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International Friends offers fully guided tours and day trips from London to various destinations in Britain. Whether you are looking for small group travel, shore excursions, Harry Potter, Stonehenge, Cotswolds, or food and drink, you can find it here.
- Private Tours Transfers Private Tours & Transfers
Booking a private tour with International Friends gives you...
- Small & Friendly Day Trips Small & Friendly Day Trips
Exclusive to International Friends customers. Available...
- Shore Excursions Transfers Shore Excursions & Transfers
Sit back, relax and let International Friends take care of...
- Hotel Packages Hotel Packages
London Hotel & Sightseeing Packages. Enjoy a luxury city...
- Harry Potter Harry Potter
Private Small Group Tours Stonehenge, Bath & Windsor Small...
- Downton Abbey Downton Abbey
A fantastic selection of Downton Abbey day trip, perfect for...
- Cotswolds, Country Pub Lunch & Blenheim Palace
From March 2024 this tour will change to Oxford, Cotswolds &...
- Small Group Day Trips to The Cotswolds From London
Experience off the beaten track exploration through the...
- Private Tours Transfers Private Tours & Transfers
InterPals is a platform to connect with people from different countries, cultures and languages. You can find a pen pal, a language partner or a travel buddy and join a friendly community of over 6 million members.
Global Penfriends connects you with penpals from all over the world who share your interests, language or travel goals. You can exchange letters, messages, postcards, candy and more with your new friends in a safe and secure way.
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- Making Friends Online
- Making Friends in Person
- Making Friends in School
As our world becomes more connected, forming friendships with people from all across the globe has never been easier. Thanks to the internet and nifty apps, as well as study abroad programs and cultural clubs, there are so many ways to connect with people from different countries and cultures. We’ll walk you through all of the resources available to you and give plenty of tips about how to make international friends—both online and offline.
Download apps like Discord and Meetup to start talking with people right away, or try setting dating apps like Tinder and OkCupid to the “looking for friends” option.
Sign up for pen pal websites like Global Penfriends, InterPals, and Conversation Exchange to talk with someone from a different country.
Talk with locals when you travel abroad and get involved with clubs and activities that center around the international community to make more friends.
Sign up for a pen pal website.
are websites that match you with other people from around the world so that you two can become pen pals. Create a profile on one of these sites, choose a country, and get chatting with people from all around the world.
When you create a profile you'll be asked to fill out a page that displays basic details about yourself, like your interests, the country you're from, and your birth date.
Start writing your pen pal
by penning a short introduction about yourself, including details like your interests and why you want a pen pal. Leave your pal a few questions and wait for their reply.
Using websites like these is also a great way to practice a foreign language you’re studying.
When searching for a place to live, specifically
who are from a different country. If you already have a place to stay, consider finding a roommate from another country so that they can come live with you. Join social media groups for finding roommates in your area and either create an ad for an open room you have or look at other people’s posts.
For example, your ad may be something like, “One full bedroom available for rent. Looking for an international student that speaks French or German.”
Living with an international roommate can be super fun. Just make sure you’re being respectful of their space and keep an open mind about what makes them different from you.
Do fun activities with your roommate to strengthen your friendship, such as cooking together, watching movies, and decorating your living space together.
Meet friends when you travel.
Sign up for a study abroad program.
Going on a study abroad program
will give you the opportunity to study in a different country. Use this time to make close friends with your roommates or classmates that you meet as well as locals in the area.
Try to take advantage of the unique aspects of the region by eating local food and going to local restaurants and stores.
Programs such as Engineers Without Borders and Nursing Beyond Borders are examples of service-focused programs. If your goal is to not only make friends but also help in international communities, these are good programs to look into.
There are also opportunities for high school students to participate in exchange programs fully or partially funded by the U.S. government.
Meetup helps you find and join groups of people who share your interest in international friends. Browse the largest and newest groups in various cities and countries, or create your own group and meet new friends.
International Friendships, Inc. (IFI) is a national organization partnering with local churches, universities, and volunteers to provide life-changing hospitality and friendship to international students. We work strategically to make the world feel at home and extend God’s love globally — right where we are. Feature. OUR HAPPY CLIENTS.
International Friendships, Inc. (IFI) is a national organization partnering with local churches, universities, and volunteers to provide life-changing hospitality and friendship to international students. In Columbus, we work strategically to connect every international student in Central Ohio with a Christian friend. PARTNER WITH US.
