Meet our students

Dear host family, my name is Lilia and I live in a city in the southwest of Germany. First of all, thank you so much for taking time and reading this and maybe become my host family :) Let‘s get started. I love pasta! I would love to try for example mac and cheese or some other typical american things.I love doing sports and I also love dogs. I would like to visit the US because I‘ve never been there before and I obviously want to improve my English. In my free time, I rollerskate (12 hours a

Dear host family, thank you so much for considering to take me in as your hist student! I'm Julia and I'm from Germany. First I want to thank you that you take the time to read my letter and for being willing to participate in the exchange program. I live in the countryside but near a big city. I live in a semi-detached house with my parents and my older sister Laura. She is 18 years old. I have a dog. His name is Luca. My dad is a graduated engineer in printing technology and my mum is

Dear future host family, first of all I would like to thank you for being willing to participate in the exchange program. My name is Marlene and I really want to do an exchange year in America. You may wonder why? I always watched American series or films and I was just so enthusiastic. My dad was also in America at a friend house and they also have children in my age now. We get along very well and they always tell my about their life and activities there so I want to experience that on my

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your Family. I am a german girl, who is determined to meet new people and wants to explore the world, including America. I am so excited to learn more about the American culture and be a part of your family. My passion is drawing and painting, since i was very young. I always do it, when i am bored, so i can distract myself from the stressful life and can just rela

Dear Host Family, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to stay with your family during my upcoming visit, I’m looking forward to staying with you while studying in the U.S. There are three people in my family,I don’t have any siblings, but my grandparents and my uncle’s family live nearby,so I grew up with my two cousins and we’re like brothers and sisters.’ve spent a lot of time in schools with only girls and I didn’t have any chance to go abroad due to Covid-19 when I was in junior hi

Hello dear host family, I'm Ben. I live with my two parents and my younger brother in a small town in The Netherlands. I’m very close to my whole family and really enjoy spending time with them, I have been to various events and concerts with them and I walked the four days of Nijmegen, which is four days of walking forty kilometers or almost twenty five miles every day with almost everyone from my fathers side. Some of my hobby's are: running, soccer, video games and hanging out with fr

Dear host family, Thank you very much for allowing me to temporarily become part of your family. My name is Satu. I really like to do a bunch of activities, Badminton and drawing for an example. I can speak English pretty fluently, I also have a profession in piano as well. I'm looking to join many clubs in America and make friends there. I'm a single son, I have dad, mom and grandma. My dad and mom is separated but I occasionally visit my mom in the weekend. My dad is a creator, he is a cycli

I like to play sports, specifically soccer, I like animals, I am sometimes an introverted person, but when I get used to I became a extroverted person, I like to play card games, videogames, watch movies, I like so much childrens, I am organized and I like to do everything I need in the moment, I don"t like to leave it for later, when I get used to live with the people I like to make jokes and I like to travel.

Dear host family, I hope you are all well. First of all I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your willingness to take me as a family member for 6 months and to offer me the amazing opportunity to live in the United States. This is really not a given and I really appreciate that. To get to know more about me I will tell you something about myself. My name is Mayooran but most of the people call me Mayoo. I live in a small city in a house with my parents and a little sister. M

Hello dear host family, Thank you for your generosity in hosting a foreign exchange student and for accepting me to live with your family next school year. I am Inigo, a Spanish boy and I am in my second year of high school this year. I live in a neighborhood of a big city, in a very urban environment, in an apartment with my two parents and my three siblings (one boy and two girls). I have a very good relationship with my parents and whenever I ask them for help, they do everything they c

Dear Host Family, First of all, I would like to thank you for volunteering for this year abroad program and being willing to let me stay with your family. I live in Germany with my mother, who is from China. My father was from the US, where most of my family lives. I occasionally visit them during the summer vacations. During the latest visit, I went on a white water rafting trip in Idaho with my cousin last summer, where I had a lot of fun. Describing myself, I am a curious, adventur

Dear Host Family, I am excited to write to you and I hope you are in good health. I am also glad for this opportunity to tell you a bit about myself before I become part of the family for the exchange program. Thank you for accepting to host me. Elvis is my name and I am 15 years old. I am the eldest of four children in a family of six. In my family, I have my parents, Michael and Abigail, and my siblings, 13-year-old Elvina, 10-year-old Juanita and 7-year-old Michael. We are a close-knit

Dea American Host family, Hello, my name is Pedro I live in a great city with my mom and 2 dogs, one dog calls Beto he is a Labrador, and I have another small dog called Fefeu who is 2 years old and a smaller dog. We live very close to the beach and in the same place that I grown up all my life. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother and all of them are older then me, I have 4 nephews, one of my sisters, my brother and two of my nephews live close to me in the same city my other sister who have

Dear my future host family, First, I would like to send my big thanks to you because you are open to joining this program so that I could have a chance to come with you as well as America, to study many new things, exchange cultures from other friends from other countries. Second, making new friends and sharing culture is one of the reasons I want to live with a host family. Therefore, I am delighted that we can share many new things together and be happy together. Lastly, I am a very

Dear American Family, My name is Emre and there are 4 people in my family me,my twin ,mother and father we usually watch movie together and go outside for a walk my favorite is watching horror movie together.It's really enjoyable.My responsibilities are cleaning my room, helping to clean the common areas of the house ,helping to prepare and clean up meals and it isnt my responsibility but we helped each other about lessons with my brother.My interests are chess football (soccer) and athletici

hello my future host family, To begin, I will introduce myself. My name is Gabin, I live in the south of France and I would like to go to the United States for a year. In life, I like to do lots of things like going out with my friends to go bowling (I'm pretty strong), going out to drink something in a café.... I also like to cook. What I love most is traveling all over the world. With my family I was able to go to Reunion Island where I was able to practice the most beautiful activity of m

I hope this letter finds you well. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for considering me as a potential member of your family during my upcoming exchange program. The opportunity to live with your family and experience life in the United States fills me with excitement and anticipation. Allow me to introduce myself. I am a Brazilian student currently in my second year of high school. I have a deep passion for exploring new cultures, meeting new people, and

Dear Host family My name is Yugo. My hobby is playing soccer. But I like watching every sports game. Especially I like watching football games and baseball games. And I want to watch American football with my host family. If I go to a host family house, I would cook Japanese food and pass on Japanese culture to you. So let me know if there’s anything you want to know. If there is, I will tell you everything when I go host family house. Next, I talk about my daily life. I usually go to sc

Hello my future host family. Please let me introduce myself, my name is Farren. I am 15 years old and I live with both my parents and my younger sister. Since I was little, I have been very close to my family. They have always supported me on whichever path I choose in my life. I love them. very much and i know they love me too. Everyday at 7 P.M, me and my family gather and eat at the dining table. We share stories and experiences with each other. Every Sunday morning, I go to the Church tog

Dear future host family, Hello! My name is Gunwoo and my English name is Kevin. And I am living in the Philippines at the moment. I also have experience living in Ecuador for about 6~7 years when I was young. I am an only child, I live with my mom, dad, and my dog named Willie. When my mom suggested to me, if I Would I go to the U.S as an exchange student, I had many emotions such as expectation, excitement, anxiety and worry. But since I wanted to experience new things, I decided to take

Dear my host family, Hello, I'm excited to meet your family through an exchange program where you can experience and learn about a new culture. My family consists of four people: my father, mother, me, and my younger sister. My mother is a diligent and conscientious freelancer, and my father runs an orchard on private land. I have a cheerful and lively personality and am not shy. I am a friendly person, so much so that my friends praise me as a fun and kind person. I like sports and movie

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for considering me as an exchange student and letting me live with your family. First I would like to introduce myself. My name is Lieke and I live in the Netherlands. It is my dream to live in America as a high-schooler and experience the American culture. Some of the reasons why I would want to go, are challenging myself by living in a complete other situation, increase my self-confidence and learning more about the American habits and day-to-day routine.

Dear host family, Thank you very much for wanting to be part of this experience and opening your home to me. I hope that we not only have a good experience, but also that we can build strong bonds with each family member. I am a Chilean girl who is currently finishing the Tenth grade year of school. I am someone who enjoys change and new experiences, meeting new people, and exploring new places. That's one of the main reasons why I am doing this exchange. I wish to learn about American cul

Hey! I'm Antonia, but you can call me Anto, a nickname that has always been with me. As the youngest of my three siblings, my mission at home is to bring a contagious smile to every corner. I consider myself an extremely cheerful and friendly person, always looking to spread that positive energy to those around me. I am passionate about competitions, and of course, I love winning. Although, at first, I can show a certain shyness in front of new people, after a while I open up and become more

Dear host family, Hello my potential future host family! I think you guys have already read many letters from other teenagers that also want to do an exchange year and stay with you and your family in your house. I am one of them. I would like to introduce myself, my name is Lenthe. A fun fact about my name it means spring, in Dutch. I am a very social person and I have a passion for volleyball and music. I like to meet new people and make new friends. I wrote a letter for you to get to kn

Dear Host Family Hi, I’m Nanami. First of all, I’d like to say thank you for giving me the chance to I become an exchange student and allowing me to take part in your daily life. Let me introduce my character. I’m friendly myself and interested in a lot of stuff. Being with you, this character will make you happy. Then I’d like to tell you what I want to do. First, I think I want to enjoy life with you, such as having a meal with you, watching movies, and so on. And I’d like you to

Hello dear future host family, May I introduce myself to you first. I am Arthur, a Franco-Luxembourgish student in France. I don't have a lot of hobbies but they is a really big one. Firstly I do a lot of Horse Riding with my 11 horse and ponys!!! Like you likely have already understood I'm not taking care of them all by myself, my 2 brothers Morgan and Alexandre and my parents take care of them with me. This main hobby already takes almost all my free time after school and a good po

Dear host Family I hope you're okay. I am writing to you to present some facts about myself and my life and to express my gratitude I'll start with some basic facts about me. My name is Ula, I'm turning 17 in August. I come from a small, quiet town, but I currently live in a larger city where I go to high school for a biology profile with extended English. Honestly, I prefer to study English rather than biology. It is very difficult, but it is also interesting. In the future, I would like to

Dear future host family! Thank you so much for participating in this exchange program and for taking your time and getting to know me a bit. I’m Ida and I am from Germany. I’m currently in the 10th grade and my big goal in life is to see the world, including America. I love going on vacation and trips so much. Me and my family have been to other countries 12 times and I enjoy travelling a lot. I hope to see many parts of the USA and getting to know many new cultures. I was always fascinated b

Dear Host Family, I am Lotta from Germany. I’m going to finish my 10th grade this school year and then I want to go to the US as an exchange student. I hope to life with you and experience your life, nature, food and culture. I really love to be creative by drawing, designing and creating. I already made my own wardrobe and I started sewing this year. I enjoy showing my personality though art and style. Thats why I changed my hair color during the appliction process as you will see in t

Dear American family, Hello. I am Yashaswini. I am full of joy to write the letter to you and also I am pleased and eager to see you and stay with you. I am studying 10th grade in a rural area. We are five members in my family. I have two siblings elder brother and younger sister. They are studying. My father is a tailor. He is a dedicated worker, he works so much for my family. He is the person who faces all the problems. He makes my entire family joyful also he was a person with a little kn

Dear Host Family, I am very thankful that you gave me the opportunity to become a family member of your family. I am a Mongolian girl and it’s only been a year since I entered high school as for now. I love adventures, and trying new things, and I'm very curious. I'm an open-minded, creative, knowledgeable, and funny type of person. I like to play sports such as tennis, basketball, and volleyball which I trained in for four years, I love playing volleyball because it gives me a sense of p

Dear American family, At first I want to express my warm greetings to you all. I am Rifah Ibnat. I live with my mom and dad in a city of Bangladesh. My mother is a teacher and my father is a businessman. As my parents are working, I love to spend quality times with them in the weekends. In the weekends, we often go out for outings and also we go out for dinners sometimes. Occasionally, we also plan a small family picnic on nice sunny day. I also enjoy playing several board games with my mom a

Dear Host Family, Thank you very much for accepting me into your family and for helping me realize my dream of going to the United States, I am really very grateful! I'm a French girl and I've just finished my second year. I love to travel and discover new things. I am a curious, outgoing, smiling and motivated girl! I live in a house with my parents and my two sisters and brother. I am the oldest of them. My brother is 12 years old and my sisters are 8 and 5 years old. My father is

Dear Host Family, My name is Lisa, I’m an Italian girl and first of all I want to thank you for hosting me for five months! You are making my dream come true and I’m sure this will be an unforgettable experience not only for me but for you too. I’ll do my best to make you proud of your Italian daughter! I’m eager to experience a new culture and I hope to build a strong bond with you, which will hopefully remain forever. I also hope to make strong friendships and get to know a different reality

Hello, dear family! My name is Sophia and I am a girl from Brazil! I am doing the high school in my city and now I would like to do the high school in America. In this moment, in my school, I am learning about The United States and I was very interested! I love play volleyball!! I played for 5 years, 4 years in the Luso team representing my city! Theatre for me is wonderful!! Last year, I presented Faust, by Goethe, at the Municipal Theatre, and I want to act more! I love art, music (all

Dear host family, My name is Alix and I’m 16 years old. I have two brothers, I live with my parents and one of my brothers because the other lives in a apartment. We do not have “real” pets, but we have 4 chickens that are named Pimprenelle, Sidonie, Grenadine and Margueritte. They aren't very smart but super crazy. Concerning school, I love to go there because I have a lot of friends and so I'm super happy to see them. I like it also because of the classes I have, but it depends on the

Dear future host family, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Roberta, and I am a Brazilian girl excited at the prospect of potentially becoming a part of your family through the hosting program. I believe that this experience will not only benefit me in terms of learning about different cultures but also allow me to share my own unique life experiences with your family. I am a regular attendee at a Baptist church, which holds a special place in my heart. Every Su

Hello! My name is Helene and I live in Germany. I am in the 9th grade. I have two siblings: my older brother Anton and my little sister Lotte. They are seventeen and twelve years old. My parents names are Andrea and Heiner and they were in the United States for an exchange when they were sixteen. I love to play softball and I like to dance and sing. I would like to go to the US for a year in the 11th grade, in summer 2024. I want to get to know the people because I often hang out with my

Dear host family, Hello! My name is Maleen. I live in a house together with my mom and my dog. I see my father regularly and have a very close and healthy relationship with him. I'm a German girl, who is interested in sports, especially in volleyball and winter sports, in travelling, camping and going out with friends. I'm a very open minded person and that's why its easy for me to meet new people and get in contact with them. I love to learn about foreign cultures. For the last two year

Dear future host family, First of all I would like to thank you for making this big dream - do an exchange year - come true. It is really admirable that you give young people like me such a chance. My name is Milena and currently 15 years old . I am looking forward to experiencing the American high school and the American way of life. If you like , I can also show you some aspects of German culture. During my stay in the USA I would like to have new experiences, make new friends

Dear family, I'm I, I'm sixteen. I'm would say that I'm a good behave kid, I'm generous and also pretty sensitive, and I am really strict about time because i not fond at arriving late at things, in fact sometime I get ready hours bevore an appointment just to make sure I'm readyin time, and I always try to help if I can in any way, I have two birthmarks, and in the summer my freckels are more visible and my eyes become a bit more green because of the sun. I did dye my hair once it was suppose

Dear host family How are you? I'm nervous but also really excited about the idea of living my experience in the USA. I really want to get to know your country and your culture, of which I have been a great admirer since I was very little. My name is Jana, I'm the youngest of three sisters whom I adore. I considerer myself very familiar. I come from a large family on both my mother's and father's sides and we often have a big celebrations all together. I have a little cousins, so if there ar

Dear future host family, Hello from Ecuador, my name is Juan Sebastian, I´m a high school student who enjoys sports and likes to make new friends. First, I would like to take a moment to thank you for letting me into you house and more than that into your home, thank you for giving me the opportunity of becoming a part of you family for a whole year and thank you for being part of what I´m sure will be one of the best experiences of my life. I am a very calm, sometimes I´m quiet, but mos

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Ariadna, I am 15 years old, so, I have almost finished high school. I am from Catalonia, Spain. I have light brown hair, I’m thin, not very tall and I have honey brown eyes. I am sensitive, fun, creative, friendly, and also I consider myself responsible. I love try new things, and I'm very excited to learn about the American culture and share

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I am a French girl and I am 15 years old, je suis en seconde. I'm kind, empathetic, dynamic, curious, opinionated, responsible, a bit talkative and clumsy too. I like sport, but I'm especially fond of gymnastics, which I've been doing for 7 years and now also train little girls. It's the best sport for me, but maybe I'll get the chance to try cheerleadi

Hello dear host family, my name is Claudia and I live in a small village with my parents and my two years older than me brother. In adition, my uncles with my two young cousins live near my house. I enjoy visiting them because I love to play with kids. I have always been interested in study abroat because I think it,s a very enriching experience either academic or personal. Meet new people, get out my confort zone, improve my english level. Even though I have to be separated of my loves one

Dear Host family, I hope this letter finds you in healthy and cheerful spirits. My name is Florine, and I am writing to introduce myself as a potential member of your host family. I am from the Netherlands, and really excited about the possibility of joining your family and to experience the cultural exchange that hopefully comes with it. I would say I am an extroverted person, except when I’m meeting new people. When meeting new people, I am quite shy at the beginning, but once I’m comfor

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. Thank you for welcoming me into your family. It means a lot to me, and I'm genuinely excited about the opportunity to get to know each of you better. (1.)Allow me to introduce myself a bit more. I'm Giuliano, I'm writing this letter from the Netherlands. I have a deep passion for several hobbies, including playing video games, creating videos, and going on adventures. Playing video games isn't just about entertainment for me; it's like e

Dear host family, My name is Melissa and I can’t believe I’m finally writing this letter! These words finally allow me to find wonderful people like you who will help me realize my dream: to improve my English and become a perfect American girl. What about my family? My mother is an hr specialist and my father is a truck driver. I am an only child and I have three cousins with whom I like spending time together. We have a dog, his name is Rocky, he has three years old and he is a Fre

Dear American Family, I hope that whilst reading this letter, you will be able to feel the excitement that I am feeling as I am writing it! My name is Ivan, I am sixteen years old and I come from Bulgaria. With no doubt, I would say that I'm easily adaptable and very open-minded towards many things. One such thing is being put in an unfamiliar environment, where people from different backgrounds surround me. My family consists of my mom, her boyfriend, my grandma, and me. I imagine myself

Dear American Family, Hi, I'm Kinda, a 15 year old girl from a tight-knit family of five. My parents, two sisters, and I thrive on shared experiences, creating lasting memories through outdoor adventures and simple, heartfelt moments. Our favorite activities include visiting new places, whether it's a spontaneous day trip or planned vacation, in addition to family game nights that are often filled with joy and laughter. My responsibilities at home include helping out with chores like clean

Dear American family, I hope you all are doing well. At this minute while, I am writing this letter to introduce myself to you. My name is Muezina and my friends, family and relatives call me MOZI. I am a 15 year old teenager taking my first step as an exchange student. I am super excited about my journey as an exchange student to US and meeting my future host family. I am currently studying in 10th grade in secondary school. I live in an urban city. Actually, it is a federal state. It is

Dear American Family, Hi.My name is Deren. My father and mother are divorced. So i live with my mom in my grandmothers house since the earthquake. In earthquake our house got damaged therefore we moved to my grandmothers house . And i live there with my mom , grandmother , grandfather and uncle. We sometimes sit andchat together. We eat our meal together. My responsibilities are hanging the clothes ,making my bed , tidying my room at home . Also i wash my own clothes in dorm . As friends i ha

Hello everyone, My name is Demir, it means iron in English, I am 15 years old. Our family have 4 members, my sister, my father, my mother and I. Both of my parents are retired and my sister studying law. When I am with my family I would like to cook dinner, watch movie and visit different places. I have multiple responsibilities at home, these are tidying my room, cleaning my dishes and helping my parents if they need my help. I am into playing basketball, skiing, camping and socializing.

Dear Family, I’m E. a 16 year old Italian girl. I live in a small city in the north of Italy. I think I’m an extrovert girl. I speak a lot and I always try to meet new people. I’m kind, friendly, calm, determined and cheerful. I love learning new things and traveling. One of my biggest dream is to visit all of the capital cities of Europe. Since I was a child I have been doing rhythmic gymnastics. This sport is like my “comfort zone” . When I’m angry or sad doing this sport makes me feel bette

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Maddie and I’m a French girl. I’m a girl who likes discovering new things and who wants to explore the world. I want to realize my dream, which is to study and live an experience like an American teenager. I want to learn more about American culture and share your life. To introduce myself, I enjoy doing sports, especially figure skating an

Hello! I'm excited to share some things about myself. I am a Brazilian boy, I'm 16 years old and I am currently studying in the 11th grade. I enjoy music, traveling, practicing sports, working out, outdoor activities, nature, and I love animals. When I'm at home, I like playing video games like Valorant, Need for Speed, and Fall Guys. I can learn new things quickly and I'm greatly interested in watching movies and animes. A fun fact about me is that I've practiced several sports like volley

Dear Future Host Family, Greetings! My name is Léna, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to write to you as a prospective exchange student. Let me begin by expressing my sincere gratitude for considering me as a member of your family during my upcoming academic adventure. Allow me to introduce myself a bit more. I am a girl who hails from France. I come from a family of five, with two wonderful older siblings. Family has always been a significant aspect of my life, and I am eager to

Hii host family, you can called me Cata or Catita, I´m sixteen years old, and I´m a really big fan of greys anatomy (Dereck Shepard). Im so excited to live this experience with you, I love the beach but not to much the heat, so i think i preffer the spring. I´m very smilling and I love laugh, so if you are good at jokes I will be the best public for you. I have a lot of hobbies one of the most important for me is play voleyball, I think that more than a hobbie is my life, I fell so good doing al

Dear Potential Host Family, I trust this letter finds you well. I am excited to extend warm greetings and share my genuine enthusiasm about the possibility of joining your family through the Youth Exchange and Study Program. My name is Youssef, and I am eager to offer you a glimpse into my life, aspirations, and what makes me uniquely me. I live with my parents in a small villa. My family is the cornerstone of my life, providing unwavering support and inspiration. We share a close bond

Dear host Family, my name is Jakub, but you can call me Kuba. I come from Poland. I'm 15 years old and I'm going to the second grade of high school. It may happen that I will celebrate my 16th birthday in August already in the USA. In school I like biology and history the most, sometimes I don't know which more. I also like Polish, English and sports activities. Physics and chemistry are interesting, but in general science subjects are not quite my favourite. I really like workshop classe

Dear host family: I hope you had a great day! My name is Marta, I'm from Spain. I'd like to introduce myself and share some details about who I am. We're five at home: My parents, both my brothers and me. We don't have any pets even though I would love to! I love figure skating, not on ice (which I would also love to try), but the kind of skating in which the wheels hit the ground. I've been doing it for 10 years, and among all the sports I've tried, it has been the only one that I have ev

Dear host family, Thank you very much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I am a Spanish girl and I am finishing my high school studies. I like to try new experiences, meet people from other cultures and I want to travel the world, including the United States. I want to learn about American culture and discover new things. I love sports. I am a very extroverted, sociable, creative, kind person and I really enjoy everything. I enjo

Hello Family! My name is Ricardo, and I'm excited to embark on this new adventure. I want to immerse myself in a new culture, improve my language skills, and make lifelong connections with friends . My main goal is to learn English, and I'm eager to do so while enjoying this experience. I'm thrilled to meet you and share this time with you. I'm confident we'll have a lot of fun exchanging experiences and sharing cultures and learning the history of the country. I'm a laid-back, friendl

Hello, my name is José Tomás. I live in Chile, and I'm excited to have the opportunity to be part of your family and to live this exchange experience with you. I am a very happy and positive person. I always try to see the good side of things and maintain an optimistic attitude in the face of challenges. Additionally, I consider myself sociable and love meeting new people. One of my great passions in life is sports. My favorites are skiing, paddle, tennis, rugby, and running. Currently, I

Dear Host Family, first of all I want to thank you wholehartedly for picking me as the exchange student you wanted to live with for the next six months and accepting me being a part of your family, even if it is for a short period of time. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Five years ago I moved with my mom to Germany to have better opportunities in education, sports and to have a better life. My father coulnd't come with us because of his work there. One of these better opportunities in ed

Hi, My name is Pablo. I am the second one in my family of three siblings: Rocio, Cristina and myself. We are such a team, actually the whole family is such a team, together with Mum and Dad. Cristina the oldest is studying Computer Engineering, she and my Dad are the tech guys in the family. Rocio is still in school in primary and she is the clevest in my family!! Also remembering I have a dog called Isla and she is wonderful, she is an Australian Coberdog is a mixture of poodle and farmer ther

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and for accepting me to live with your family. I am a Spanish boy, and I am in high school. I love to travel all over de world and to discover unfamiliar places and cities. I am eager to learn about the culture and customs of America. I like spending time with my friends. I am a restless, outgoing, funny, and humorous person. I love sports. Specially soccer. Soccer has been my passion since I wa

Dear Host Family, Greetings! My name is F., a boy from Italy. I am excited about the prospect of joining your family for the upcoming school year. Allow me to share a bit about myself and what makes me who I am. I am a hardworking individual with a strong motivation to achieve my goals. Consistency and discipline are values I hold dear, especially when working towards something important. I believe in maintaining a positive outlook on life because I find no benefit in dwelling on sadness or

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for hosting me for a whole year! You are really making my dreams come true. This experience is very important to me. During this year, I hope to learn as much as possible about you and your culture, how to relate to new people in a new environment and to build strong relationships. But first of all, I would like to get to know you well and build a strong bond, share memories and experiences together that will stay with us forever. As I said, I’m very curiou

Dear Host family, Thank you very much for accepting me to be a part of your family. My name is Napattin. Now, I live with my parents and I’m an only child. My family like to travel in Thailand and abroad. At home, I help my mom to do housework such as wash dishes, do laundry and cooking. In my free time I usually do a lot of activities such as play sport (badminton, swimming and running) or sometimes I cooking Thai food with my mother for example Kung Hlon (Coconut Milk and Shrimp Sauce). I like

Dear hos family, thank you so much to let me live with your family. I’m a Spanish girl that likes travel and discover the world. I like reading, skiing and to try new things. I speak 4 languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and a bit of French. I love the beach and most of all the sunsets. I’ve been playing the piano since I was 7 years old and the flute for 1 year. My dad is an economist. My mum is an architect. I have two younger sisters one is just one year younger than me and t

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I am from Mongolia. You might know Mongolia for its beautiful culture, and traditions. I am a sophomore this year, which means I'm going to be in junior high next year. I like to try new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I am really excited to learn about American culture. I love watching movies, I am a very outgoing, straightfo

Dear host family, First of all, thank you very much for taking part in such a great program and giving exchange students the opportunity to stay with you! My name is Florian and I live in Germany. In the following text, I’d like to introduce myself to you. In my free time I like to go out and meet up with my friends. We usually play soccer or basketball but we also have found a passion in cooking together. I also quite like the outdoors. When we visit my grandparents’ in the norther

Dear Host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I'm a Dutch girl who loves to travel around the world and see a lot of other countries and be able to learn about different cultures, including America. To me an exchange year to America is the perfect way to make this come true, because I have always wanted to go to an American highschool. I love to read. I am also very active. I Have been doing Gymnas

Dear Host Family, thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Piet, I am a german boy in the 10th grade of a german high school. I live in a house with my parents, Daniel and Stephanie and my brother Kjell. We live in a medium sized city with 200k inhabitants in the western part of Germany. My dad and mom both work as civil servants. My dad likes bicycling and both my parents love to travel. We visited the

Dear American family, my name is Jacintha. I am fifteen years old. I live with my mom, she is a single parent and a strong women and also my role-model, I love my mom more than anything and anyone in the world. I am an only child. I live in a multi-cultural country but I am Indian. My religion is Hinduism, I speak Hindi as well as Dutch fluently and have been taught Spanish and I am still learning but I have been raised with the language Dutch so I am better in Dutch than Hindi. I do love my cul

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program. I appreciate your decision to accepting me to live with you for one year. I am a german boy and live in a village in the near of a big city in Germany. I want to speak english fluenty and chose the USA to learn it. I always found the life and culture of the USA interesting and want to experience the everyday life there on a high school. Since I was 5 years old I play soccer in a club and for al

Dear host family, I want to express my gratitude for the opportunity to be part of your home as an exchange student in the United States. My name is Agustina, I am a Chilean student, and I am excited to explore a new culture and be part of an amazing family like yours. I love reading, especially romantic novels, enjoy crocheting, and listening to music. My favorite genre is K-pop, and I am also a fan of Korean culture in general. I consider myself affectionate, calm, responsible, and kind.

Dear future host family, First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to read my letter, and giving me the chance to do this. My name is Tülin and I would say that I’m a friendly, funny, honest and creative person. I always try to see the best in everything and everyone, give my honest opinion on things and make people laugh. I’m currently living with my mother, my four siblings, containing my older sister, my 3 younger siblings and my stepfather. I often watch my two younges

Hi, I am going to tell you what my daily routine looks like. I wake up very early in the morning, because I like to get myself ready with a lot of time. Then, my dad picks me up to take me to school, which is very close to my home. I live with my mother because my parents are divorced, but they get along very well. I am an only child and I have a dog that I consider my sister. Her name is "Clarita" and I love her very much because we grew up together. I love animals and when I feel lonely I

Dear host family, Thank you very much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I’m a German boy and my name is Fridjof (say: “Freedyof“). It might be a bit hard to pronounce it – it is for most people in Germany, too. I’m a very active und fun loving person, so, if you do any activities, I will always join you, participate in your activities and at least try it out. I do a lot of sports at school and in my free time. I have 5 P.E. l

Dear host family, Thank you so much for participating in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I'm Doortje from the Netherlands and I'm really exited to go and visit your country. Last summerbreak I went on vacation to the USA with my family. I really enjoyed it and we've had a great experience. The people were very nice and the landscapes were very different from the ones we have in the Netherlands and were really beautiful. That 's the reason why I chose to go

Dear Host Family, I would like to introduce myself to you and let you know a little about me so that you will understand why I would be a good choice to living with you and your family, and to get to know the life in US. My name Gael. My mother is Cristina and my father is David. I have one sister and one brother, both are older than me, Andrea studies Marketing & Advertising at the university, She was studying one scholarship year in Indiana, US. She loved it!! Marcos is studyng in

Dear Host Family, My name is Lucca, and I live in Brazil in a town 20 miles away from a big city. I live with my mother, who has a degree in Economics, and my father, who is a Police Officer with a degree in Law, and both work in our city's Civil Defense. I have two siblings, a brother who is in his final year of Architecture school, and a sister who also participated in a high school program in the USA and currently lives in Australia. I consider very important to get to know and experien

Dear (future) host family, I’m Eva. I live in an own municipality near a bigger city. My father, my mother, my sister and I live in a house right next to a forest. My sister’s name is Marie and she is 14 years old. My father is an automotive engineer and my mother is a content designer. We have two rabbits in our garden. I love doing sports or go out in Nature. I like to try out and have done many sports, such as swimming, running and dancing. Since 10 years, I have every Saturday piano lesso

Dear host family, Thank you very much for making this possible for me by considering me as your host student! I am Theo. I consider myself to be a very open, cheerful and adventurous person. I love to do sports in my free time. From handball, soccer and basketball to swimming, diving, mountain biking and trampolining. Exercise is simply the perfect balance to school. I also love cooking pancakes for my family on Sunday mornings or playing board games with them in the evenings. Watch out!

Hello family. I'm Jordi, I signed up for this experience because (apart from improving my English) I want to be able to get to know and experience American culture. The sport that I practice the most is basketball here in Spain, I train it 3 times a week plus the game on the weekend, but I am a fan of soccer, cycling, ping pong... I am also a video game geek, I usually play for a while on days when There is no institute or exams. At home I can contribute a lot, although I don't know how to coo

Dear Host Family, I am a boy from Germany. My name is Marton, and I am incredibly excited about the possibility of becoming a part of your family. Thank you for considering me as a potential member of your family. As an outgoing and social individual, I thrive in environments where I can connect with others and build relationships. For me, the gym and the guitar are my primary hobbies. I consider myself really active and fitness has become part of my daily routine. As a huge music enthus

Dear host family, My name is Gabriel. I live in Brazil, in a large city in the Northeast, and is one of the most visited by tourists in the country, due to its beaches and natural beauty. I love living here because it's a place with very welcoming people, with great parks and lots of cultural events. I always like going out here with my friends to go shopping, to the cinema, theaters, parks and concerts. There are several strong events here in my region, including New Year's , Carnival, Holy We

Hello, how are you guys? I want to start this letter by thanking you for welcoming me as part of your family. I'm a 17 year old boy from Brazil. In this program that I'm about to do, I'm going to enjoy getting to know other cultures, especially the American one. I like watching superhero movies. I'm that type of person who has many goals in life and I'm focused on all of them. To describe a little about my personality, I consider myself a creative and kind person, I like to make many friends w

Dear host family, my name is Fiona. I live with my parents and my little sister in a suburb of a big city. We live there in a house with a small garden. We live there quietly and it is somehow still very rural. However, in about 15 minutes I'm in the city, where life is raging. I would like to do a year abroad in the USA for several reasons. On the one hand, I would of course like to get to know the world-famous American Spirit in schools in the USA. On the other hand, I would like to experien

Dear Family, I'm S. and I live in a big Italian city with my parents and my brother. My parents are both 50 while my brother is 19 and he attends university. In the house there are only four of us. There are no animals also because I am very afraid of dogs since I was a kid. I go to school from Monday to Saturday and every morning my mom takes me because she works nearby. She is an accountant and my father is an employer. I have a good relationship with my parents, I can talk about anything

Dear host family, Hello! My name is Tom and I am pleased to have the opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am a French boy living in the south of France in a small town of 2,500 people. I live with my parents and my little sister Elsa, who will be 12 years old in October. My father is a business director and my mother is a teacher. We live near the beach in a big house with a yard and a swimming pool. As far as my hobbies are concerned, I love to travel around the world with my famil

Dear family, I am very happy to have the opportunity to join your family. Your willingness to welcome me into your home means a lot to me, and I look forward to getting to know you, your cultures and way of life. As a girl from Brazil, I have a deep curiosity for the world and a strong desire to explore new experiences. I'm extroverted, creative and I love sports. In addition to my interests in sports, I really want to join the cheerleading group, I also love listening to American music, music

Hello! I´m a good girl, I like to hang up with all my friends and stay in home and doing things with my family. I love go shopping, go to the cinema, go to the attractions park, a lots of things. I also love the music and my favorite singer is Myke Towers, I like to travel. I love little children and pets. My favorite sport is voleibol, I love play voleibol with my team, my favorite food is pasta and I love to stay in the street with my friends. In the summer I go to the beach because I love th

Dear host family, I am Lina from Germany. I would be happy to get to know the American culture and also the school system. Since my school days, I have been fascinated by the USA and its people. So far I only know the country from movies and media. When I was 3 years old I was in the USA for the first time with my parents, but unfortunately I can hardly remember it. I am a very open person, I like to meet friends and get to know new people. In my free time I like to ride my bike and rea

Dear host family, My name is Faustine and I'm in high school and would like to go to the United States before my senior year. It would be an incredible opportunity for me to be welcomed into your family. Of course, I learned about the United States by watching documentaries and news reports and by visiting it. What's more, my cousin lives in the U.S. with his husband at the moment, so he told me about his experience there, which reinforced my idea of going to the States. I've been planning

Dear American Family, Greetings! I am Amine, a 16-year-old student from Tunisia, excited about joining your family through the exchange program. Let me share more about who I am and what I value. At home, It has almost became a family tradition to play games around dinner time to strengthen our relationships and create unbreakable bonds between each other . We usually turn a regular dinner into a spicy trivia game with questions on History and Geography. Growing up with two older brothe