Before the pandemic, Gulf Coast Diplomacy regularly hosted youth exchanges where international teens interacted directly with their American peers. The switch to an online platform naturally transformed the international exchange experience. From virtual host families to online icebreakers, Gulf Coast Diplomacy redesigned its programs to accommodate the environment of Zoom. In July 2021, the organization...
The IVLP program has helped me to progress in my professional life, especially after this one, I continue to teach with a lot of imagination and different approaches, to share the achievements during this program, to make my entourage, colleagues, my family travel to discover the kindness and the warm welcome of the people of...
My name is ZRIRA Saadia, from Morocco. I am delighted to share with you my experience of my exchange visit to Pensacola in 2011. I was also pleasantly surprised, with the warm and friendly welcome given to us by all the administrators we visited. For me, it was a very enriching experience, where I had...
I am a social worker with 12 years of experience in caring for girls and women victims of Sexual Abuse and its maximum expression of violence such as Incest and Femicide. I am a former fellow of the International Visitors Program: Women Leaders Promoting Peace and Security - 2016. My participation in Pensacola as part...
Hello! I am Italo Moura from Brazil. I have been in Pensacola through the Brazil Youth Ambassadors Program. It was a wonderful and enriching experience. I learned a lot about the Pensacola community and its commitment to building a better world. The area has a rich history and inspiring leaders. Visiting Pensacola was a life-changing...
My participation in Pensacola as part of an International Visitor Program Leadership was a unique opportunity to learn, at various levels, the possibilities of the interactions between economic activities such as tourism, with strategies for environmental protection or mitigation. Knowing firsthand the hard work you do in Pensacola from government agencies and NGOs, to little...
My name is Juan Pablo Ruiz and I had the honor of participating in the “Jóvenes en Acción” program in 2015. I can boast that the program I was a part of helped me to develop skills that benefited my academic and professional life. It showed me that no matter your background, you set the...
Just a couple of weeks ago I’ve been in my parent’s place in Northern Caucasus and took a photo of my Pensacola citizenship! Can you believe? I wanted to give an idea for a local mayor to make something like your residence certificates for visitors of honour in our village. Right now I don’t stay...
I had a wonderful time at Pensacola Florida. Collected unforgettable memories. If I am not mistaken you welcomed us on airport I still remember a tiny Pakistani flag your hands. It was the loveliest memory ever. All the best. Sadia Qureshi Author/journalist/columnist Pakistan
[Translated from Spanish] Thank you very much for the communication. Indeed today I was looking at the photos of the date of May 2017, when we visited the City of Pensacola. It was a pleasant experience to know the different entities that always contribute to improving the quality of life of the citizens of your...
