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1. Gather all the information you have on your friend. This includes anything you know about the person, from what year they studied with you to their hometown in a foreign country. Also, if the person studied abroad with an exchange program or at your school, obtain the number for those organizations. Most exchange programs keep records of past students. If you hosted a foreign exchange student, try to find any letters, contact information, or host agreements from that time.
2. Call the exchange program's office. If the student studied at your university, call the study abroad center and ask for past records. They may have to verify who you are as well, so be prepared to have your former student information. From here, it is possible to obtain information such as their home university and hometown. You can then contact the foreign college's alumni association to see if they have any biographical information on the former exchange student.
3. Search for them on a social media network. The most likely places to go to are Facebook and Myspace. If you do not have an account, simply sign up for free. However, in some countries these websites are not so popular. For example, if your friend is from China, then you want to visit one of their social networks, such as QQ.com.
4. Send your friend a message when you have found them on a social media network. From here, you should be reconnected with them. If they do not respond or they do not have any social network accounts, there are still other options.
5. Search hobby and work-related websites. If you know your friend obtained a job with Proctor and Gamble in their home country, then go to their website and search for him.
6. Contact a media organization, phone company, or the local government in your friend's hometown. For example, if your friend is from London, England, writing to London's city government and inquiring about your friend can help. Most governments will have addresses of each individual. Writing to your friend's hometown Department of Motor Vehicles is another idea if they have a car. Writing to a newspaper in your friend's country and putting out a personal ad could help track down your friend.