Meet our students

Dear Host Family, My name is Martín, and I am a Spanish boy who would love to spend the next year with you. Since it’s important that both sides match well, I’m going to tell you as much as I can about myself in this letter so you can make a more informed decision. It doesn’t matter to me whether you are a family with children, just a couple of older people, or a single-parent family, because what’s important to me is that you are excited to share a year of your life with me. Although

Dear host family, First, I want to thank you for the hospitality that you offer me. This will be my first important experience abroad and I can’t wait to share it with you! In my family there are my dad Stefano, my mum Silvana (they’re both accountant), my brother Leonardo and me. Leonardo is 15, we’re almost the same age so we have common interests and friends, and we spend a lot of time together. I think we’re lucky because together we never get bored, and I can always count on him. My famil

Dear family My name is Amelia, and I’m from Spain. There are three people in my family: my mother, her boyfriend, and me. I don’t have a father because my mom is a single mom, and I think it’s important for you to know that. Lately, we’ve been very happy together and have a lot of trust. I like playing padel, and I’m good at it, but when I’m there, I would like to try another sport. I’m not very sporty, but I think it’s always good to try new things. As for music, I like reggaeton, but I als

Dear future host family, my name is Melina, thank you for taking the time to read my letter. First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My hobbies are reading, cooking, especially cakes (Nutella rolls are my specialty!!!). I also like listening to pop music and I have a very creative mind. I like going to the mountains for walks and skiing. Spending time with my family and friends is important to me, they are always enthusiastic and respectful moments. I have three sisters, including tw

Dear family, I am very happy that I am a participant of the exchange program and that you accommodate me for five months. My name is Franz and I come from germany. I am playing soccer at the TSV Luthe, which is a small club in my home village. Twice a week we have training and a game on the weekend. Our last season game was this weekend. we played against the first (we were fifth) and the game ended with a 2:2 draw. ourtrainer said that was the best game of the hole season. My trainer wan

Hi, my name is Davi, I'm writing this letter to talk a little about myself, for my future host family to know a bit more about me and about the trip. I'm very eager to get to know new places, people and improve my English, which is very basic. About my hobbies, like every Brazilian, I really like soccer. I like to watch and play this sport. My favorite team is Palmeiras although I know that, in the United States, the most famous sport is basketball which I'm not very good at, but I have friends

Dear host family, I am very excited to meet you soon and become part of your family. My name is Annabelle and I come from Germany and currently in the 9th grade. I live with my parents in a suburb of a big city. We live in a very rural area with lots of forests and a big river in our town. At home we have dogs, cats and rabbits. I also have an older sister who did a foreign exchange year in Arizona two years ago. She was so enthusiastic about the experience and high school life there that I k

Dear Host Family Thank you very much for agreeing to become part of your family, I am very grateful and I am eager for us to meet and begin this adventure. My name is Clara, although everyone calls me Clari or Clarita, I live in Chile, I am the youngest of 3 siblings, with my family we are very close, we love to travel, play board games and have fun, my life is very fun, I love it make plans with my friends and also with my family. I would like to get to know the United States, although I h

Dear future host family, First of all, thank you for being so kind to welcome me into your family during my exchange year. My name is Johanna and finished my 10th year of High School. I would like to go to the United States for 10 months. I am truly excited about the opportunity to become a part of your family and to experience life in your community. First and foremost, I want to assure you that I am an open-minded and appreciative person. I always try do my best and won’t give up easily. I

Dear host family, My name is Lena and I live in Germany. I live together with my mom, my dad and my little brother in a village. We live in a house with a big garden and have some animals, I take care of, two cats and two rabbits. I am a friendly, optimistic and always positive person, whom you can have a lot of fun with. Furthermore, I am helpful, kind and good at school. If you ask my friends, they would describe me as lovely and intelligent girl. I am very excited about my one year a

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being so open and willing me to live with your family. I am a half German and half Turkish girl who lives in Germany and will have completed 10th grade by the start of the program. I enjoy growing up with two cultures and look forward to explore new ones especially the American one. I have many interests for example reading, listening to music is a big passion of mine also I enjoy watching movies or series. Sometimes I bake a cake or some muffins.

Dear future host family, First of all, I would like to say a huge thank you for giving me the opportunity to live with you for a whole year and I am extremely grateful for that. I am Luca and I come from Germany and live in a suburb of a big city. We have lots of lakes, canals, beautiful nature and nice people here. We have many sports clubs like tennis, soccer, badminton and rowing. What I decided to do at a young age is tennis here at the club. So I've been playing well and for a long tim

Dear host family, thank you so much for attempting this program and for accepting me to live with your family. I am a German girl, and I am currently in grade nine. My friends would probably describe me as a kind, compassionate, honest, loyal and open-minded person. With my parents I have travelled a lot and I always love to explore new countries and cultures. I also want to get to know the American culture better and I want to experience the American high school, because I have seen it in

Dear future host family, my name is Lara and I am so excited to have the opportunity to be with your family and to live one year abroad. Thank you for having me! I would describe myself as a really positive and friendly person who loves to learn and explore. The USA has always fascinated me, and I am thrilled to have the chance to live there and learn about the culture. In my free time, I mostly enjoy dancing. I do Ballett three times a week and it brings me a lot of joy. I am also in a HipHo

Hello, First of all, my name is Malhia and I live in France. So, I want to go in high school and live this amazing experience to discover your culture, your way to live. Be in contact with American students, discover your traditions, celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving, a prom, be integrated in a family like any American will fulfill all my wishes. I think I can fit with American way of life because it’s a dream for me to live in United States ! This stunning experience of ten month

Dear future host family, My name is Melissa and I am from Germany. I am very grateful for having the opportunity to apply to take part in an exchange year in the U.S and I am very happy to get to know more about you and your home country. My family and I live together in a house with a garden. My mom is called Silke and is from Germany. She works as an team assistant in IT for an international company. My dad is called Steve and he is from England. He is a designer and is responsible f

Dear host family, Thank you for participating in this program and giving me the opportunity to live with you as an exchange student. I am Johanna from Germany and I am currently in the 9th grade of a high school. I'm really looking forward to meeting and getting to know you. I am very adventurous and open to new things. That is also the reason why I applied for this year abroad. I live in a large family with lots of siblings and love doing things with my family. Because my parents liv

Dear host family, hey, my name is Finia, I am a german girl who is currently attending high school here and I am very excited about the opportunity to be your exchange student for the upcoming year. At the moment, I have quite a few hobbies. In my free time outside of school, I really enjoy to stay active. Jogging and playing Tennis are two of my favorite things to do besides reading, cooking or baking, spending time with my family, friends or children in general. I usually try to go jog

Dear future Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Marlene, and I am from a small town in Germany, where I live in a house with my family. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share a bit about who I am, my family, and my interests. I am incredibly excited about the opportunity to be a part of your family and immerse myself in the American culture. So thank you very much for considering hosting me! I live with my father, Hanns-Peter, my mother, Simone, and

Dear host family, first of all, I would like to thank you for giving me a loving environment and home for these 10 months. My name is Clara, and I would say that I am a very happy and open-minded person. I like to make those around me laugh, and you can have a lot of fun with me. I am also easy to talk to because I am a very kind person, I am good at listening, and I enjoy helping people. I may be a little shy at the beginning, but that will pass quickly, and I hope I will feel very comfor

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 Kara, I am a German girl and am currently finishing 9th grade. If nothing comes up, I will have successfully completed my 10th grade by the start of my year abroad. My favorite subjects are math, sports and art. But I'm looking forward to trying out new subjects at an American high school that aren't available here in Germany. I'm also very curiou

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 and at the moment I visit the 10th class. I really like to travel, trying new things and I want to explore the world especially America :) I would like to learn more about your culture and share in your life. I love cooking, baking, reading books and watching series on Netflix for example. I also love the beach and going out with my f

Hello, my future family ! My name is Marceau, I'm french and I live in south of France in the countryside with my mother and my stepfather in a very old house from the 17th century in a 3 acres park. They work at home, actually, they have their own restaurant and they rent tree houses for tourists. I also have two brothers, the oldest, Robin, 20 years old, is studying biotechnologies in another town La Rochelle, and the other one, Loup, 18 years old, just graduated in cooking studies and

Dear Host Family, First of all, I would like to thank you for reading my letter and giving me the chance to take part in the exchange program. Now, I am going to tell you something about myself. My name is Hailey and I love dancing, being with my friends and listening to music. I am a very open minded person, I’m outgoing and I love trying new things out. Also, I am very polite and know how to interact with people in a respectful way. One of my favourite things to do is listen to people a

Hi host family, You don't know me yet but here some important informations about me: So, I'm a french girl. I am someone who love to laugh like I can literally laugh about anything, I am sociable, creative, artistic, smart. I am someone who sometimes use a little bit of sarcasm but I hope you don't mind... Except that, I love animals, I love to do sports, to hang out with my family, with my friends. I love to bake, to cook. I love music. I think that you now know that I love a lot of thin

Dear host family, Thank you for participating in the exchange student program and accepting me. My name is Seojin, and I am a Korean girl who just graduated from middle school. I like to learn many things from various experiences since I was young. So I thought that I would like to learn and experience the cultures of many countries. I was a Introverted person when I was young, but I became more and more outgoing through meeting many people and experiencing many thing. I am also self-reliant

Hello my future host family, I'm Emilia from Germany. At present I go to the ninth grade at high school. My favorite subjects are sports and maths. I would like to spend a year in the USA to improve my English, to meet new people, to learn about life in the United States and to become more confident. I live in a house with a beautiful and green yard with my mother and my little sister. My favorite food is potatoes, fried chicken and pancakes. I would describe me as very friendly, calm

Hello, My name is Annabelle, and I have been dreaming of spending a year in the US for the past 3 years. I've always heard my parents speaking English together as my father is Dutch and he did not speak French when he moved to France. My family always told me that being fluent in English is very important, for the future work but also for traveling. I have been traveling since I am very young, and I love it; discovering new landscapes, meeting new people, and experiencing new cultures. Wh

Dear host family, thank you for participating in the exchange program! My name is Luisa and I live in Germany. In my free time I love doing gymnastics. Gymnastics is incredibly fun for me and gives me the opportunity to test my limits. In addition to gymnastics, I am a huge animal lover. I have a dog that is very important to me. Since I have one myself, I wouldn't mind having a dog in America. In my free time, I also enjoy going into the city with friends, for example to shop and e

Dear future host family, First of all, thank you for reading my letter and taking the time. I’m very excited to be part of this exchange. I think it will be a big step for me and an exciting new chapter of my life. I’m also a bit nervous, because maybe you will be my host family and maybe I can be a part of your family. Now I want to tell you a little bit about myself. Hi, again. My name is Emmy. I live with my mom and my boxer dog in a house at the suburb of a major city in Germany. Sinc

Dear host family My name's Olivia and I'm from France I'm tall, blonde and thin. I'm a serious, responsible and independent student, and I'm also organized. I live in a house in the country with my mom Sandra and my big sister Julianne who's 19 we do lots of activities together. I love cooking and trying out new recipes, especially sweet ones. I also love traveling in France and abroad, discovering new cultures and landscapes. I also enjoy discovering museums of all kinds, as well as fa

Hello, I'm Mahé, a French girl student. Since middle school, my big dream was to do an exchange in USA and live with an American family, can live like an American student the time of one year, discover a new culture and meet new people with who create links for maybe all my life. It's the experience of a life, and I know that I will come out of this experience changed and grown. I am already mature but this travel will mark my life. In France, I don't have many friends but those that I have

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. I am very excited about the opportunity to be a part of your family through the exchange program, and I wanted to take this chance to introduce myself and tell you a little more about who I am. My name is Emma, and I am a student from France. I am passionate about discovering new cultures and meeting new people, which is why I am thrilled to participate in this exchange program. I believe that living with a host family is the best way to

Hello future host family, my name is Cristian, i´m glad to introduce myself and my family. I come from a family of four, my Mom, Dad and sister Josefa. We as a family like to do activities together on the weekends and when we can, we like to visit our granparents, who live a bit far from where we are. I am a an outgoing person who likes to meet new peolpe and socialize with others. I love doing many activitys of every type, like fishing, cooking, ride my bike, play basketball,and videogames.

Dear host family, My name is Leni and I am very excited to meet you. First of all I want to thank you very much for giving me the chance to live in the USA for 5 months and that I can be a part of your family. I'm already very excited, but I think we'll have a great time together. I live with my mom, my step dad and also with my little sausage dog in a little city in Germany. We life here in a house with a garden. I love to spend time with my family and we love to travel. My school is

Dear host family, Thank you so much for giving me the possibility to realize my dream to do an exchange year in the USA. My name is Shani. It’s the heroin’s name of the saga “Dune” ! I’m from France. I live with my both parents Koralie and Julien and my little sister Otylie who is 13. We have a strong relationship together. To convince them to let me do an exchange year abroad, I have made a slideshow after a lot of researches. They accepted almost instantly because I have always been a n

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Darlin, and I’m very excited to have the opportunity to spend the upcoming year with you in the United States. A little about me: I come from Germany, and I enjoy doing things like drawing, photograph, go out with friends or just being creative on my own. In my free time, I love cooking and baking. I also like to go out and play with my dog. I have a strong interest in animals because I have a few pets of my own. I decided

Dear my future host family, I'm active. I like to do a lot of things. I like learning new culture and that's why I chose to go to exchange students. I really like sports. I like both playing sports and watching sports. especially I like basketball, soccer and badminton. I want to enjoy this sport with my host family. I also like traveling. I've traveled a lot with my family in our country. I want to share many experiences with my host family, so I hope we can travel together. I haven't decide

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and giving me a chance to realise my dream. Thank you also for accepting me in your family. I am a french girl who lives near Paris, the capital of France. I am an academic, fun-loving and introvert person. I enjoy reading books, such as romance novels and listening to music. They're both my favourite things to do, as an introvert person who loves to spend time at home. My favourite book ever is 'B

Dear Future Host Family First of all I would like to thank you for being willing to participate in the exchange program and for allowing me become a part of your family. My Name is Joel, and I am in 10th grade. I live in a small village near a big city in a house with both of my parents. My parents are in a happy marriage, and I have two siblings, both of them have already moved out because they are over 30 years old. My dad runs his own little company, and my mom is a teacher. My favorit

Dear future host family, First of all I would like to thank you very much for taking part in the exchange program and I am grateful to you for choosing me for the next 10 months. My name is Léonie and I live in a small town near Lyon. As far as my home life is concerned, I live with my parents and have an older brother called Baptiste who will soon be 17. Like me, he wanted to take part in this exchange program and is currently doing a year in California. For me, my brother is one of the

Dear host family My name is Aitana, I live with my mother Nidia, my little brother Joaquin and my grandmother Gloria, my parents are separated so I don't live with my father, but he still visits us almost every week. Despite everything, we are still a very close family in which we are always in contact or sharing moments together. At first, I will probably be quiet or shy about my English, but once I gain confidence it will change a bit and I will be more relaxed. I consider myself a quiet

Dear Host family, My name is Gabrielle. I live in France close to a large City, where I am surrounded by mountains. I believe myself to be a smiley and happy person, a good listener, funny and polite, adapting easily to different situations. I’ve already had the opportunity to be with a host family in England twice before. Even if it was a short experience, twice for one week, I felt comfortable and easily created links with my hosts. I also think that I am someone who is sensitive, someti

Dear Host Family, First of all I hope you’re doing well. My name is Sanah, and I am very happy to write you this letter. It’s been 3 years since I’ve wanted to do an exchange year, and now my dream is coming true ! I can’t wait to know you well and I hope we can create an beautiful relationship. I am going to tell you a few things about me to start. I’d describe myself as a polite, open-minded, funny and friendly! Even if I am friendly sometimes I might be shy. My favorite color is pink.

Dear host family, My name is Nina. I live in the Netherlands with my mother, father, sister and our dog. We love to do a lot of family activities. Such as travelling, going to amusement parks, having family weekends with my grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. I’m very energetic and social and like to meet new people. I love to sport and I work very hard to earn money for my goals. I am a waitress in a restaurant. My friends and I like to watch movies and play games. We also

Dear future host Family! Hello from Germany. My Name is Theodor. Thank you for being willing to participate in this exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I’m a German boy and go to 10th grade in a typical German High School. We are a family of four and with a cute little dog named Toffi. I have an older sister. Her name is Emilia, she also spent a year abroad and loved it. My father is a chemist, and my mother is a food chemist and a Lawyer. So, you might imagine that

Dear Future Host Family, My name is Milica,I am from Germany and I chose to do my exchange year in America.i am very excited about the opportunity to spend a half year abroad in the USA. I would describe myself as an open-minded and curious person who loves to meet new cultures and people. I would love to do new activities and things with you because I would also say that I am a very open person and ready to try out new things together. In my free time, I like to meet up with my friends,list

Hello, my name is Fernanda, when I feel safe I can´t stop talking and laughing with people. I love the beach and ride bycicle, unfortunelly where I live the nearest beach is an hour and a half away by car. I live in the country side with my parents and my siblings, Valentina is 19 years old, she is the oldest, she graduated from school last year, and this year she went to an intensive English course in San Diego California, next year she is going to University. Benjamin is 16 years old, he is

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank you very much for considering hosting me in your home and allowing me to become a part of your family. I hope that we will grow a strong bond and enjoy a great time together. My name is Laura and I am from Germany. My native tongue is German and my first foreign language is English, which I learn since 3rd grade. Last year, I went to England to attend a summer school in Bournemouth to study English and this summer I will go there back a

Dear future host family, My name is Nelly. I am from Germany and my biggest dream is to live in the USA for one year. Now I tell some things about me. I live with my parents (mom and dad) and my younger brother in a house in a village, near a small town (five minutes with the car from our home to the small city). My brother still goes to school too and my parents working as a journeyman painter and varnisher (my dad) and my mom as a cleaning lady. Sometimes at the weekend, we spend time toget

Dear Host Family, To start thank you very much for volunteering for this program and giving me the chance to live with you this experience. I'm a French girl, I live near Germany and I have just started my high school years. Since I was a little girl I have been dreaming living in the United states and discover the "American dream", I would never have thought that there was a way to realize it until I came across a video of a girl talking about her experience of 1 year in an host family

Dear future host family, I hope you are doing well and are as excited as I am for the time ahead! I think it is truly amazing that you are willing to welcome a student into your home - not everyone would do that, and I feel very lucky to have this opportunity. Therefore a sincere thanks. My name is Cara, and I live with my family in Germany. Currently, I go to a German grammar school. In my free time, I enjoy baking, listening to music, and drawing. My favorite hobbies are track and field

Dear Host Family, I hope you are doing well! I am very excited to get to know you and, hopefully, become a part of your family. I‘d like to introduce myself so you can get a first impression of me. I‘m a cheerful and active person who loves to discover new things. I especially enjoy doing activities with others-whether it‘s going on a trip, taking a walk, or just having a cozy evening at home. I can be a bit shy at first, but once I feel comfortable, I‘m very open, talkative, and love to l

Dear host family, First i want to thank you very much for giving me the chance to become an exchange student in the USA and to participe in your daily life. I am greatfull that you will help me make my dream come true. My hobbies are dance i love to dance in my room and I would like to practice again this sport. My second hobbies is cooking i love to cook cookie, brownie and birthay cake. I like to do DIY painting. I also like makeup a lot. I want to live an American experience. I w

Dear future host family, at first I thank you for taking me and accepting me to live with your family. It's an honor for me. I am a german girl and I love to do sports. I'm doing gymnastics, three times a week, for three hours each. I really like to be active, but I also like to watch sports. Often I go to sport events with my stepdad. We went to icehockey, handball, soccer and Basketball, I really like that. Not just because of the sport, but also because of my stepdad. I love to take

Dear host family, Thank you very much for being open to participate in the exchange program and taking me into your family. I am a German boy and have just been in the 10th grade. My favorite subjects at school are sports, biology and chemistry. I like to try new things and explore the world, especially USA. Last year we travelled to New York and Florida together with my family and I was totally thrilled. And I have decided that I definitely want to come back. Now I want to learn more abo

Hello, I'm Lola your future host daughter from France ! You could grant my dream by choosing me to spend a year in your family. I am a french girl and I want to explore the world especially America. I don't really enjoy to watch some series or films I find these annoying.. but I love reading, baking ect.. I would like to know more about your country and culture and I hope to return the process by sharing insides about our culture and how's the life back in France ! I already spent two

Hello, very grateful for wanting to be my family in the USA. I'm Diego, I live with my mother, my father, one of my five siblings and my dog. We would like to have a cat but we can't as I am allergic to them. Every year I have been rewarded at school, for my good grades and for being the best classmate. I really like to play soccer and go to the gym. I study a lot, almost every day in order to achieve my goals, The most important objective for me is to study medicine. I would lov

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 names is Joaquín, I am from Spain I have been living there my whole life. I have just finished my sophomore high school year. I would like to experience a cultural change that is why I believe that going to the USA is going to beperfect the perfect place. I can’t wait to get into this experience and share my own with you. I love surfing. I am someon

I’m Coline and I’m 15 years old. I live in France, in the north east of the country. I have a brother named Arthur. He is 11 years old. Firstly I like meeting new people and travelling . I am open minded about religion, origines , cultures ….I appreciate watching tv like gossip girl, Gilmore Girl and romantic movies. I like to spend time with my mom, to share a coffee or an ice cream with her. I also like to do shopping and try new make up. I spend time with my family to go to the cinema, the b

Dear Host Family, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and that you will give me the possibility to join your family during my stay in the United Sates. My name is Amalia and I live with both my parents and our dog Cooper in a small city in the Northeast part of Germany. My older brother Alexander left home a couple of weeks ago to take up his studies in southern Germany. I only have one paternal grandma left and she and I go for dinner once a month. I am currently in the ten

Hello, I’m Felipe. I have traveled a lot with my parents - in the USA, we have been to Alaska, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Idaho, Washington state, Florida, New York, Connecticut and other states. My parents love renting motorhomes and going on roadtrips in the US, so I ended up loving the United States too, and that's why I want to spend my exchange student year there. But, if I get accepted in the exchange student program, it will be my first time out of Brazil wi

Dear Host Family Thank you so much for taking the time to read my letter and consider making my dream come true and offer me a home, far from my home, for a year. I am a German, but also American young girl. My mom is a (like we call it) Deutsche Kartoffel (German potato) while my dad was born and raised in America. Therefor, I am very interested in this part of the world and am very grateful that something like an exchange year exist, that allows me to live like he did for a year- as a ty

Hello dear host family, My name is Jule Marie and I live in Germany. I am so grateful for the chance to spend a year with you in the United States, and I really appreciate this opportunity. I can't wait to experience life with you, to learn about your traditions, and to make new memories together. To help you get to know me, l'd like to tell you a bit about myself and what I enjoy. I live with my Mum and Dad in the North of Germany in a small town. My Dad is a self-employed lawyer and my Mum h

Hello, My name is Clémentine. I live in Guadeloupe in the French West Indies with my two parents Charlotte and Cédric and my two sisters, Juliette who is 17 and Romane who is 13. I have a dog called Nina and a cat called Zabou. I love my animals and animals in general. At school, I'm very studious and I like to succeed. I like to study and learn more about the world around me. I'm used to doing sports regularly: tennis and running are part of my daily routine, I do it with my parents and in c

Dear Future Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I was born in Spain and I live here but my family are from Brazil, Portugal and France. I just started freshman year. I love to try new things and have amazing experiences. I want to learn about the American culture and I will be very happy to share with  you my different cultures. I am a very outgoing, fun-loving person, confident and independent g

Dear host family: Thanks for giving me the chance to go to your home the next year. I´m a Spanish boy in the last year of secondary. My parents have always offered to me going one year to U.S.A, and I think this is a very good opportunity to learn English, mature, and make new friends. I have always been a bit afraid of going abroad for a long time, but a lot of people said to me that it will be an experience that I will never forget and they have recommended it a lot. My principal pas

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for welcoming me into your home! My name is Idris, and I’m really excited about the opportunity to be an exchange student in the United States. I wanted to take this chance to introduce myself and share a bit about who I am. I love staying active and go to the gym regularly, focusing on strength training and boxing. These activities have taught me discipline, perseverance, and the value of hard work. I enjoy spending time with my friends, whether we’re w

Dear future host family. First of all, I would like to say thank you. Thank you for hosting me for five months and letting me be a part of your family. My name is Lina and I'm from Germany. I live in a small village with my mother, my father and my sister. We also have two rabbits; they're really cute. My family is like a basic family. We try to do things together but sometimes in the week we don't see each other so often. This is partly due to work/school but also because we all do diff

Dear host family, My name is Aurèle and I live in a small village of 280 inhabitants surrounded by large forests that allow me to have regular contact with nature. My parents, Fanny and Guillaume, are married. I have an older sister and an older brother who is 18. Every morning, I take the bus at 7am with my brother to go to school. I start my classes at 8am in the morning and usually finish by 4pm in the afternoon. Then I have handball practice twice a week, and then a game on the weekend

Dear Host Family, I am very thankful for the opportunity you have given me to experience the U.S. and the American way of life. My name is Laszlo, and I am a student from Germany. I live with my parents and my sister in the center of a big city. My mom illustrates books for children, and my dad is an architect at a university hospital. My 19-year-old sister just f

Dear American Family, My name is Hamad and I am 15 years old. I have two brothers and a sister. Me being the eldest of my siblings makes me responsible for them, especially if my parents are not home. My passion is aviation ever since I was young. The moment I first saw a plane, that was it. I love everyth ing about planes, how they work, how they fly, how they look, and basically everything. I've also built up a collection of 1/400 scale aircraft models. At my last count, I counted 68 mod

Hello future host family, I hope you are doing great. I am Diego. I am a student and an athlete. I consider myself a sociable, kind, responsible, and respectful teenager. I believe I would be a good option for this exchange because I would love to get to know you and your family, and learn about your customs and traditions in the United States. I would also like to have a good time with you, and I know you will have a good time with me because I consider myself quite friendly, fun and cool. An

Hi, My name is Agueda and I am from the Basque country in the north of Spain. First of all, I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity of going to America. I am really looking forward to living an experience in a new country with another culture and also to share mine with you. Now I am going to talk about myself. My favorite sport is riding horses because I really like animals. Working with them is very exciting. I take classes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. And sometimes I do junior

Dear Host Family, my name is Sebastian, and first I want to thank you for considering me to stay with your family. I am really excited about this opportunity and can’t wait to get to know you, learn about your life in the United States, and become part of your family. I live with my family in the north of Germany in a small village surrounded by fields and forests. We have a house with a garden and a very playful Labrador Retriever named Fido. I love spending time outdoors, walking or play

Dear Host Family, First of all I want to thank you to take time to read my letter and maybe welcome me in your family. I'm sociable, positive, hard worker and sportive. I adore playing sports like figure skating, volley ball and during winter holidays I'm practicing ski. I love sensational sports and activities and I hope I will get the chance to try some new ones with you. I would love to practicing a sport with the high school. I also love to cook with my friends or my parents, I'm lu

Dear future Host Family, Thank you for being open to joining the exchange program and welcoming me into your family. I am a girl from Germany and have just completed the 9th grade. I love to experience new things just as traveling and exploring the world. During my exchange I hope to learn more about America and it's culture. I love reading books and watching movies. Kindness, helpfulness, creativity and humor are values that describe me best. In my freetime I play handball but I hav

Dear Host Family, I'm a Spanish girl an I'm so excited to visit the United States and spend time with all of you. This experience es a dream become true for me, I have a lot of reasons why I want to go to the United States like: Llearning English, know a new country and people, live the experience of living there and going to the highschool, know new traditions and cultures, spend time with my Host Family... I'am so sportive and I train all the weeks a lot of hours.The sports that I do

Dear Host Family, First of all, I would like to thank you for hosting me for 10 months. I am truly grateful to be able to have this experience and I am thrilled to know that you are making my big dream come true. I hope to create a strong bond with you that will hopefully last forever and to share many beautiful moments together. I have been cultivating this dream for about four years; I still remember when, in middle school, I was watching videos of exchange students on YouTube and wonderin

Dear Host Family, My name is Joana from Spain and I am a teenager. I woudl like to study in USA because it would be an amazing new experience. I think I would learn about a different culture,while improving my English. I would like to join some team sports as I am a very active persona and this would help me to meet new friends. I think it's important to open my mind because I live on a small place. My live is about my family and my friends. I have quite and active live. I love all sports

Hello! My name is Lucía, and I’m absolutely thrilled about the opportunity to join your family as a host student for a year! It feels a bit challenging to summarize who I am in a letter, but I’ll do my best to share a bit about myself and why I’m so excited for this experience. I’m an active, sporty, and adaptable person who truly enjoys being part of a team — whether that’s with my friends, my family, or in any group activity. Spending time with my friends is one of my favourite things to do.

Dear family, I would like to thank you for choosing me as part of your family during this one-year program in the United States. For this reason I would like you to know a bit about me. My name is Jesus and I live in a coastal city in Spain with my sister and my parents. I have decided to live the experience of spending an entire year abroad because I believe that living in a family is a great opportunity to learn a language. My father is a telecommunications engineer and my mother is an eco

Dear host family, My name is Sofia, and I am very glad that I have the opportunity to meet you and spend one year of my life in your family. I believe that this experience will bring us many interesting moments in which we will learn about each other, mutual learning and new discoveries. I am the only child in the family, my mother lives with me. My father lives separately, but I maintain a telephone connection with him. I have a good relationship with my mother, we understand each other w

Dear Host Family, I am writing this letter to introduce myself and to express how excited I am about the opportunity to live with you during my exchange year in the USA. First of all I would like to thank you for taking me into your home and giving me the opportunity to experience life in the USA. Ever since I was little I have always wanted to spend some time in the USA and to experience life there. I am really looking forward to learning about your culture, traditions and daily life.

Dear Host Family First of all, I would like to thank you your intention to participate in this study program in USA and accept me into your family like another member. Since I am 11 years old my parents suggested me to go to the USA, so I really wanted to live the experience. I have traveled to a lot of countries whit my family, but i have never been to a English speaking country. I am a responsible, calm and friendly guy with a lot of curiosity to meet new people and customs.

Dear Host Family, My name is Louise, and I am very excited about the opportunity to spend a school year with you in the United States. We are a family of five plus one very independent cat, living together in a small town in France. I have a little sister and a little brother. I cannot imagine living without them, even though we sometimes argue. My parents both work; my father is a notary, and my mother is a project manager in the health sector. My family is quite active and dynamic. W

Dear host family, I am a German girl who’s in 9th-grade. For me, this exchange year is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience American high school life, immerse myself in the culture, and create unforgettable memories. Before I continue this letter, I want to sincerely thank you for welcoming me into your home and giving me the opportunity to become a part of your family. It means so much to me that you are opening your doors and your lives to me. I’m really looking forward to getting

Dear host family: Thank you so much for acceptting me to live with you the whole year. I´m a spanish girl who just stared the 9th great. I want to discovered new things, new experience, and learned more things. I´m a happy personne, very organized, affectionate, autonomous, funny and studious. I love cooking, spending time with my family and my friends, playing cards, take walks and get dinner with my family. I love Windsurfing, I like sports like volleyball, tennis, swimming and ski

Dear guest family, my name ist Anesa and I am already looking forward to the stay in the USA. I am excited to learn about your culture and your way of life. I'm looking forward to high school and I'm very curious how school works in the USA. I am open for new things. I love doing sports, especially I like to dance. I've been dancing for 12 years and I really enjoy going dancing at least once a week. I have found many friends and that is another reason why I have much more fun dancing. I am

Dear future host family, First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me the incredible opportunity to make my dream of an exchange year possible, that means a lot to me! I also hope that you are well, and before we will be able to get to know each other, I will tell you something about myself, my hobbies, my family and something about school, then something about my interests and about my character. My name is Mia-Sophie, but everyone calls me Mia, so you can also call me Mia a

Dear Host Family, My name is Inés, and I want to start by thanking you for considering me to be part of your home during my exchange year in the United States. I’m beyond excited about the possibility of spending a year in the USA, and I would love to tell you a little bit about myself so you can get to know me better. I live in a medium size town close to a large city in the center of Spain. I live with my parents and my two siblings, Martina, my big sister, and Mateo, the youngest one.

Dear future host family, First of all I want to say thank you that you choose me as your future exchange student. Even though I don't know anything about you yet I'm already really exited to meet you. Until we meet each other I want to tell you something about me. My name is Tessa and I live with my Mom Kathrin who is a pediatric nurse in an apartment. My Dad Alex is a Police officer who lives near by me. I also have an older sister, her name is Emmy. She also did an exchange year in th

Dear family My name is Apolline and I live in France. I have a 21-year-old brother called Arthur, who has been away studying in another town since September, so I see him a lot less. I live with my mother every other week and with my father the other week. At school, I'm a good student, committed to my work, and I was class representative for my whole secondary school. I'm sociable, which means I have lots of friends. I'm also a sportswoman, but I'll tell you more about that later.

Dear Host Family, I am looking forward to spend time with you and experience life in America. I am very excited about my exchange year and really grateful that you are offering to take me in. I myself I come from a family of four people. I live together with both my parents and my younger sister. I would consider myself as an open and undramatic person. My hobbies are Tennis, Kickboxing and Basketball. In my free time I enjoy cooking and spending time with my family. I also like listening

Dear Host Family: To start this letter, I would like to thank you for choosing me and accepting me into your family, and also for allowing me to have a great year. My name is Maria Paz, I am 15 years old, and I am Chilean. I consider myself a dedicated person who doesn't like to give up, is responsible, and strives to excel in what I do. I am also quite sensitive, as well as cheerful. At school, I do very well; I have good grades, am responsible with my homework, and have a good relationsh

Dear family: I'm very exited to fulfill my dream and travel to the USA soon. My name is Emilia , I live with my parents Claudia and Francisco , and with my older brother Javier. I like listening to music , dancing , being with my friends and family , cooking different things , playing with my dogs, going to the beach , watching movies and seeing new places. Dancing is my hobby , I have danced since I was very little , and I have known different styles for example lyrical ,urban and polynesia

Hello, my name is Pedro, I'm from Chile with a Brazilian Mom and a Chilean Dad, and I'm in this program to improve my English, but I'm actually very excited to be able to meet new people and get to know more about you and your culture, your city and country. I hope you can welcome me and I'm sure we'll be a family. About my interests, I really like basketball and card magic, in my free time I try to spend as much time as I can with my friends, my grades at school are above average but nothing ou

Dear host family, My name is Lena. I am really excited to have the opportunity to become a part of your family and get to know your life and culture. Since I first heard about the possibility of doing an exchange year I have been interested in doing a year abroad and I’m happy to now have the chance. I would consider myself as a friendly and open minded people, who is open to get to know your traditions and values. I am looking forward to share my own culture and experiences with you as well.

Dear Host Family, First of all I want to thank you so much for willing to participate in the exchange program. I really appreciate you for letting my live with you and being part of your family. You play a big part in making my American dream come true, I am forever greatful. I am a girl from the Netherlands. I am very social, like making new friends and learn new things. I am so exited to begin a new chapther in my life and I am happy that you want to be a part in it! I am creative, st

Dear Host Family, My name is Talulah and I am excited about the opportunity to join your family and embark on this incredible adventure together 😊. I wanted to share a little more about myself, my interests to help you better know me. One of my qualities is that I am friendly and open. I always try to be kind and generous, and I love listening to other people. It helps me connect with them better. I also enjoy trying new activities, whether it's sport or exploring a new hobby, or going out