“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”- St. Augustine

What is the Ponchatoula Cultural Exchange?

•A new summer exchange program for students ages 16-18•Allows you to spend two weeks this summer with a French teenager and his/her family, host a French teenager at your home, or both.•Learn about another way of life.•Immerse yourself in the French language.•Play sports, shop, go on excursions, or just enjoy breathing fresh mountain air.

Do all this and more with the Ponchatoula Cultural Exchange.

You will be here

•A pretty little town of 3000 people•10 minute drive from Grenoble (home to the 1968 Winter Olympics and a popular ski area)•1 hour by train from Lyon (the gastronomy capital of France)•3 hours by train from Paris•Nestled in the heart of the French Alps•Surrounded by mountain landscapes, nearby castles

Where: Fontanil, France

Costs:•Students traveling to France only pay for their airfare, travel insurance, and souvenirs.•French host family pays for your meals and lodging. •The reason this program is so inexpensive is because Fontanil and Ponchatoula are Sister Cities.

How Does It Work? •Students are paired based on common interests (ex. sports, movies)•They correspond by email during the time leading up to the exchange.

Travel alone (with parental consent)“Unaccompanied minor” service

Student is accompanied by airline stewards from first airport, through connections/customs, and to the arrival airport (this service costs ~$100.00 extra each way)

Travel with a parent or chaperoneThis person may also be hosted in Fontanil

Note: Exchanges can take place consecutively in the same summer (the exchanging students can travel together during the middle leg of the trip), or separately over two summers.

Student Travel Options:

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Immerse yourself in a different culture.

Build lifelong friendships and memories, and just have fun. ----------------------------

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So what are YOUR summer plans?

•Visit our website at http://ponchatoulaculturalexchange.wordpress.com.•Email ponchatoulaculturalexchange@gmail.com.•Or call Ashley Herrick at 985-981-1339.