Dec 04
Dec 03
Oct 28
Sep 16
Aug 06
Aug 04
Jul 08

SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

"Reimagining Citizen Diplomacy: New Connections in a Virtual World" This July 8-9 Sister Cities International is offering an online conference. There will be no cost to participate. To register and view the agenda please visit: https://sistercities.org/annual-conference/2020-annual-conference-and-meeting/ We encourage our sister cities and others who may be interested to join this... read more →
Jun 15

Shimukappu English Teacher Program

A unique program that Aspen and Shimukappu have shared since March of 1991, is an English Teacher position. An individual from the Aspen area lives and teaches English in Shimukappu for approximately two years, working closely with the local public schools and the Board of Education to provide students of all ages the opportunity... read more →
May 31

Aspen’s First Sister City

By Nancy Gensch Gretl Uhl and her husband, Sepp, moved from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Aspen, Colorado in 1953. Gretl grew up IN the Ski Jumping Stadium in Partenkirchen where the opening ceremonies of the 1936 Winter Olympics were held. Gretl’s parents owned the restaurant in the stadium, so skiing was a way of... read more →
May 11