Photos for GoNomad Servas Article

All photos by Shel Horowitz unless otherwise credited.

Taking David Maduri, from Kenya, to the top of Mount Holyoke from our home in Hadley, MA
Taking David Maduri, from Kenya, to the top of Mount Holyoke from our home in Hadley, MA
Our host Delores, in Nouvelle, Quebec, spots wildlife as we're about to eat dinner on her deck, one block from a national park
Our host Delores Fallu-Matton, in Nouvelle, Quebec, spots wildlife as we’re about to eat dinner on her deck, one block from a national park
Andreia, our host in Aveiro, Portugal, took us to the charming beach town of Costa Nova, which we would have never found on our own.
Andreia Hall, our host in Aveiro, Portugal, took us to the charming beach town of Costa Nova, which we would have never found on our own.
on the beach in Costa Nova, a town we found because our host took us there
The author’s wife, Dina Friedman, on the beach in Costa Nova, a town we found because our host took us there
A German family in our farmhouse kitchen
Marianne, Martin, Juliana, and Hans Smollich: German Servas family in our farmhouse kitchen
Dina with our host Abel, a Dutch immigrant, on their patio overlooking the Druze village of Pequ'in, Israel
Dina with our host Abel DeJong, a Dutch immigrant, on their patio overlooking the Druze village of Pequ’in, Israel
Servas host Abel in front of the 2000-year-old carob tree he and his wife Ruth take care of—the actual tree that nourished Jewish patriot Shimon Bar Yochai during the 12 years he hid out from the Romans just after the time of Christ
Servas host AbelDeJong in front of the 2000-year-old carob tree he and his wife Ruth take care of—the actual tree that nourished Jewish patriot Shimon Bar Yochai during the 12 years he hid out from the Romans just after the time of Christ
Homemade scarecrows keeping watch over Judy and David's massive organic garden in Maine
Homemade scarecrows keeping watch over Judy Berk and David Foley’s massive organic garden in Maine
Host David in Maine made this gorgeous salad from his own organic garden
Host David Foley in Maine made this gorgeous salad from his own organic garden
Malaysian visitors Farith and Rahma hiking in the Smith College woods
I took Malaysian visitors Farith Zainudin and Rahma Pauzi hiking in the Smith College woods
Malaysian visitors Rahma and Ain cook a feast in my kitchen
Malaysian visitors Rahma Pauzi and Ain cook a feast in my kitchen
In her 70s, Monserrat, our host in Sant Feliu, Catalonia, led us on a beautiful and strenuous two-hour cliff walk around her town. We spoke no Catalan and she spoke no English, but we both were fine using Spanish.
In her 70s, Monserrat Vallriberafius, our host in Sant Feliu, Catalonia, led us on a beautiful and strenuous two-hour cliff walk around her town. We spoke no Catalan and she spoke no English, but we both were fine using Spanish.
Tony and Marion's hand-built off-grid house in rural Prince Edward Island. They visited us in the 1990s; we visited them in 2016.
Tony and Marion Copleston’s hand-built off-grid house in rural Prince Edward Island. They visited us in the 1990s; we visited them in 2016.
Renewing our friendship with Tony and Marion of Prince Edward Island, who had stayed with us more than 20 years earlier, included a clamming expedition.
Renewing our friendship with Tony and Marion Copleston of Prince Edward Island, who had stayed with us more than 20 years earlier, included a clamming expedition.
Shel Horowitz, green/social change business profitability consultant and author of Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World
Author Shel Horowitz. Photo by Andrew Morris-Friedman, used with permission