atlanta, USA Chinese Teachers to Atlanta, USA |
| 2009 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Santiago, Chile Greater Atlanta and Southeast USA to Limburg, Belgium and Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 2008 Inbound | Western Bay of Plenty, NZ to Greater Atlanta, USA and Belgian Coast, Belgium, and Oxfordshire, UK Moscow, Russia to Huntsville and Greater Atlanta, USA |
| 2008 Outbound | Greater Atlanta, USA to Miyagi and Fukuoka, Japan North Atlanta High School Students to Amman, Jordan |
| 2007 Inbound | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK to Atlanta and Florence USA 30th anniversary 2007 International Conference in Atlanta, USA 30th Anniversary Celebration in Atlanta Thai Teachers to Montgomery and Greater Atlanta, USA China to Greater Atlanta, USA Turrialba, Costa Rica to Huntsville and Greater Atlanta, USA Amman Students to North Atlanta High School |
| 2007 Outbound | Greater Atlanta and Lake Hartwell to St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don, Russia Greater Atlanta, USA to Hay River, Canada |
| 2006 Inbound | Amman Students to North Atlanta High School Gelsenkirchen, Germany to Atlanta and San Antonio, USA |
| 2006 Outbound | Atlanta, USA to China Atlanta, USA to Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2005 Inbound | Adelaide, Australia to Atlanta, USA, Limburg, Belgium and Moscow, Russia Irkutsk, Russia to Atlanta and Huntsville, USA Limburg, Belgium to Greater Orlando and Atlanta, USA Tbilisi, Georgia to Atlanta, USA |
| 2005 Outbound | Atlanta, USA to Lima, Peru Atlanta and Atlanta Northwest, USA to Arequipa, Peru |
| 2004 Inbound | Pusan, Korea to Atlanta and Greater Orlando, USA Nairobi, Kenya to Atlanta and Dayton, USA Arequipa, Peru to Atlanta Northwest and East Central Florida, USA |
| 2004 Outbound | Atlanta (org.) and West Georgia, USA to Merseburg, Germany Atlanta, USA to Wellington, New Zealand and Sunshine Coast, Australia |
| 2003 Inbound | Ottawa, Canada to Atlanta and Atlanta Northwest, GA and Morganton, NC Pusan, Korea to Greater Orlando, FL and Atlanta, GA Minsk, Belarus to Atlanta, GA and Lee Co., FL |
| 2003 Outbound | Atlanta, GA to Western Tokyo, Japan Atlanta, GA to Bergen, Norway Atlanta International Museum to Cuba |