Bloomington Worldwide Friendship welcomes you to Bloomington, Indiana and Indiana University.
Join us as we greet good friends, both old and new, from countries all across the globe.
If you are an international visitor who would like to participate in the Friends Matching Program, please fill out the form on this page. We have matched many international students and scholars to BWF host families this year. New applications are not being accepted at this time. Please contact us in July 2010 for fall matching.
If you are a community member who would like to host an international visitor in the Friends Matching Program, please fill out the form on this page. To learn more about the Friends Matching Program, please read this page.
Get Involved!
Join us as we share friendships with international visiting students and scholars. We host several events during the year, including our annual fall picnic at Lake Lemon. Local families can open their homes to international visitors during the Thanksgiving holidays, or sign up to be friends throughout the school year, or both!
Friends Matching Program
The Friends Matching Program connects international students with interested individuals or families in Bloomington and nearby communities to build friendships and cultural awareness. BWF's Friends Program matches Indiana University's international students, professors and scholars with interested families and individuals in Bloomington and nearby communities. International visitors do not live with their matched friends. Instead, the friends invite international visitors into their homes for a meal, or include them in a picnic, trip, or other activity. Hosts strive to give their guests a taste of authentic Midwestern life. International visitors should experience what day to day activities are like in the life ...
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