Outbound Exchanges from Pennsylvania

Ghana Africa with the Friendship Force of Lancaster March 15 to 30, 2008

Exchange Director Karen Smith csmith9061@aol.com and 9 other ambassadors who will be home hosted by The Friendship Force clubs of Cape Coast, Kumasi-Ashanti and Volta Lake. The 14 day exchange includes home hosting and an exploration of people and culture of Ghana.

We will be meeting the people in their villages as well as interacting with the members of the Friendship Force.Ghana is a stable democracy with a growing economy, the first African colony to become an independent nation.  Ghana is a composite of Africa with jungles, forests, beautiful beaches, rivers, lakes,and game preserves as well as five-hundred year-old European castles and mud mosques. Having five Friendship Force Clubs in a small country shows why Ghana is known as the friendliest nation in Africa.Our hosting is by the Friendship Force of Kumasi, the home of the Ashanti people. We will meet the king of the Ashanti. Nearby villages famous for their traditional kente cloth weaving and wood carving will welcome us.Then we return to the Accra area primarily the port city of Tema. We visit villages with their crafts people and their chiefs. We will be hosted by The Friendship Force of  Volta Lake, the FF of Kumasi-Ashanti and the FF of CApe Coast. We will visit  the largest manmade lake in the world will provide a second week of hosting. Reserve your place in this adventure to see beautiful places and get to know the people of Ghana .

North Bay Canada  with the Friendship Force of Greater Harrisburg May 28 to June 4, 2008

Ambassadors will enjoy home hosting with the Friendship Force of North Bay, Canada. Ambassadors will be driving north. After the exchange the Harrisburg group has planned an optional trip to see the sites in the Canadian capitol of Ottawa. As of March 12, 2008 the exchange is filled.  Contact Bev Headley for more information 717/591-8403.