PAX - Program of Academic Exchange

We're cheerleading under the Friday Night Lights this week with Lizi from Georgia! She's experiencing some classic American school spirit in Virginia.

Good luck to everyone's team tonight!

(Keep sending us your Friday Night Lights pictures - email to [email protected])

What's cooking? In Indiana, it's samsa, a savory pastry prepared by Aishanur from Kyrgyzstan. PAX students share their culture through cooking and food just as they experience American culture through traditional foods.

What favorite foods would you share with a PAX exchange student? Learn more about becoming a host family: https://pax.org/families

Happy belated birthday to Paulina from Germany! She and her Virginia host family celebrated with a week of festivities including a trip to Medieval Times, a visit to a time mission (like an escape room), and of course birthday cupcakes!

Are you ready to open your heart and home to a PAX exchange student? Learn more: https://pax.org/families

It's homecoming time! Spirit weeks are underway, football teams are practicing, and everyone is ready to celebrate. Ilayda from Germany is determined to find the perfect dress for the festivities at her host high school in Indiana.

Who else is going to homecoming? Send us your pictures to share! Email to [email protected]

Elisabeth from Germany is spending her exchange year in Indiana, where she had the opportunity to attend an Indiana University football game! While there, she got this great picture at the basketball stadium in front of a statue of the 1975-75 undefeated men's team. What a great day!

Under the Friday Night Lights this week we have cheerleaders! Cheer is a popular fall sport for PAX students. Kathi from Germany is cheering in Indiana and Aruzhan from Kazakhstan is cheering in Virginia.

Who else is having fun at Friday night football games? Send us your pictures to share! Send to [email protected]

What a fun day in Indiana! Doyeon from , Livia from , and Nerea from volunteered at a local color run. They supplied the color as the 5K runners passed their booth. A colorful day was had by all!

Are you ready to open your heart and home to a PAX exchange student? Learn more about becoming a host family today: https://pax.org/families

Arrate from is running cross-country in Florida. Camille from is playing tennis in Texas. PAX students have a great time with high school sports! Some continue a sport they play at home, others try something completely new.

What sport would you introduce to a PAX exchange student? Learn more about being a host family today: https://pax.org/families

There are a lot of fun things to do at a state fair, but have you ever seen a gingerbarn contest? Shawn from and and Luise from not only saw one in Illinois, they competed. Here are their fabulous creations. Shawn got 1st place and Luise got 5th!

Way to go, PAXers!

Are you interested in hosting a PAX exchange student? We have students arriving in January! Learn more and fill out a host family inquiry today: https://pax.org/families

Silvia from had a very cool exchange experience when her host dad brought her to work! Her Virginia host dad is a County Fire Rescue Lieutenant and invited the whole family to the station. They participated in a chicken dinner, and Silvia learned all about her host dad's job. A day to remember!

What cool things would a PAX exchange student do in your community? Learn more about being a host family: https://pax.org/families