Meet our students

Dear host family, Hello, I am Eita from Japan. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to stay with you. Living with me, you can enjoy the following three things together. First, we can watch a sports game—I’m a big fan of basketball, and I play it every day. After practice, I usually have lunch with my teammates. Second, I’d love to teach you some Japanese phrases, introduce you to Japanese food, and share Japanese manga and anime with you. I’m a fan of manga too, especially NARUTO, K

Dear Host Family, I’m Greta and first of all I want to thank you for hosting me for five months! This is a very important experience for me, and I’m sure it will teach me a lot about your culture. I hope that we can build a strong relationship that I will carry with me forever, I’m very curious to learn everything about you! I will have the possibility to learn how to relate to new people in a completely different environment, and you will be my biggest point of reference. I come from I

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

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Kara, I am a German girl and am currently finishing 9th grade. If nothing comes up, I will have successfully completed my 10th grade by the start of my year abroad. My favorite subjects are math, sports and art. But I'm looking forward to trying out new subjects at an American high school that aren't available here in Germany. I'm also very curiou

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

Dear (future) host family, first of all I want to thank you for reading this letter and that you give me the opportunity to be a part of your life and your family for ten months. I know it isn´t natural and I am very thankful to experience this. Thank you for giving me the chance to make my dream come true. But for now I want to give you a little view into me and my life. My name is Lisa and I life with my family in a small village in Germany. My family includes my parents, my older sis

Dear my Host Family Hello, my name is Yume. I’m Japanese. I live in a family of 5 with my mother, grandmother, younger sister, and younger brother. My sister and brother are twins. I like to draw pictures and watch movies. I especially like foreign movies, I have seen Titanic and Harry Potter many times. I rode the Harry Potter ride and saw many shows at Universal Studios Japan many times. I also like Japanese games. When I was in elementary school, I loved Japanese games such as Hana

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

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

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Aoi. I am very excited to study abroad in the United States! I am a very talkative person! Let me introduce myself and my family, I’m Aoi. I live in Japan. My family consists of six people and 1pet,-father, mother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, a cat and me. My father is good at teaching math, so he always taught me math. My mother is good at cooking, so I want to be taught how to cook Japanese food before studying abroad. My sister is younger than

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 boy and I attend the 9th grade of the highschool. 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 am a very outgoing, straightforward, and fun-loving person. I enjoy playing sports, such as basketball and swimming. I look forward to become flu

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

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

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

Dear host family, my name is Elena and I live in a big city in Germany. I live there with my parents and my two younger sisters, and we are a very active family. We often go to the swimming pool, do canoeing together or other outside activities. We really like surfing which we did a lot in the Atlantic Sea. My grandparents live in the countryside and I enjoy visiting all of them regularly. Recently, one of my grandfather’s taught me how to drive a wheel loader. My other grandmother teaches me

Dear Family, Hello I hope you are very well today I will be telling you some things about me and some reasons why I want to go on an exchange My name is Fermín and I am from Chile and some of my favorite activities are to do sports in general although my favorite sport is soccer, but I love to play basketball, volleyball and I would like to try rugby, golf, and hockey among many more I consider myself a very sociable person since it has never been difficult for me to have friends eit

Dear future host family, I hope this letter finds you well. First of all, I want to thank you for considering me and giving me the opportunity to live with you for 10 months. I'm incredibly grateful for that, and I know it’s a big responsibility. Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about you yet, but I am very excited to meet you. Until then, I would like to tell you about me, my family, my hobbies, and why I want to spend my exchange year in the US. My name is Ana, and I was born in Se

Hello dear host family, my name is Tilo. I‘m so thankful that you're considering taking me in and give me the chance to feel the American culture and the life of one of the biggest countries in the world with the most fascinating landmarks. I would like to describe myself so that you can make your own picture of me. I live together with my parents and my two siblings (older brother, younger sister) and a cat. At home, I have to help in our house and garden. My hobbies are: Doing sports

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

Dear future host Family, First of all I would like to say a big thank you for giving me the possibility to live with you for a whole year and to become a part of your family and I'm incredibly grateful for that. Unfortunately, I don‘t know you and because of that I would like to tell you more about myself, why I would like visit the United States and much more. My name is Juli. I live with my two little brothers Jonathan and Frederik and my parents in a suburb from a big city in Germany.

Hello, First of all, my name is Malhia and I live in France near to Paris. I got my Brevet (= GCSEs) diploma with the very good mention during my senior year in middle school. I did the choice to pass a part of the oral in English to increase my grade. Moreover I like to challenge myself. I am actually in the European section. This allows me to practice two extra hours in English (1h of oral+ 1h in the mathematics subject). I also enrolled into Italian classes so that I am studying a thir

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

Dear host family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I am very excited to spend a year in the USA and be a part of your family. I am Merle and I come from Germany. I have just finished my 10th grade. I intend to spend a year in the USA, because I would like to get to know the culture, the people, the way of living and the school system, that’s very different to the system in Germany. I decided to do a year abr

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

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

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

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank you for making it possible for me to spend a year abroad with you. I'm looking forward to getting to know you, but first I would like to briefly introduce myself in this letter. My name is Matti and I come from Germany. I live with my family in in a medium-sized city. I'm in the 9th grade of a high school. In my free time I train table tennis five times a week and play football and piano. At the weekend I take part in table te

Dear host family, my name is Marius. I live together with my mum, my dad, my Brother and my cat. My favourite hobby is archery. I´m a member in a club for archery and there I train two, sometimes four hours per week. I also took part in three tournaments, but unfortunately I have never won a price yet. Another hobby is geology. Collecting stones and minerals is very nice, becausse some of them look beautifull. For that I often go outside with my family, too. I love to be in the nature. Moreove

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Charlotte and I’m from Germany. I live together with my parents, my two older sisters and our dog in a village. I speak three languages German, English and a little bit of French. I like to try new things and want to see as much of the world as possible. I’ve been to the USA once in my life together with my parents, my sisters and my uncle. We went

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

Dear future host family, at first I want to thank you for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name ist Kristian, I am 15 years old and I live in Germany. I live with my Mom, Dad and my two younger sisters, who are 13 and 9 years old. We live in a house in a small town near Düsseldorf. Unfortunately I don‘t have any pets although I love animals and I do horsebackriding. My father works as an industrial engineer and my mother is

Dear future host family, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to introduce myself before we meet each other. My name is Fiona, I am from Germany and I am very excited to have the opportunity to become a part of your family. First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude for welcoming me into your home. I am eager to immerse myself in American culture and create lasting memories with you all. I live with my family in a house with a nice back yard. My family are my parents and my

Dear Host Family, I’m so thankful to you for hosting me for a long time! You are making my dream come true. This experience is so important to me: I’ll be able to make new friendships, discover new places, learn a new culture but most importantly become a part of your family and build a strong bond with you. I hope you’ll be happy to meet me too. 😊 My name is Chiara and I can say I am a cheerful, sensible and open-minded person. My friends describe me as reliable, helpful and fun. I spend

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

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

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

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

Dear host family I’m very happy to start this wonderful experience and I'm very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity and to host me for five months. Thanks to your hospitality, I will open my mind to new cultures, lifestyles, ideas and I want to create great friendships, learn better English and make unforgettable memories . But first of all I want to create a wonderful relationship with you that I hope will last forever, making me useful and showing my culture, my traditions, my go

Dear host family, My name is Jona. I am very happy and excited that I can stay with you in the USA for half a year. I’m really looking forward getting to know you and your life in the USA. However, above all, I’m really grateful that you are willing to be my host family for this half of a year. I life with my parents Anke and Stefan and my sister Flora in a small town in Germany near the river Rhine. My home town is very beautiful – and very old. It was founded 2000 years ago and is famous f

Hello dear host family, My name is Matilda and I can not wait to meet your family. I already really appriciate staying at your place for half a year and all the things your are going to do for me like cooking or just taking care of me for this time. Even though the first time we are going to meet is still some time away I am already really thankful that your family makes my dream doing an exchange in the States become true. So I will start to tell your family a some information and facts about

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I am a French girl who like to try new things and travel. I would love to learn about your culture and your habits. I have a big brother whose name is Antoine and a big sister named Marie. So i'm the youngest in the family. I am polite, friendly and I love to discover new things! I'm pretty friendly, but I tend to be a little shy and I sometimes need 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. My name is Leon-Joel, but my friends call me Lej. I am a german boy and have just finished my junior high school. 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 video games. I am a very outgoing, straightforward, artistic, academic and fun-loving per

Dear host family, my name is Annika and I live in Germany. I would be very happy and grateful if you welcomed me as an exchange student in the United States. I am very interested in sports like cheerleading and dancing and I am open to new things. In my free time, I do dance-cheerleading and dance. I also like to meet friends and spend quality time with them. My family and I often travel together to different countries and enjoy learning about new places where we can learn about other ways

Dear host family, my name is Juli and I´m a girl. I was born in Germany and I lived here nearly my whole life. Last year I went 6 month on my own to New Zealand to do an exchange year. However I loved it and wanna do another year oversea, before gratuading from school. At home I live with both of my parents and my older sister. I have a passion for traveling and getting to know new cultures, countries and living conditions. Another reason to come to the USA is to practice my english and mak

Hello dear host family! My name is Swan and I live in a small town in the southwest of France. I am currently in a high school , in Secondary, general stream (it's the equivalent of 10th grade in the United States). My mother is a graphic designer and my father is an IT manager in a company that sells scooters. My parents have been married for 10 years, which is good and allowed me to grow up in a good environment. I also have a little brother called Loan, he is 13 years old and he is in

Dear host family, To begin, my name is Esteban. Now I'm going to tell you a little about my family, I have my mother, her name is Aurélie, she's to important for me because I love to take a minute in a day to tell her my day or others things ! Also there is my father, his name is Mathieu, he's everytime working but I admire him because he is so courageous, serious but he can be funny and I also like pass a moment with him. I also can tell you about my brother, his name is Tedy (as the bea

Dear Host Family, My name is Matilde and I come from Italy. I am beyond grateful to you because thanks to your hospitality, one of my greatest dreams will come true! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to spend 6 months with your family. I can’t wait to get to know you, your habits, your country, your culture and to spend and share with you all that this experience can teach me. I want to express the various reasons why I decided to become an exchange student in America. I hope to develop an

Dear Host Family,  I really appreciate you for hosting me for six months! This is like a dream coming true for me and I still can’t believe that you will help me make it real. I am very grateful for that so I will do whatever I can to show you how glad I feel. I am a very kind and polite girl and one of my greatest traits is that I always find something positive, even in rough times and that’s why I think you and I could bond really well.  I am an open-minded person and I love having new exper