Journeys (Exchanges)
In 2017 FFI began using the term Journeys instead of Exchanges.
Incoming Journeys (Exchanges) - FFBR Coordinators
1984 Peine, Germany - Jack Stubbs
1985 San Jose, Costa Rica - Monika Olivier
1986 Nordestedt, Germany - Monika Olivier
1987 Azerbaijan, USSR - Monika Olivier
1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Monika Olivier
1988 Bogota, Colombia - Monika Olivier
1989 Miyagi, Japan - Monika Olivier
1989 Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR - Monika Olivier
1990 Campinas, Brazil - Linda Knochenmus
1990 Tweed Valley, Australia - Walt Lawrence
1991 Lübeck, Germany - Dot Oneal
1992 Flanders, Belgium - Gerry Beaird
1992 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico - Lou Leggio
1993 Hertfordshire, England - Carole Corkern
1993 Cairo, Egypt - Darwin Knochenmus
1993 Western Michigan and Greater Detroit - Carole Corkern
1994 Bockhorn, Germany - Charles and Frances Bennett
1995 Ribeirao Preto, Brazil - Carol Jameson
1996 Connecticut and Massachusetts - Dot Yerby
1996 Alajuela, Costa Rica - Connie Holmes
1996 Tasmania. Australia - Jeanne Lawrence
1997 Hannover, Germany - Earl Corkern
1997 New Orleans Festival - Dot Yerby
1998 Warsaw, Poland - Dot Yerby
1998 Wanganui, New Zealand - Jim Willis
?? Regional Conference here with hosting??
1999 Québec/Portneuf, Canada - Marilyn Mansur
2000 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Jeanne Lawrence
2000 Des Moines, Iowa - Carole Corkern
2000 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Gerry Beaird
2001 Helena, Montana - Charles Bennett
2001 Berlin / Brandenburg, Germany - Carole Corkern
2001 Devon, England - Vicki Vance
2002 Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho - Merna Ford
2002 South Flanders, Belgium - Charles Bennett
2003 Lake Hartwell, Georgia - Dot Yerby
2003 Hamburg, Germany - Erin Schmidt
2003 Sydney, Australia - Darwin Knochenmus
2004 Fort Myers, Florida - Tom and Margaret Moore
2004 Napier, New Zealand - Linda Dudley
2004 Tokyo, Japan - Jeanne Lawrence
2005 Niagara, Ontario, Canada - Linda Knochenmus
2006 Southwest Regional Mardi Gras
2006 Penticton, Canada - Bob Duncan
2006 Comitan, Mexico - Gerry Beaird
2007 St. Louis, Missouri - Bob Duncan
2008 Northumbria / Newcastle, England - Marilyn Waguespack
2009 Sherbrooke / Bujumbura - Thornton Cofield and Barbara Wittkopf
2010 Sarasota, Florida - Lynn Robbins
2010 Taranaki, New Zealand - Bob Duncan
2012 Bangkok / Chiang Mai, Thailand - Linda Dudley
2012 Goyrans, France - Linda Knochenmus
2012 Moscow, Russia / Minsk, Belarus - Lynn Robbins
2013 International Conference in New Orleans - Karen Pharis
2014 Ottawa, Canada - Karen Vingiello
2014 Reno, Nevada - Keith Corkern
2014 Auckland North Shore - Barbara Wittkopf and Thornton Cofield
2016 Global Exchange - Bob Duncan
2017 Bogota, Colombia - Morena Cazedessus
2017 Open World, Serbia - Karen and Art Vingiello
2018 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Lin Ashton
2018 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - Shelia Melancon
2019 Guadaloupe, Mexico - Mary Doerner
2020 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Lin Ashton - Cancelled due to COVID virus concerns
2022 Birmingham, Alabama - Larry Jonas
2022 Dayton, Ohio - Karen Vingiello and Joy Rich
2023 Columbia Cascade, Washington/Oregon & Western Kentucky - LaDeta Crawley
2024 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Lin Ashton
2024 Long Island, New York - Lynn Robbins
2025 San Diego, California - Larry & JiJi Jonas
2025 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Art Vingiello
Outgoing Journeys (Exchanges) - FFBR Coordinators
1984 Peine, Germany - Jack Stubbs
1985 San José, Costa Rica - Monika Olivier
1987 Cali / Bogota, Columbia - Monika Olivier
1988 Hong Kong - Monika Olivier
1989 Mt. Barker / Tweed Valley, Australia - Monika Olivier
1990 Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR - Monika Olivier
1990 Campinas, Brazil - Dotty Stubbs
1991 Lübeck / Nordestedt, Germany - Linda Knochenmus
1992 Cairo, Egypt / Holon, Israel - Dot O’Neal
1993 Tuxtla / San Cristobel, Mexico - Walt Lawrence
1993 W. Mich. / Greater Detroit, Michigan - Walt Lawrence
1994 Warsaw, Poland and Sophia, Bulgaria - Carole Corkern
1995 Flanders, Belgium and Hertfordshire, England - Gerry Beard
1996 Thames-Coromandel / Rotorua, New Zealand - Darwin Knochenmus
1997 Piracicaaba/Ribeirao Preto, Brazil - Connie Holmes
1998 Izmir, Turkey - Charles and Frances Bennett
1999 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Diana Harris
1999 Gifu and Ota, Japan - Jeannie Lawrence
2000 Bockhorn/Hannover, Germany - Earl Corkern
2000 Spokane / Coeur d’Alene and Helena, Montana - Vickie Vance
2001 Des Moines, Iowa - June Campbell
2002 Lake Hartwell, Georgia - Pat Langan
2002 Québec / Portneuf, Canada - Jim Willis
2003 Fort Myers, Florida - Tom and Margaret Moore
2004 Moldova/Slovak Republic - Dot Yerby
2006 Tasmania/Sydney, Australia - Carole Corkern
2007 Alajuela, Costa Rica - Charles Bennett
2007 St. Louis, Missouri - Linda Dudley
2008 Penticton, British Columbia - Darwin Knochenmus
2008 Mt. Dora and Sarasota, Florida - Bob Duncan
2009 Bangkok and Chiangmai, Thailand - Linda Dudley
2010 Northumbria, England and Toulouse, France - Linda Knochenmus
2011 Reno, Nevada - Lynn Robbins
2011 Tarapoto, Peru - Darwin Knochenmus
2012 Halle, Germany / Vienna, Austria - Bob Duncan
2013 Auckland North Shore / S. Taranaki - Thornton Cofield/ and Barbara Wittkopf
2014 Mid-Willamette, Oregon - Sheila Melancon
2014 Charlotte, North Carolina - Trudy Ivy
2015 Niagara, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Canada - Lynn Robbins
2016 Bundaberg and Gold Coast, Australia - Karen and Art Vingiello
2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sheila Melancon
2017 Brussels, Belgium - Barbara Wittkopf and Thornton Cofield
2018 Bogota, Colombia - Morena Cazedessus
2018 Western Michigan - Trudy Ivy
2018 Western Colorado - JoEllyn Grass
2019 Brazil - Sheila Melancon
2020 Edmonton, Canada - Lynn Robbins - Canceled due to COVID virus concerns.
2022 Austin, Texas - Lin Ashton
2022 Western Kentucky - Trudy Ivy
2023 Lubeck / Bavaria, Germany - Karen Vingiello
2023 Birmingham, Alabama - Joy Rich
2024 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Art Vingiello
2024 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico and pre-journey in Mexico City - Morena Cazedessus - Canceled
2025 Alajuela, Costa Rica - Morena Cazedessus
2025 Northern Colorado - Mike Wyble
1984 Peine, Germany - Jack Stubbs
1985 San Jose, Costa Rica - Monika Olivier
1986 Nordestedt, Germany - Monika Olivier
1987 Azerbaijan, USSR - Monika Olivier
1988 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Monika Olivier
1988 Bogota, Colombia - Monika Olivier
1989 Miyagi, Japan - Monika Olivier
1989 Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR - Monika Olivier
1990 Campinas, Brazil - Linda Knochenmus
1990 Tweed Valley, Australia - Walt Lawrence
1991 Lübeck, Germany - Dot Oneal
1992 Flanders, Belgium - Gerry Beaird
1992 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico - Lou Leggio
1993 Hertfordshire, England - Carole Corkern
1993 Cairo, Egypt - Darwin Knochenmus
1993 Western Michigan and Greater Detroit - Carole Corkern
1994 Bockhorn, Germany - Charles and Frances Bennett
1995 Ribeirao Preto, Brazil - Carol Jameson
1996 Connecticut and Massachusetts - Dot Yerby
1996 Alajuela, Costa Rica - Connie Holmes
1996 Tasmania. Australia - Jeanne Lawrence
1997 Hannover, Germany - Earl Corkern
1997 New Orleans Festival - Dot Yerby
1998 Warsaw, Poland - Dot Yerby
1998 Wanganui, New Zealand - Jim Willis
?? Regional Conference here with hosting??
1999 Québec/Portneuf, Canada - Marilyn Mansur
2000 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Jeanne Lawrence
2000 Des Moines, Iowa - Carole Corkern
2000 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Gerry Beaird
2001 Helena, Montana - Charles Bennett
2001 Berlin / Brandenburg, Germany - Carole Corkern
2001 Devon, England - Vicki Vance
2002 Eastern Washington / Northern Idaho - Merna Ford
2002 South Flanders, Belgium - Charles Bennett
2003 Lake Hartwell, Georgia - Dot Yerby
2003 Hamburg, Germany - Erin Schmidt
2003 Sydney, Australia - Darwin Knochenmus
2004 Fort Myers, Florida - Tom and Margaret Moore
2004 Napier, New Zealand - Linda Dudley
2004 Tokyo, Japan - Jeanne Lawrence
2005 Niagara, Ontario, Canada - Linda Knochenmus
2006 Southwest Regional Mardi Gras
2006 Penticton, Canada - Bob Duncan
2006 Comitan, Mexico - Gerry Beaird
2007 St. Louis, Missouri - Bob Duncan
2008 Northumbria / Newcastle, England - Marilyn Waguespack
2009 Sherbrooke / Bujumbura - Thornton Cofield and Barbara Wittkopf
2010 Sarasota, Florida - Lynn Robbins
2010 Taranaki, New Zealand - Bob Duncan
2012 Bangkok / Chiang Mai, Thailand - Linda Dudley
2012 Goyrans, France - Linda Knochenmus
2012 Moscow, Russia / Minsk, Belarus - Lynn Robbins
2013 International Conference in New Orleans - Karen Pharis
2014 Ottawa, Canada - Karen Vingiello
2014 Reno, Nevada - Keith Corkern
2014 Auckland North Shore - Barbara Wittkopf and Thornton Cofield
2016 Global Exchange - Bob Duncan
2017 Bogota, Colombia - Morena Cazedessus
2017 Open World, Serbia - Karen and Art Vingiello
2018 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Lin Ashton
2018 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia - Shelia Melancon
2019 Guadaloupe, Mexico - Mary Doerner
2020 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Lin Ashton - Cancelled due to COVID virus concerns
2022 Birmingham, Alabama - Larry Jonas
2022 Dayton, Ohio - Karen Vingiello and Joy Rich
2023 Columbia Cascade, Washington/Oregon & Western Kentucky - LaDeta Crawley
2024 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Lin Ashton
2024 Long Island, New York - Lynn Robbins
2025 San Diego, California - Larry & JiJi Jonas
2025 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Art Vingiello
Outgoing Journeys (Exchanges) - FFBR Coordinators
1984 Peine, Germany - Jack Stubbs
1985 San José, Costa Rica - Monika Olivier
1987 Cali / Bogota, Columbia - Monika Olivier
1988 Hong Kong - Monika Olivier
1989 Mt. Barker / Tweed Valley, Australia - Monika Olivier
1990 Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR - Monika Olivier
1990 Campinas, Brazil - Dotty Stubbs
1991 Lübeck / Nordestedt, Germany - Linda Knochenmus
1992 Cairo, Egypt / Holon, Israel - Dot O’Neal
1993 Tuxtla / San Cristobel, Mexico - Walt Lawrence
1993 W. Mich. / Greater Detroit, Michigan - Walt Lawrence
1994 Warsaw, Poland and Sophia, Bulgaria - Carole Corkern
1995 Flanders, Belgium and Hertfordshire, England - Gerry Beard
1996 Thames-Coromandel / Rotorua, New Zealand - Darwin Knochenmus
1997 Piracicaaba/Ribeirao Preto, Brazil - Connie Holmes
1998 Izmir, Turkey - Charles and Frances Bennett
1999 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Diana Harris
1999 Gifu and Ota, Japan - Jeannie Lawrence
2000 Bockhorn/Hannover, Germany - Earl Corkern
2000 Spokane / Coeur d’Alene and Helena, Montana - Vickie Vance
2001 Des Moines, Iowa - June Campbell
2002 Lake Hartwell, Georgia - Pat Langan
2002 Québec / Portneuf, Canada - Jim Willis
2003 Fort Myers, Florida - Tom and Margaret Moore
2004 Moldova/Slovak Republic - Dot Yerby
2006 Tasmania/Sydney, Australia - Carole Corkern
2007 Alajuela, Costa Rica - Charles Bennett
2007 St. Louis, Missouri - Linda Dudley
2008 Penticton, British Columbia - Darwin Knochenmus
2008 Mt. Dora and Sarasota, Florida - Bob Duncan
2009 Bangkok and Chiangmai, Thailand - Linda Dudley
2010 Northumbria, England and Toulouse, France - Linda Knochenmus
2011 Reno, Nevada - Lynn Robbins
2011 Tarapoto, Peru - Darwin Knochenmus
2012 Halle, Germany / Vienna, Austria - Bob Duncan
2013 Auckland North Shore / S. Taranaki - Thornton Cofield/ and Barbara Wittkopf
2014 Mid-Willamette, Oregon - Sheila Melancon
2014 Charlotte, North Carolina - Trudy Ivy
2015 Niagara, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Canada - Lynn Robbins
2016 Bundaberg and Gold Coast, Australia - Karen and Art Vingiello
2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sheila Melancon
2017 Brussels, Belgium - Barbara Wittkopf and Thornton Cofield
2018 Bogota, Colombia - Morena Cazedessus
2018 Western Michigan - Trudy Ivy
2018 Western Colorado - JoEllyn Grass
2019 Brazil - Sheila Melancon
2020 Edmonton, Canada - Lynn Robbins - Canceled due to COVID virus concerns.
2022 Austin, Texas - Lin Ashton
2022 Western Kentucky - Trudy Ivy
2023 Lubeck / Bavaria, Germany - Karen Vingiello
2023 Birmingham, Alabama - Joy Rich
2024 Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Art Vingiello
2024 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico and pre-journey in Mexico City - Morena Cazedessus - Canceled
2025 Alajuela, Costa Rica - Morena Cazedessus
2025 Northern Colorado - Mike Wyble