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Author: Susanne Pacher
You know by now that one of my underlying goals for this web site is to encourage intercultural exchanges, to make connections between people of different cultures which helps us all break down barriers between people and create more tolerance and understanding. Personally, I am a big advocate of
SERVAS is an interesting organization that facilitates intercultural exchange by bringing together travelers who are interested in intercultural exchange as well as local hosts are willing to host these travelers (free of charge) or spend some time with them. Servas members are now represented in over 130 countries and it's a great organization if you:
- would you like to visit foreign countries and take part in everyday life
- would you like people from other countries to join in your daily life for a short time
- want to try to overcome your prejudices to communicate with others
- believe that peace is possible if everyone truly wants.
Through an Internet search I was able to locate the US head office of Servas and I approached Carole Wagner, Office Manager, and Patrice Samara, Executive Director, at the New York head office of US Servas to shed more light on this interesting organization.
[Editor's comment: please note that some of the information in this article is specific to Servas USA, while the general historical and philosophical underpinnings of this organization are applicable to all member country organizations. More specific membership information for each country can be obtained from the local country branch of Servas International.]
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