Meet our students

Dear host family, First I would like to thank you for your hospitality. My name is Apolline, I am from France. I live with both my parents, my big sister and my little brother. We all get along very well and we like to spend time together by watching movies, playing board games or just by sitting together and talk while we eat. We often visit our family during holidays, but we also like to stay at home and relax. We live in the countryside, so we have a big house with a beautiful garden, w

Dear Family, My name is J., I am 16 years old, and by the time of my departure, I will be 17. I’ve always been a rather insecure girl, but my determination has always helped me overcome difficulties. I have a strong personality, and I’m often considered the “pillar” of my group of friends. I’m very empathetic and always try to be kind to everyone. Additionally, I have a cheerful and fun-loving side: it’s hard to get bored when you’re with me! I love traveling and meeting new people, and I’m

Hello, my name is Elise. I am very grateful that you are inerested in sharen your life with me and letting me be a part of you family soon! Let me tell you a bit about my interests and a bit about me in general. I spend most of my time helping my mom outside in the garden and with my animals. When I'm relaxing I like to listen to music. Or I draw. My favorite bands are The Beatles, Queen, The Mamas and the Papas and I like listening to Elvis. I usually find oldies the best. I also used to play

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 Giulia, I’m 16 and I’m from Brazil. I believe this exchange year will be really important to me. Improving my English will open a lot of opportunities for me. I am also excited to learn more about the USA culture, meet new people and create amazing memories! I love reading fantasy books and watching movies or series. I

Hi, my name is Laura and I'm very excited to meet my host family and experience a new culture, I hope we can have fun and connect so that everyone has new and good experiences, I'm open to meeting new people and open to spending time with children during my program. I am an extroverted person and I like to make people laugh, I help with household activities and I am always willing to do it, I like hanging out and meeting friends and also working, as well as going for walks and spending quality t

Hello my future host family, I'm looking forward to meeting you, I consider myself to be an outgoing person, I love sports and having fun with my friends and family. One of the things I enjoy most is traveling, getting to know the culture and food of other countries, especially food, as I love to eat and cook. I have a great relationship with my family. Other things I like to do are to play video games and watch sports. Finally, I consider myself to be an easy-going person, who likes to have f

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

Hi, my name is Fritz, and I’m in 11th grade at a high school in Germany. I live with my parents and my 13-year-old sister in a suburb of a bigger city here. I’m really into sports, especially basketball and soccer. I used to play soccer until I was 13 and was actually pretty good, but during Corona, I switched to basketball because I enjoyed it even more and it helped me to focus better on myself. Since then, I worked really hard to improve and even made it into the U16 Bundesliga, which is t

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Mika from Japan. I often spend my holidays visiting museums and taking walks. So, I want to visit museums and take walks with you. Also, I want to experience and know American culture. I can play and introduce a Shamisen, one of the traditional Japanese musical instruments, and introduce it to you. So, please teach me a lot about American culture. And through this, I want to know various ways of thinking. To know various ways of thinking will help m

Helloo, future family, Elia writes to you or as my closest friends call me Eli. I am very excited to live a new experience and learn a lot about new people, cities, and customs. I must admit that I am a little scared of leaving my comfort zone, but I consider myself very capable of adapting to new things. I want to tell you that I am very attached to my family, which has made me a very homely person. I love going to the movies and hanging out with them. This is related to the fact that I do not

Dear Host Family: Hi! My name is Diego and I am very excited about the opportunity to be part of your family and experience life in the United States. Thank you for considering me as your exchange student. I can't wait to meet you and share this wonderful experience together. A little about me: I am a cheerful, optimistic, curious and friendly person who loves learning about new cultures and meeting new people. In my free time, I enjoy my family. I have an older brother who just came from

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 Gabriel, I am a 16-year-old Brazilian boy and I am in the middle of high school. One of my dreams was live in US, but I never thought that nowadays I would be writing a letter for my new family in a few months. I think that in life we need to get experiences, try new things, meet people, make friends and this is what I want to my life. I wou

Dear host family. My name is Lucca and I'm happy to be part of this moment. It will be a great experience for me to be able to improve my language and live with a family from another country. I'm a calm, cheerful young man who loves sports, such as basketball, volleyball, and I also like going to the gym. I love playing videogames with my friends and I'm a good student. I like going to school because I get to meet my friends and learn new things. My favorite subjects are Science and M

Dear Future Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well! My name is Artem, and I’m so excited about the opportunity to become part of your family during the exchange program. I’d like to share a bit about myself so you can get to know me better and decide if I’ll be a good match for your family. I live with my parents in a big house with a pool, which is one of our favorite places to spend time together, especially during the summer. Family is very important to me, and we have a traditi

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Stan, and I am very happy for the chance to live with your family. I want to learn about your culture and share mine. I like to spend my free time with friends. I like hiking and being active. I also like riding bikes and being outdoors. I hope to see something new, like mountains or the ocean, depending on where you live. At home, I help with cleaning and cooking. I am responsible and tidy. I like trying new recipes. Maybe we can cook dishes from my

Dear host family, I hope this letter finds you well. I am very excited with this opportunity to experience living a whole year in your country. I intend with this letter to introduce myself a little bit and share my expectations to this exchange year. I come from a loving family, with my parents and a younger sibling, who is currently 13 years old. We enjoy spending time together, such as talking, watching TV or playing sports or board games. I am really friendly with my family, but even l

For my host family : My name is Sofia and I live in the south of Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. I have two brothers and a twin sister. My older brother is 17 years old, my twin sister is like me 15 years old and my younger brother is 13 years old, the four of us are very close and we do a lot of things together. I consider myself a very sporty person all my life I have done many sports, but currently I am playing tennis since 3 years ago. I go to a tennis club of which I am a

Dear family, I am happy to be able to write to you to introduce myself . My name is F. and I have a sunny disposition . I am a person who always helps others , especially friends , in times of need . I am a very mature person and this aspect of mine is also helped by the fact that I live in a boarding school because I live far from school . I am also a very kind person and I always try to make everyone feel good . My family is very close and we are : me , my mother , my father , my sister an

Dear host family, My name is Eloïse I am from France! I am someone who always smiling , kind with people. I am energetic and I like do activities but sometimes I like have time to stay still. My parents are married and I have little brother , he is 14 year old. The four of us have a good complicity. In my family we laugh a lot. We have one cat, her name is Platine (I am enjoy passing time with her). I have the chance my great grand parents and grand parents are still alive. I love spend tim

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for choosing me to live with your family. I am a 17-year-old Brazilian boy who just finished junior high school. I like to try new things, learn about the American culture, and how different the daily life in America is compared to Brazil. I am a very outgoing, dedicated, altruistic, patient, and fun-loving person. I enjoy practicing sports, such as volleyball, soccer and tennis. I also like surfing and skiing when we are traveling. I'm interested

Hello, my name is Maximiliano, everybody called me Max, I am a calm young man who enjoys family life, time with friends and my pets, I have two dogs, a Golden Retriever and a Schnauzer, I am a good student, respectful and affectionate, I have a little brother, so I don't feel uncomfortable interacting with children. We are a very restless and united family, always, every weekend there is a different panorama or activity. We go to the movies, we have barbecues, we play bowling, we go to events,

Dear Host family, First of all, I would like to thank you for reading this letter and perhaps welcoming me ! In this letter I would like to tell you who I am and why this opportunity to come to the USA is my dream. My name is Mathilde, I am a French girl. I live in a little village close to Timothée Chalamet’s french family. I enjoy taking pictures and videos, capturing beautiful moments with my family and my friends and immortalizing them in my memories. I am crazy about traveling, I hop

Hello dear host family! Thank you for taking part in this program by welcoming other teenagers like me, and thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I'm really looking forward to living with you on a daily basis, discovering your culture and learning your language. Let me introduce myself. I'm a curious, open-minded person who likes to learn new things and meet people from different places. In my spare time, I play volleyball, but I also enjoy board games, sports, animals, wa

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Jiaying, but you can call me Angela—that’s my nickname! I’m so excited about the opportunity to live with your family during my exchange program. Thank you for opening your home to me! While staying with you, I’d love to help out in any way I can, whether it’s doing household chores or participating in family activities and traditions. I want to create lots of wonderful memories together. I’d also like to share parts of my culture with you, like cookin

Dear future host family, my name is Leni and I would be happy to be your guest daugther for 10 months. I am a young teenager girl who lives in northern germany with my family. In my family there is my father Philipp, my mother Kris, my brother Max and my other little brother Jonas. We also have a dog "Boomer" and mom`s horse "Pedro". I love watching after Jonas whenever my parents are not at home. We love to play and draw together. Drawing is in general a passion of myself. One thing about me

Dear host family, first, I would like to thank you for reading my letter and spending time on getting to know me better. We never met – so I hope the following lines will give you an impression about me, my life and why I would like to spend half a year in the USA. My name is Clemens and I live in Germany. My friends describe me as an open-minded, funny, spontaneous and reliable Person. Spending time with my friends, listen to music and joining sport events like Ice Hockey matches are my f

Dear Host Family, I hope you are doing well as you take time to read this letter. My name is Lennard, and I´m looking forward to having the opportunity to live with you and experience the American way of life. Thank you for that! I want to share a little about myself so that you can get to know me better before we meet. One of my greatest passions is basketball. For me it´s more than just a sport, it is a challenge to myself to improve every day. I spend most of my time practicing etc. and I

Dear Host Family thank you for spendig your time to read my letter. My name is Davi and I am from Brazil. I love to live here for being a place with very receptive people with great parks, and many cultural events, always taste to leave here with my friends for shoppings, cinemas, theaters, parks and shows. I am currently living with my mom and my dad, who are very careful and responsible people. My parents are very friendly and understanding, but they are strict when the subject is educa

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, 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 am currently in high school. I like to learn about new things and I wanna see more of the world, including America. I want to learn about the culture and see how daily life is and how it is different from my life at home. I am a friendly person and I am quite outgoing but I can also be shy sometimes. I love to play the guitar and

Hi, my name is Angela and I am Spanish teenager who lives is a beautiful city in the middle of Spain. My family is composed of my Mom and Dad, my sister Martina and my brother Nico who are older than me and we also I have a dog named Luna who is 6 years old. My brother plays football and he, like my sister, went to the USA last year . He is a very calm boy, funny and intelligent. My sister is very friendly and sociable girl, she loves to prepare herself for school (skin routine, brush her 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 Host Family, I am a 16-year-old Brazilian girl, currently in the junior year of high school, and I have always had many dreams. One of them was to do an exchange program abroad, and throughout this process, everything has been wonderful. I am very excited about the opportunity to stay with you and get to know your family! I would like to take this moment to introduce myself and share a little about who I am. I consider myself a friendly, open-minded, and respectful person. I really en

Dear Host Family, I am Paul and I am very excited to have the opportunity to stay with you and become part of your family during my time on the program. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share a little about my interests, hobbies, and what I’m looking forward to. One of my biggest passions is sports, and I especially enjoy playing soccer and basketball. I love the teamwork and energy involved in both sports, and I’m always looking for ways to stay active and improve my skil

Dear future host family, Thanks you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and considering me to potentially live together with your family for some time. I’m a French boy. I generally like to try new things, and I really would like to explore a new country and new culture such as the USA. I love listening to music, I am very sociable and also like very much sports. I also love cinema and movies, as well as watching Formula One competition. When practicing sports, I

Hi, I am Laura and I'm from Spain. I live in a city with my parents, (Ana and Alex) and my two siblings, Sofia, who is 13 years old and Pablo, who is 9 years old. I am an ordinary student. I am excited to live this experience firsthand, it will bring important growth and change in my life. I hope this year will help me to be more independent, and develop a stronger, more open-minded perspective of the world. One of my main motivations for joining this program is to immerse myself in the Am

Dear future host family, My name is Leticia, I'm from Brazil and I live with my parents, who are called Marcelo and Cassiana. My father is a lawyer, law professor, and now he became a medical student. My mother is a lawyer and works at the commercial board. I have a younger brother called Mauricio, he wants to be a professional soccer player when he grows up. I love my family, we are very close, I can count on them for everything because I know they will always support me. When my fathe

Dear host family, My name is Romane. Before I lived near the capital, Paris, I moved when I was 11 years old. Now, I live on the Atlantic coast. In the town, there are The Shell Museum, it's a small museum and a museum of vintage cars. It is the city where I go to school in the second grade. In school, my favorite subjects are English, Sports and Economic and Social Sciences. I don't like Physics and Chemistry as much. My friends see me as an open-minded, serious, determined and a funny gir

Hello! My name is Bertran, and I am an early teenager. If you are reading this, it’s probably because you’re considering hosting a student in your home. If that’s the case, let me take a moment to introduce myself and share a few things about who I am and what makes me unique. I like to think of myself as a friendly and outgoing person who enjoys meeting new people and creating connections. Friends and family often tell me I have a great sense of humor and a natural talent for making people fe

Dear host family. I am Alvaro, a chilean boy, in this letter I will write about myself, my tastes and my life, so that you can get to know me. I am very excited to be a part of this experience and I want to thank you for accepting me into your family. First I will talk about my home, I live with my mother, my grandparents and my dog, in a city on the coast, we really enjoy traveling and seeing new places, we really like having movie nights on the weekends and we really like living near t

Dear Host Family, I am very excited about the opportunity to become a part of your family. I want to tell you more about myself so that you can get to know me better. My name Nazar I am 15 years old and live with my family. My family consists of my mom, dad, my older sister and my little brother. We are very close, and I enjoy spending time with them. I often play with my little brother. He is so cute and funny. In my free time, I have many hobbies. I love boxing and have been training

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

I consider myself a very interesting person, because I like talking about every topic such as history, films, sports, etc. I'm a curious person, I always like learning new things and explore new activities, as well as meeting new people. Basketball is my passion, and I love playing basketball because it is my lifestyle. I have been playing for years, and make some good friends around basketball. I also love animals! I enjoy seeing them in their natural habits, and it makes me feel better. For t

Dear Host Family, My name is Micaela, I’m 16 years old, and I live in Brazil. Before telling you a bit about myself, I’d like to thank you for this incredible opportunity you’re giving me. Live this year with your family in USA will be a dream coming true, and I’m so excited to learn about your culture and share a little bit of mine as well. I live with my mom and our two dogs. My mom and I love going to the mall to watch movies and eat, we also like to go to the gym, to the park, and go s

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Kyryl, and I am very happy to write this letter to you. I’m very excited about the opportunity to live with you and experience life in a new country. I’d love to get to know you and become a part of your family during my stay. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a big fan of football and have been playing it for many years. It is my favorite sport, and I enjoy both - watching and playing it whenever I can. I also love animals (especially cats

Dear my host family, Hello, my name is Mizuki. Thank you for accepting me as a member of your family. Ever since I visited the U.S. on a school trip, I’ve been interested in American culture and people, which led me to consider an exchange program. Let me introduce my hobbies. I love listening to music and watching dramas and movies. I hope to get along well with my host family and do activities together, like shopping, traveling, and playing sports. Since I’m very interested in American c

Dear host family, I hope you are doing very well. My name is Nicole, and I am very excited about the opportunity to be part of your family and experience life in a new country. I love meeting new people, learning about different cultures and exploring new places, so this exchange program is a dream come true for me. At home, I enjoy spending time with my family and pets. I also like to read, watch movies, and try new foods. I am responsible and independent, but I also love being part of a

Hello, dear host family, I hope you are doing great! My name is Matheus, but you can call me Matthew. I’m 16 years old, and I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 03/20/2008. I am in high school, with an administration technician course. First of all, nothing better to introduce myself than presenting my routine: I wake up at 5:30 am and get ready to go to school, I take 2 buses to get there. After my classes I have lunch over there, and in sequence I go straight to my work (at a call cent

Dear family: I hope you like this letter. My name is Lara and I am very excited about the opportunity to be part of your family during my stay abroad. I would like to tell you a little bit about myself and my interests and my expectations for this experience. I am from Spain, a beautiful country full of culture and traditions. I live with my parents and my two older brothers, and family is very important to me, I like to spend time with my loved ones either sharing a meal, playing games, watch

Dear host family, My name is Marilou, I am 15 years old and I come from France. I will try to introduce myself, but first of all, I must tell you that I am very excited about spending 10 months in your home, discovering another culture, another school, a new family and new friends . (a little worried, but very enthusiastic!) I live with my parents and my older brother. We have a very close relationship and enjoy spending time together, whether it's family meals or weekend outings. My p

Dear host family, thank you so much to take the time to read this letter. Definitely what I will miss the most will be my family; because I am a very family girl and my friends, we have a great time making unusual plans, always creating new memories. Several things to highlight about me are that I am a very self-demanding, affectionate, friendly, creative, thoughtful, honest and very active; I mean, I like to have experiences that make me feel full. I am also the first to adapt when the

Dear host family, my name is Candela. I would love to live the experience of living with an American family, to learn their language, lifestyle, culture and traditions, and ultimately to feel like a member of their family. For me it would be a very rewarding experience, with which I hope to create lifelong friendships. I define myself as a very active, sociable and participative girl, especially in group activities, I love making new friends and getting to know new places. On the other han

Dear host family, My name is Johanna, and right now I'm attending grade 10 in Germany. In this essay you'll get to know me a little bit better, and maybe we're a match and we'll meet soon.  I also want to thank you in advance for taking your time and considering my application.  My wish to spend an highschool year in the USA developed early on. My mother did it when she was my age. My brother spent a year in Maine three years ago and my family and I have already visited the USA toge

Greetings to the host family reading this letter right now! Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program! Before we start, I have to mention one important thing - I'm a transgender guy(female-to-male), so please make sure you support that. Of course I know that it's unpredictable, but it'd also be great if the surroundings where I'm spending my next year(your state, city, town etc.) are going to be a safe place for someone like me. Otherwise let's not waste your

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well! My name is June, and I am excited to share a little about myself as I look forward to the possibility of spending a year with you in the United States. Currently, I am in the 10th grade at a school that focuses on languages, and I have been learning English since kindergarten. I also study French and have developed a strong passion for languages and cultures. My interest in the U.S. began when I traveled there with my mother a couple of

Dear Host Family, I hope you are doing well. I am so excited about the opportunity to stay with you and become a part of your family during my time abroad. I would love to introduce myself and share a little bit about my life, interests, and hopes for this experience. I come from a close-knit family, including my parents, my older sister, her husband, and my younger brother. We have a strong bond and always support one another. One of my favorite things about my family is that we love trav

Dear Host Family, First of all, thank you for your hospitality! My name is C., and I am an Italian girl. I love music, cinema, reading, traveling around the world, and discovering new things. I have visited many European countries with my family, and my last trip was to the United States, specifically to New York. I consider myself an outgoing person once I get comfortable, although I might seem a bit shy at first. I love being surrounded by people because it makes me forget all my worries and

Dear Host family, First of all I would like to thank you all for being willing to participate in this kind of program and give me the opportunity to get to know your country. I am a Spanish girl who had just finished sophomore year back here in Spain and I am so exhited to become an exchange student the next year. This is because of something I share with my mom since I'm a kid: the passion of traveling and get to know new cultures and traditions. Actually my wish is to travel all around t

Hi, my name is Lucas. I was born in Mexico, but my family is from Argentina, so I can say I’m bi-cultural. Some of my favorite activities include playing soccer, listening to music, and having fun with friends. I enjoy engaging in fun activities, but I can also appreciate simple, calm pursuits such as video games and watching movies. I love pets, especially dogs. I have two dogs, and they are the love of my life. One of the things I love to do is cook and bake, so I’d like to show you some of my

Hello I am Irache and I hope you choose me. Personally I am polite. I am happy and friendly. I am attentive and I care about little things. I am observant. I am smart. I am a little bit grumpy but not rude. I am so generous. I am faithful and honest. I am neither patient nor a calm person. I am sociable but at the beginning I am embarrassed to interact with new people. I get nervous about any situation. I am very delusional, something that I am not proud about myself because I get excited ab

Dear Host Family, My name is Yu Han (Lexie), and I am excited to be visiting you from Taiwan. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for welcoming me into your home. This opportunity to immerse myself in your local life and culture means a lot to me, and I look forward to the wonderful experiences ahead, especially the time we will spend together. While I’m generally outgoing, I tend to a bit reserved when meeting new people. Once I get to know someone, however, I am sociable and open. I

Dear host family, First, I would like to thank you for reading my letter and for giving me a chance to come to the USA. I’m so grateful to be able to live an incredible experience like this one. In my family, we are 5. My older brother César is 20 and is in Hong-Kong currently for his studies. My mum is called Nathalie, she works in the pharmaceutical industry for prematures and she likes to sing. My dad is named Christophe, he owns a garage and loves to ride a bike. And finally, I have m

Hello, my name is Lucas, and I hope to do an exchange program, living with a host family. My goal is to learn more English, learn more about American culture, its tastes, sports and hobbies. I also want to step out of my comfort zone, seek a challenge, something different from my daily routine, meet new people and make new friends. I have two parents and a sister and I live with them. During the week, I usually go to school every day, in the morning, I have two English classes a week and I go to

Dear future Host Family, At first, I want to thank you for being willing to participate in the exchange program, I am very grateful for this opportunity you giving all the exchange students. Now something about me, my name is Lilly and I am a girl from Germany. I live together with my parents, we live in a flat in a small town near a bigger city. I don’t have any siblings but I do have a cat, Oreo. My Mom is a physiotherapist and my dad is an industrial engineer. I am very close with my

Hi, I’m Eleonora! First, I want to let you know how grateful I am to have the opportunity to live such a wonderful experience. I’ve always dreamed of travelling to foreign countries and studying abroad, and now I can make my dreams come true, all thanks to you! In my exchange year, I look forward to creating long lasting bonds, learning new study methods, trying a new sport and getting to know more about your culture and traditions. I’m also excited to share my culture. I’m believe this expe

Hello future host family! Thank you for considering me as your exchange student. My name is Román. I am very glad to become part of this program, as I think that going abroad for a school year will be a great experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. My main goal for the year will be to learn, understand and integrate in a new culture, that will allow me to grow up as a person. Improving my english and pronuntiation is also very important. It will be very interesting

Dear family: First of all, my name is Miguel, I live in Spain with my brother and my two sisters. I’m a sociable person but I’m a bit shy at the beginning. I talk a lot and I laugh easily. I like spending my free time doing my favorite things. I’m independent, generous and hard-working. I’m also very empathetic and I sometimes think about others before even in myself. I always try not to leave anyone aside because I don’t like it when people do that to me. Besides, I’m kind and obedient too. M

Dear Host Family, I would like to start by sincerely thanking you for welcoming me into your home. I am very excited about the opportunity to spend a year in the United States and share my culture with you. It’s a wonderful chance for me not only to improve my English but also to experience new things and make many new friendships. My name is Max , and I come from Germany. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer and snowboarding. These hobbies are important to me because they not only prov

Dear host family: Thank you for being willing to welcome and accept me to live with you. I am a boy who lives in Chile and I am in the first year of high school. I would like to do different things like learning about American culture and learning to speak English fluently. I like to read fantasy books. I am a sociable, funny, kind and respectful person. I like sports but especially soccer and tennis. I only speak Spanish and I would like to speak English fluently. I can play the guitar

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

Hi guys!! I am Bernardo , I live in the south of Brazil. I studied 11 years in the same school, now I am in the first year of the high school, I am a very sociable guy, for example on the third day at my new school I was talking with 4 or 5 people. I always liked the American culture and have the chance to live his culture is something really captivating, I like to talk with people, I like the old songs, mainly 80 and 90´s rock, I go to the beach almost every weekend, because my grandparents liv

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Tomoki from Japan, and I am very excited to have the opportunity to stay with your family. I am a member of the basketball club at school, and I love playing sports and being active. Basketball is my favorite, but I also enjoy other activities like running and cycling. I am always eager to try new sports and games. I have been studying English for a few years now, and I am working hard to improve my skills. I am really looking forward to practicing w

Hello, my name is José María, and I’m from Chile. I’m truly thrilled and grateful for the incredible opportunity to meet you and become part of your family, even if just for a while. The idea of getting to know new people, building meaningful connections, and creating lasting memories together fills me with excitement and anticipation. I genuinely believe that sharing and experiencing new things with others is one of the most enriching parts of life, and I hope that we can enjoy many fun, intere

Dear Future Host Family, I’m so excited to finally introduce myself to you! The thought of becoming a part of your family and experiencing life in the USA feels like a dream come true. Thank you for giving me this opportunity—it truly means a lot to me. I hope you are all doing well and are as excited about this experience as I am! Family is a very important part of my life, and I’d love to tell you a little more about mine. My name is Helen, and I live with my family near a bigger city in

Dear Host Family, I appreciate your interest in me. I'm Lana, and I'd like to tell you a little about myself. To begin with, I believe I'm a pretty quiet and calm kid. I almost never get into trouble because of my personality, and that's something I'm proud of. I really enjoy spending time with my family—whether it's watching films, playing games, or just walking, I love it all. Sometimes I may seem silent, but it means I feel comfortable and safe. As for chores, I am always happy to help

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Noa, and I am very excited about the opportunity to be part of your family. Thank you so much for opening your home to me. I’m looking forward to experiencing American culture, sharing my own culture with you, and creating wonderful memories together. I love spending time with family and friends. On weekends, I often go to the beach or have sleepovers with my friends, where we talk and laugh all night. I also enjoy sports, especially tennis. At school,

Dear my future host family, Hello. I’m Riko. I’m looking forward to living with you in America. I want to enjoy many things with you.　I would be very happy to cook, watch movies and dramas, go shopping, and participate in your daily life. In return, I will also introduce you to Japanese culture. For example, I would like to cook Japanese food and teach Japanese. In Japan, I go to school on weekdays and hang out with my friends after school. I spend time with my friends to take picture

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 spanish girl and I have always love how the people live in the US and I would like to be a part of it for some months and learn about your culture because it seems so different to mine. I love sports, every kind of them, such as tennis, gymnastics, horseriding, skiing and basketball. I practice all of them except basketball and horseriding (I did

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for taking part in the exchange Program and for choosing me to live with your family. I am a German girl and at the moment I‘m completing my sophomore year in high school. I like to try new things and I want to explore the world. I speak German and a bit French, and I look forward to become fluent in English. I like to do things independently and create my own experiences and memories. I love all kind of animals that have up to four legs, but I have a ve

Dear Family, First of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to learn about me and read this essay. My name is Roman, and I currently live in Kyiv, Ukraine. I am finishing 10th grade and plan to complete 11th grade in the United States. I consider myself an adventurous person who loves exploring new countries, learning about different cultures, discovering fascinating places, and tasting traditional foods. When it comes to my hobbies, I am passionate about tennis. I discover

Dear American Family Hi! My name is Aléxia and I live with my mom - Leila, my dad - Cristiano, and my brother - Pedro. Both my parents are federal employees and my brother is in medical school I study in a school with a big university acceptance rate and a lot of great teachers. My favorite subjects are History, Philosophy and Physics. I'm looking forward to studying psychology or medicine (aiming at specializing in psychiatry) in college, because I’m really interested in the human

Dear Host Family, I’m glad to be writing this letter to you. It’s one more step towards my biggest dream! I can’t wait to start this unforgettable journey and to become more independent. I believe this experience will help me making new friends and learning about different lifestyles and traditions. I feel very determined and confident. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I have an idea of what I want to do now and I will try to make the most out of this journey. I am ready to fac

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for welcoming me as an exchange student into your home. I am very excited to learn about American culture and to be a part of your daily life. My name is Anna, and I am still in school in my home country. I am a happy and positive person who loves to try new things. In my free time, I enjoy horseback riding and spending time with my family. We often do things together, and I also love traveling. One of my dream destinations is Bali, but America is also a

Dear host family, My name is Leoncio, I am 15 years old and I live in Brazil with my father and mother. My sister is studying medicine in another city. I am a cheerful person who loves spending time with my family, doing fun things with them and friends. I am sociable, I like meeting new people, and playing sports. I am a Christian, I work hard, I study hard at school and always get good grades, and I am persistent in everything I do. I consider myself an organized person who can manage on m

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

Hi, I’m Bruna, and I’m incredibly excited to have the opportunity to live in a place that has always been a dream of mine. I’m looking forward to immersing myself in the culture, learning about local customs, and building connections with people I never imagined I would meet. Living in the USA has been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember, and since I was 12 years old, I’ve dreamed of experiencing high school life there. Most people call me Bruna, but some also call me Bru or Bruninha.

To my host family, Hello! My name is Andrea, and I’m from Taiwan. I’m curious, a bit shy at first, but very open-minded when it comes to new experiences and challenges. I’m eager to learn and explore different cultures, which is why I’m excited about the opportunity to be an exchange student and live with you. Thank you so much for welcoming me into your home for the entire academic year. This is truly a dream come true, and I’m looking forward to discovering your hometown and experiencing man

Dear Host Family, My name is Tzu Ling, but you can call me Angela, and I am a girl with an optimistic personality who is always eager to try new things. I am an extrovert and making new friends brings me a lot of joy. I want to start by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to you for welcoming me into your home. I am truly excited about the opportunity to spend a year with you and learn about life in America. In my family, I have my mom, my grandma, and my twin sister, who all play significan

Hello, my name is Tzu Chen, but you can call me Patricia, and I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for graciously welcoming me into your host family. I share my home with my twin sister and my wonderful mom. Family is very important to me, and I cherish the moments we spend together. I consider myself to be an outgoing, curious, and playful individual, which makes it easy for me to connect with others and form friendships. I have a passion for scuba diving, which allows me to explo

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and considering me as a part of your family. My name is Tonmai, and I’m from Thailand, a country known for its delicious food and warm hospitality. I am currently in Grade 10, studying in the Math & Science program. I work hard at my studies and also enjoy participating in school activities with my friends. In my free time, I love reading Japanese comics, playing sports like running and soccer,

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

Hello, my future host family! My name is Timur, and I am from Ukraine! I hope I will have the opportunity to study and live with your family for a whole year. I am really looking forward to this chance to live with you and learn more about your culture, lifestyle, and traditions. I am very grateful that you are opening your home to me, and I hope we will have a wonderful year together. A little about me: I am from Ukraine, but for the 2024-2025 academic year, I am living and studying at

Hi, I’m Till,  but you can call me by one of my second names, Lasse or Wilhelm if that is less confusing for you. Thank you so much for being willing to accept me to live in your family for a year. I’ve learned English since third grade in primary school and since then I enjoyed speaking it. In sixth grade I started to learn Latin, but we only learn how to translate, not how to speak it. I would say am an easy going, ambitious and broadly interested person. I’m from a small village in the mid

My dear future host family, I don’t know who you are and if you gonna like my personality or my person but there are one only thing that you had to know about me. You gonna probably compare a lot of file of student but I’m probably the most motivated student. Come in USA for one year and study English is my dream since I’m a little girl. I’m passioned by language and discover other country, other culture. During this year I just want to be in immersion with an American family and live there l

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 Thanks for allowing me to stay in your home and become part of your family for a year. My name is Gwilym I'm a British lad and am in year 13 of school right now. I live my life for the thrill of adventure, travel, expanding my knowledge, and service. I love rugby, it is the greatest sport on earth and Wales's performance in the 6 nations practically predicts my mood in the months it is active. I’m a very sporty person and have been playing sports my whole life, competit

Hi, my name is Valentina (I can go by Valen) and I’m from Brazil. I live with both of my parents, my younger brother and my dog. If I’m describing myself, I would say that I’m an extrovert teenager that is very empathetic, talkative and caring. I love being around and spending time people that I’m close with, and, for me doing outdoors activities such as going to museums, parks and restaurants with a good company is extremely meaningful for me. About self thoughts, I am always trying to stick in

Dear host family, I really appreciate you taking the time to read my letter, so thank you. Let’s start with my name that is A.M., but I prefer to be called only M., I’m from Italy. I am so happy that I can finally write this letter and I can’t wait to have this beautiful experience! Now I will talk about my family; we are 4, my mom V., my dad C., my sister A. and me! I also have a cat called Mimmi. In general I love animals, but I prefer cats and dogs. My parents are so funny so we ha

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 16 year old Brazilian boy and I want to have the experience of living and studying abroad. I want to learn about American life and culture. I love playing and watching soccer. I am very dedicated, hard-working, and creative. I love traveling and going to the beach, I like to go out with my friends, to go to the cinema, to play videogames, to go to th

Dear host family, My name is Guilherme, I am 16 years old and I live in Brazil. I live with my mother, father and older sister. In the morning I usually go to school and I dedicate myself a lot to it. In the afternoon I usually do different activities every day. I take soccer lessons and go to the gym every day. I started playing soccer when I was 4 years old and since then I have been playing every year and I am passionate about the sport. I love watching the news, games, documentaries and ev