News – Aspen Sister Cities

May 30

TIMBAH BELL: THE ROOTS OF AN AESTHETIC SENSIBILITY.

The snow in Shimukappu motivates my neighbors to wrap even their sturdiest-looking shrubs in burlap to protect the branches from being snapped by the weight of a February storm. Now that it’s May, a vibrant spring has arrived, and with it, the unwrapping of trees and plants in gardens across... read more →

May 30, 2023
Shimukappu, Student Exchange

May 24

PRESENTING GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EXCHANGE 2023.

"I chaperone Sister Cities trips because I see firsthand the wonder and curiosity from these kids. I witness the fear of being unfamiliar with a place and the people there. But it’s the sweet spot in between those; the place where the wonder and curiosity, and the fear of unfamiliarity... read more →

May 24, 2023
Garmisch P, Student Exchange

May 18

GLOBAL FRIENDSHIPS FOR LIFE

Katherine Sand, Renee Giles and Megan Monaghan, Growing Community. Aspen Daily News- May 17, 2023 In this column we frequently talk about the challenges of modern parenting, and that’s undoubtedly because these are such universal experiences. Parents of children of any age talk to us every day about their lives,... read more →

May 18, 2023
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May 15

STUDENT FROM CHAMONIX CLOSING HIS YEAR LONG ASPEN HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

Nolan Balmat, from our sister city of Chamonix, France has been in Aspen since August, 2022. He has been going to Aspen High School this year and has had many amazing experiences from playing hockey with his host brother and training all winter in Glenwood Springs, to traveling with the... read more →

May 15, 2023
Chamonix, Student Exchange

Apr 25

SEE YOU SOON BARILOCHE FRIENDS!

Middle School Student Exchange 2023. After four years Aspen received the Bariloche students again! A group of fifteen students and two chaperones from Capraro, San Patricio and Woodville schools came to the Roaring Fork Valley from April 9th to the 22nd. Huge thanks to the families who hosted and helped... read more →

April 25, 2023
Bariloche, Student Exchange

Apr 22

ABETONE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT EXCHANGE 2023.

Building genuine bonds between different communities. From February 5-14, 2023, Aspen families hosted 13 students and two chaperones from Abetone, Italy, and the surrounding region. While in Aspen, the Abetone students and chaperones did a variety of activities including a snowshoe tour on the top of Ajax with ACES, a visit... read more →

April 22, 2023
Abetone, Student Exchange

Apr 21

“DESAFIO BARILOCHE” IN ASPEN- ADAPTIVE SKIING EXCHANGE 2023

Dear Members of Sister Cities and Challenge Aspen, Thank you would be the single word I would use to describe the 2023 Bariloche-Aspen adaptive skiing exchange. Every situation, with every person we had the pleasure of interacting with, in every context, would have the word repeated over and over, and... read more →

April 21, 2023
Adaptive skiing, Bariloche

Mar 21

CELEBRATING “DESAFIO BARILOCHE” ADAPTIVE SKIING PROGRAM

Challenge Aspen organized an apres ski event to celebrate and support its sister program "Desafio Bariloche". Three members of this organization, Paul Wray, Joaquin Garcia Jurjo and Mariana Neira, came to the Roaring Fork Valley to participate in the Adaptive Skiing Exchange, volunteering for Challenge Aspen for two weeks. Aspen... read more →

March 21, 2023
Adaptive skiing, Bariloche

Mar 11

CURIOUS ABOUT THE ASPEN/ BARILOCHE ARTIST EXCHANGE ?

Please join us in celebrating the growing relationship between the artist community of both the Roaring Fork Valley and Bariloche, Argentina. Along with other past exchange artists, Deb Jones will share her September 2022 ten- day exchange experience in Bariloche. Come learn more about the Aspen Sister Cities artist exchange... read more →

March 11, 2023
Artist Exchange, Bariloche

Feb 16

“THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS WONDERFUL EXCHANGE.” – Dr Daniel Huerta.

Aspen and Bariloche complete another successful medical exchange. "To everyone who gave us their time and space, thank you! Everyone participated in one way or another to make us feel at home. To be able to learn and grow as a professional and as a person... thank you very much!... read more →

February 16, 2023
Bariloche, Medical Exchange