Meet our students

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

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

Dear host-family, First of all, I would like to thank you very much for taking part in such a great program and making it possible for us exchange students to stay with you. My name is Lucia. Even though I grew up in Germany, I am currently living in China. In my free time, I listen to music and play the violin. Playing the violin has been one of my favourite hobbies starting from my childhood, and I‘ve always loved listening to music, whether it was in the car, at home or at grocery sto

Hi future host parents, I hope you will choose me and I assure you that we will have a lot of fun together. I'm a cheerful and happy guy, I'm very extroverted and I like to meet and talk to everybody everywhere I go, I also love to listen to Italian music and to play football and ping-pong. I attend a traditional scientific high school, so I have a lot of hours of math, science and physics, and I'm pretty good in all three. Despite that my two favourite subjects are history and Italian,

Dear host family, I am excited writing this letter to introduce myself because it is the first step of this incredible adventure. My name is Lilas, I am a french girl growing in the south of France. I live with my mom, my dad and my little sister, in the house built by my father himself. I am very proud and close to them. I look like shy at first sight but i like meeting new people and get new friends. I am curious and dynamic. Among what I love to do in my life, there are dancing, cooking,

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

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

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, thanks for giving me the opportunity to experience the life in the USA for half a schoolyear. I know how it feels to welcome someone new into the family because two years ago we welcomed two 16-year-old Ukrainians into our family. It was strange at first but we quickly grew together. Since I'm a littel child i dreamed about living in the USA.This is probably due to the fact that I have always had a lot of contact with English in the form of film,videos and music.My friends d

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

Dear host family, My name is Faustine. I live with my parents, my brother and my dog, in a house in the South of France. My father is a logistics coordinator, my mother is an executive assistant and my older brother is a student. We're a very close family and I hope to become part of your family too. I help with daily chores like cleaning, shopping and looking after my dog. As for me, I'm in high school, I walk there every day, I'm very independent. Ever since I was a little girl, I'

Dear Host Family, thank you so much for reading my letter and for giving me the possibility to live in your family. First , I would like to introduce myself to you and give you an impression of who I am and what I am interested in. My name is Maxima and I am from Germany. I love to travel and to explore new countries and cultures. I visited many different countries, such as Namibia, Canada, China, USA and many more. My family and I went to the US four times. Because of that I saw many dif

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 finished my first year of high school last year and this year I am entering my second. I like to try new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn about the American culture and share in your life. I love running, going to the gym, watching movies and series, listening to music and reading. I can speak Portuguese and an avera

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

Dear Host Family, I hope you´re doing well and I´m really looking forward to meeting you all soon. I´m Lara and I live in the south of Germany. At the beginning of this school year, my school offered me to participate in an exchange program. As I really like new experiences and I´m very interested in other countries and cultures, I was very happy about that possibility. For me it was clear that I would choose the USA because, since I´ve been a little child, I always wanted to go to a r

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

Dear American Family I am Khalid. I have an extraordinary family of six people who always support me and help me when I'm feeling down. We as a family like to go out for walks, go out to restaurants and enjoy its meals, we sometimes play homemade games, also we like to sit together and watch a movie with a big bowl of popcorn, and before we go to bed...we sit together and talk about our day. I help with different chores around the house like making breakfast and babysitting my younger brother

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear hosts, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Nathaniel and I am writing to you with excitement and anticipation as I prepare to join your family on an exchange program. Before I go into details about myself, let me express my gratitude for opening your home and hearts to me. Let me introduce myself and my family. I come from a close-knit family where love, support and understanding are the pillars of our relationships. My parents Ania and Paweł always instilled in me values s

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

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, Thank you for welcoming me in your family. I am Gregor and would like to describe me and my life in Germany. Together with my parents and my brother, I live in the North of Germany. My brother is almost 17 years old and used to play soccer for a long time. Mom and Dad are 52 years old. My father used to play handball when he was a teenager. He is an urban planner. Mom works as a secretary for a shipbuilding company. - Our terraced house has an approx. 130 feet long garde

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

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

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank you very much for taking part in the exchange programme. It is certainly not always easy to accommodate strangers in one's private environment. However, I am pleased that you may allow me to do an exchange year with you. I want to do an exchange year to get to know the culture and normal life. Of course, I also want to improve my English and make new friends at school, which may go beyond the year. I think this year I will learn a lot abo

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

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, My name is Felix, and I am eagerly looking forward to the opportunity to spend a year with you in America. This journey represents a unique chance for me to dive deep into your culture, learn how life is on the other side of the world, and enhance my English skills. I bring with me a great passion for adventure and outdoor activities. Roller coasters, wakeboarding, mountain biking, and skiing are among my favorite hobbies. It would be fantastic if we could share some of t

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

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

Dear American Family, Hello, my name is Sary. I am from Lebanon. My family consists 5 members, me, 2 older brothers , my mother and my father. Usually we gather together at night.and we discuss everything happened through our day. We sometimes go for a hike in the mountains arround our village, it's really fascinating.fun and adventurous . In other times we like to cook all together, like everyone cooks alone their own plate they desire. I always stick by my father if he needed anythi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear host families, Hello. This time, I am very happy to be indebted to your home as an international student. Through this letter, I would like to introduce myself a little. The reason why I decided to study abroad was because I had a strong interest in learning a new culture and language. In addition, I want to achieve self-growth through my life experience in your country. I love nature and outdoor activities, especially watching sports and swimming in the sea. Also, listening to mus

Dear Host Family, Nice to meet you, my name is Mai. My hobbies are listening to music and dancing. I belong to the dance club at school. I also like KPOP idols very much and watch a lot of videos and listen to songs. Also, I like cooking, so I really want to make and eat Japanese food together. I also like watching dramas and movies, so I want to watch a lot of movies together. Next, I will explain about my family. My father, mother, sister, and my family of four have two dogs. It's

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

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank you for reading my letter and spending time to know me better. I hope that the following lines will give you an impression about me, my life in France and why I would like to spend a year in the USA. My name is Sarah. I live in a big house with my parents, my three little brothers and my loved little dog Litchie. Even if we sometimes argue with my brothers, I would be very bored without them. My parents both work, my father is a commer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear American Family, I am Ibrahim, a 16 years old teenager who is excited -to say the least- to live with you for a whole year. I am an energetic teen with a kind heart and a huge passion for sports. At times, I can really be productivebut there will be days where I'll sit on the couch and sleep or just chill under a blanket. I currently live with my parents and my younger brother, we are a really close family and we value eachother very much. We like to hangout a lot and especially try o

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

Dear host family, My name is Marie. I live in a house in the South East of France, in a small town with 11 000 inhabitants. I have two older brothers ; Nicolas and Pierre, aged 21 and 20. Nicolas is currently in Sweden for a 6-month internship as part of his business studies. Pierre is in his 2nd year of physiotherapy school at St Etienne. My dad, Didier is a controller at the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales and my mom, Sophie helps children at school with physical or intellectual disabilit

Dear host family, Thank you for your participation in this exchange program and for accepting me to live with your family. I am French and have always lived in the south of France. I live with my two parents and my older sister. I like to travel, discover new lifestyles, learn new languages ​​and cultures. I like meeting new people and discovering sports, activities or places. I know that I will come back changed and would have appreciated this program because it will surely bring me a lo

Dear host family,  My name is Ines, I am from France  I love this idea of being one year in USA to learn English ! That’s interesting to get more experiences and knowledges about other’s culture. I am a calm and cheer person, music is one of my passions, I play celtic harp. I like very much quiet moments but I like also having nice time with my friends. I am open minded to every people, and I like talking with people about philosophical topics during hours and hours ! I adore listening to

Dear Host Family,  First of all thank you for hosting me and giving me this amazing opportunity to spend an entire year abroad where I would like to learn all about you, your language and your culture. I can't wait to meet you, spend a lot of time together and become a new member of your family. I am Anastasia: an outgoing, always available, sensitive girl who brings happiness wherever she goes. One other thing about me is that I love hugs. I am the youngest member of my family. My father Mar

Dear Host Family, My name is Jens, I was born and raised in a small town in the Netherlands. My family would describe me as a creative, smart, polite, friendly and social boy. I'm a bit of an introvert, but I am communicative. I know a lot about outer space, and I like to use some of my free time to learn more about outer space. Furthermore, I live with both of my parents, my younger brother and our dog. My dad is the owner of a company in foot care, and my mother works with students. My

Hello, host family! My name is Alice, I am a Brazilian girl and I am going to stay a semester studying in the USA. I live with my parents and my older sister, who I have a great relationship with, and my two dogs, Bidu and Sansão. Here in Brazil I have many friends from school because I have been going to the same school my entire life, however, I am quite shy in places where I do not know anyone and I hope to work on that while I am there with you. I value my closest friendships because I fin

Dear American Family, I am Maryam. I live in a family of six people. We like doing our chores together so that we can finish early and help each other in evey difficulty. We also like watching movies together. My responsibilities at home is to help my mom in cooking, washing the dishes and cleaning the house. I am interested in learning in U.S because I am very anxious to know your system of education if it is different from ours. I also want to know how to live with different people in the w

I'm Luigi, I really like sports, especially water polo, soccer, snowboarding and swimming, I really like water sports! I also really like going out with my friends, whether to go to the club to play soccer or just eat and talk, I like it when my family gets together to go to the cinema, it's one of my favorite things, even though we don't do it that much. I really like making friends who don't speak the same language as me, I think the idea of ​​everyone trying to understand the other's langua

Dear my future host family, Hello, my name is Gabriel and in 2023 I finished the first year of high school. I live with my parents, both are entrepreneurs in the sector of distributing equipment and parts for maintenance of dental equipment throughout Brazil, and I have one brother who is five years younger than me. I love doing sports, for example, karate, basketball and soccer. I have a good relationship with my family, I play video games with my brother, play football games with my father,

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

Dear 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 Heric, a Brazilian boy and I have just finished my sophomore high school year. I like to try new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn about the American culture and share mine with you. I love working out. I am a very musical guy. I love rock music, but don't worry, if you don't like it I will just put my headphones o

Hello, I hope to find you all well I am a 15-year-old teenager and I am attending the 1st year of high school, I went to school as 06 months and stayed full time until I completed two years, I went to a second school where I studied part-time and there I completed what we call pre in Brazil, in the third school I stayed for 09 years completing all elementary school and this year I opted for a new change of school, A new challenge, classes started at the beginning of February/24 and although

Dear host family, Thank you very much for reading my letter and for your willingness to participate in the exchange program. I would be very happy if you would accept me to be part of your family. Together with my brother and my parents, I live in a small village in the south-west of Germany in a nice house with a beautiful garden. I attend a grammar school with bilingual education (German and English) and I love the English language. We have a native-speaking assistant teacher with w

Dear Host Family, My name is Ricarda, and I'm a German student excited about the opportunity to spend a year with you in America. Currently, I live with my mom in a lovely flat. Despite my parents being separated, we have a strong bond and often spend our holidays together. My dad recently became a teacher, while my mom works as an occupational therapist. They’re both really qualified, love their jobs and inspire me to pursue such a fulfilling career in the future. I attend a Gymnasium,

Dear My Host Family, Hello! I am Lilyko. I have a father, mother, brother, grandmother, and two cats. But my brother moved to another house near his college. My father’s name is Yasuaki. His work is underwater photography. He is kind and funny. When I feel sad, he always makes me happy and gives me confidence. My mother’s name is Machiko. Her work is a teacher who teaches Japanese to people from overseas. She is cheerful. so, she always gives me energy. My brother studies Japanese

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

Dear future host family, I hope you’re alright. First of all I would like to say a huge thank you for considering to give me the opportunity to live with you for several months and become a part of your family. This exchange is obviously going to change my life and I will probably be a completely different person at the end than I am right know, but it will also change your life. I know that it’s not an easy decision to host an exchange student and to make your decision a little bit easier I wa

Dear Host Family, Hello. I’m Miyu. Thank you for accepting me as a volunteer. Before studying abroad, I would like to introduce myself. First, let me introduce my daily life. On weekdays, I usually have club activities after going to school. After that, study until 20:00 in the school’s self-study room before going home. I’m in the dance club and have club activities four days on weekdays and one day on weekends. When I don’t have club activities, I go out with my friends or family. My fri

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

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in this exchange program and for taking the time to read my letter and to consider me as your potential host family member! My name ist Megan and I am about to finish 10th grade at High School. My school day starts at 8 a.m. and ends at around 2 p.m. When I get home, I do my homework and afterwards I try to meet my friends as often as possible as they are very important to me. I am very outgoing, open to meeting new peo

Dear host family, I'm a French girl and I like to try new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn more about American culture and share your life. I love watching movies, series or anime. I'm a very sociable person, simple, creative, jovial, academic and fun-loving. I enjoy sports such as soccer, strength training and basketball. I speak French and some Spanish, and look forward to becoming fluent in English. I love to eat and discover new dishes. I've b

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank you for taking me in and giving me a huge opportunity to get to know the USA. I am very open-minded and interested in culture and meeting new people. In my free time I do a lot of sports like going to the gym and rowing. In the last few years I have tried a lot of sports like handball, judo or tennis. Whenever possible I do sports with my friends because it is much more fun to do sports with other people. Sport also defines my persona

Dear Host Family, I am a French girl and I study French, maths, Spanish, English, history, sport, physics and biology but my favorite subjects is biology and physics as later, I'd like to become a world-renowned surgeon. I'd like to be able to save people you'd never think could be saved. I know I will have to study very hard and for a long time but I am motivated. I am the third of four in my family : I have two big brothers, Corentin, and Mathias, and one little sister, Manon 6 years o

Dear Host Family, I am Federico! First of all, I would like to thank you for hosting me for 10 months in your family, I am looking forward to getting to know you and taking part in your daily life. I also hope that after this experience is over our relationship will last; I like the idea of becoming part of an American family, I am curious to discover both your family and national traditions. I believe I am a sunny and friendly guy, I always jump at the possibility of new adventures, in fact

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for accepting me into your family for one year. I think one year is very long to have a stranger to live with, but I will do my best to take a good part in your family. I am very happy to participate in this exchange program as I have always been wanting to study abroad. I first visited Portland, Oregon attending my family wedding when I was six years old. Since then, I have been hoping to go back to the US to study English and its culture. I enjoy many

Dear host family, My name is Maria Valentina, and my friends call me Mava or Mavis. I live in a city in South of Brazil. My parents got divorced when I was younger, so I have two houses. Actually I live with my father and my stepmother until I end 9th grade. My mother moved to a near city because of her work and we spend time together on weekends, and we are very close to each other. By this way I can be closer to my friends that are very important to me and can end school. My mom and

Dear Host Family, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Phat. I have a family of 5 members: my parents, my elder sister, and my younger sister. I love my family very much. My mother is not only my mother but also my best friend who plays with me, shares with me, and teaches me a lot of things in life. She has always been there for me through many difficult times. She helps me overcome challenges, wholeheartedly supports my studies, and I am incredibly grateful to her. My

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Koen, and I'm a Dutch guy who is incredibly excited about immersing myself in the American culture and living with a host family in the USA. I am open-minded and trustworthy, and my love for all things American has been a significant part of my life for as long as I can remember. Back home, my room is filled with posters of American cities and land

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds its way to you with warmth, allowing you to get to know me a little before my imminent arrival! I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you for opening the doors of your home and welcoming me during my exchange journey. It is an opportunity I have always desired and now it becomes a reality, thanks to your generosity and hospitality. As I prepare for this experience, I have been reflecting on how wonderful it would be to have a sister as a c