CULTURAL EXCHANGES

The main purpose of the cultural exchanges is to get to know another country for little money and live with native people which give you a unique experience.

There are several organisations that have members in most of the countries of the world and will give you the opportunity of have free accommodation in the house of one of them. Membership is free and once you join them, you will be able to contact other members and stay in their houses if you want.

Do you want to learn Spanish in Spain or Southamerica at the same time as you discover a new culture? Would you like to try the Gaelic language in a small village on the west coast of Ireland? Do you want to learn the traditions and dances of a Greek Island? Would like to live for a while among the fjords and mountains of Norway? These are some examples, but there could be as many countries as you want.

   Some of the organisations that offer this kind of exchanges are:

_The Hospitality Club: The members of this club help each other when they travel, giving a bed to sleep or a guided visit of the city. Join the club is free and everybody is welcomed.

_Servas: International organisation that groups hosts and travellers from everywhere in the world. They offer the possibility of contacting different cultures and promote peace, equality, tolerance, etc.

_Couch Surfing: Another alternative for finding free accommodatin or people to share your trip with in the country where you go. It helps you to find friends that will welcome you anywhere in the world.

_Welcome Traveller: It will let you to find a place to stay with a member of the club who has similar interests than you. It is a great way to make friends around the world.

_Global Freeloaders: Another website that will help you to travel with free accommodation anywhere in the world while making friends.

_World Homestay Friends: You will have the opportunity of travelling to other countries spending little money and getting to know another culture. You can arrange the conditions of the accommodation with your host.

_Stay 4 Free: More of the same thing.