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• study or vacation abroad;

• host high school "exchange" students;

• served in the military and traveled the world;

• own or work at ethnic/international restaurants and food stores;

• worked abroad or are working here at companies importing, exporting, or foreign-owned;

• read about and tune into news about other countries, cultures, and our connections to them.

• created or work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) doing development assistance abroad; 

• belong to organizations like Sister Cities, Friendship Force, the World Affairs Council of WNC, the area returned Peace Corps volunteers, and more; 

• teach or take classes about geography, global issues, other languages, international relations, and other worldly topics;

• tour and vacation in other countries and cultures;

• adopted chidren from other countries;

• the list goes on and on.