​ Neighbors Abroad fosters Palo Alto's domestic and international engagement through friendship, education, commerce, and sustainability. ​

Neighbors Abroad is a non-profit, all-volunteer, civic organization affiliated with Sister Cities International and the City of Palo Alto. We celebrated our 60th anniversary in 2023!

We leverage Silicon Valley's diversity and resources to cultivate partnerships with eight international Sister Cities, as well as a first-of-its-kind, domestic Sibling City relationship with Bloomington, Indiana, and a Friendship City relationship with Narok, Kenya.
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​We invite residents of Palo Alto and surrounding communities to join us in our mission to promote connections and celebrate differences through our year-round programs. Across our global network, we focus on exchange programs, cultural enrichment, service projects, sustainability initiatives, and the promotion of commerce.​

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Mark Your Calendars for a Calenda!

Join Neighbors Abroad on October 19 on California Avenue for an early-evening calenda (part street party, part parade), presented by our Sister City friends in Oaxaca, Mexico. Learn more here.

• Albi, France
• Bloomington, Indiana
• Enschede, Netherlands
• Heidelberg, Germany
• Linköping, Sweden​

• Oaxaca, Mexico
• Palo, Philippines 
• Tsuchiura, Japan
• Yangpu District, Shanghai China

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The Neighbors Abroad Blog
Musings and Missives for a Small World

Welcome to Neighbors Abroad's blog. Here our board members and other contributors share their ideas and insights in short, personal essays. We focus on our many projects at home and abroad, with the goal of illuminating the relevance of Sister and Sibling Cities in an ever-more-connected world.  Here's our latest post:

A Student Perspective on the Tsuchiura Exchange: "I am so grateful that I got this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity"

By Isabella Wang, 8th Grade, JLS 

Every time my dad came back from his trip to Japan, saying how clean it was and how friendly the people were, I was fascinated by Japanese culture, and especially liked Japanese food. Japan seemed so different from the United States, which is why I chose to study Japanese. This is also why I had always wanted to go. When I heard about the Neighbors Abroad student exchange program from my Japanese teacher, I knew I had to sign up. This exchange program provided me with the perfect opportunity to go, and it was an unforgettable experience.
​Read more here...

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