Overcoming Prejudice
As a student of Middle Eastern Studies in France, I frequently faced prejudice and misunderstandings about Arab culture. One evening, in a debate forum on...
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User story
See Our Friendship Stories From shared hobbies and epic getaways to finding kindred spirits, see how members found their crew, right on OVFriends.
User story
See Our Friendship Stories From shared hobbies and epic getaways to finding kindred spirits, see how members found their crew, right on OVFriends.
A Strange Friendship
He was a cosplayer in Japan; his OVFRIENDS profile was filled with pictures of him transformed into anime characters. I was in Hanoi, passionate about...
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A Career Turning Point
I am a young chef in Ho Chi Minh City, harboring an ambition for Vietnamese fusion cuisine. I wanted to combine the subtlety of Japanese...
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A Serendipitous Connection
I signed up for OVFRIENDS with a very clear goal: to find a native speaker to practice Spanish with. I sent out a few friend...
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Me and 9 Other Time Zones
As a freelancer working with European partners, Chi’s life was almost completely upside down compared to everyone else’s. When the city lights came on, her...
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The Cracked Screen Still Shines
Minh was a poor student with a phone that had a cracked screen. He couldn’t afford to replace it, but his passion for photography never...
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