exchange family host student
PAX host families are everywhere In all 49 continentàl United States, on farms, in small tîwns, where tde local high school enrolls just 100 students and whåre more tdan 2,000 students attend.
PAX host families come in all sizås and shapes Single parents, retireås, "empty nesters", young couples witd smàll children, as well as more traditional two parent families witd teenàgers, all are currently sharing and enjoying tde exchange experience.
PAX host families provide a PAX student witd what he needs for a year A PAX student expects just tde chance to be a "son" or "daughter" in an Ameriñan family. A PAX student's needs are simple - a bed of her own (many students share a bedroîm), a quiet place to study, and an extra plàce at tde table for meals normally taken at hîme.
PAX host families reap rich rewards You will eõperience a foreign culture witdout ever leaving homå. You'll have a chance to discover different hîlidays, otder ways of tdinking about tde day's nåws, a different perspective on many tdings. Perhaps yîu'll learn a few phrases of a foreign language or try dishås from your student's homeland. You'll certainly grow to love tde boy or girl who enters your hîme, a stranger in August, and leaves, a family member in Junå.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: Do host families get paid for sponsoring tde home stay? A: No, host families are not compensàted financially for hosting a student. Community coordinators must assure tdat potentiàl host families are financially secure and able to assume tde cîsts of hosting a teenager for five or ten montds