Meet our students

Dear my host family, Hi! I am Jiahn. First of all, I will be really greatful if anyone is willing to host me! I really respect everyone who hosts international students like me. It means so much. It would be such a great experience to live in an american household and learn the culture directly. Now let me introduce myself. My interests are songs, movies&series, reading, and traveling. I am currently watching gossip girl and gilmore girls. I enjoyed mean girls and clueless too. I love those

Dear host family, Thank you so much for participating in the exchange program and having me in your family next year. My name is Dusan and I am from Serbia. I live with my parents and a little brother Milos who is 12. My dad is one of the managers in IT company and my mom works in a small family company as an economist. My brother is in 6th grade. . I am very close to my family and I will miss them a lot next year. I mainly learned about Student Exchange

Dear host family Thank you for receiving me in your home, I can’t wait to finally meet you. I am Isabella, a Chilean girl and I would love to go to the USA so I can know a different country, learn about American culture and know more people. I live in Chile with my mom, my dad and my dog. My whole family is from Colombia and we are pretty close so we like to visit them at least once a year. My parents came to Chile after they got married and after a few years they got me. I am an only d

Dear future host family, I’m Fabrizio and now I’d like to introduce myself so that you can know something about me. I live in a city located in the north of Italy. In the city where I live there are many ancient buildings which date back to the Roman Era and other historical monuments, but it's a modern city too. It offers a lot of shops and other public institutions. I’m a very determined person; maybe it was precisely this determination and obviously the great interest in English that p

Dear Host family, Hello!!! My name is Aoto. I’m going to join the homestay in your country. First of all, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m in the third grade at junior high school. I’m going to become a high school student next later. I like ramen and steak. I belonged to the tennis club at school. Also, I learned to swim when I was an elementary school student. My future dream is to become an airline pilot. My hobby is cycling, taking pictures, camping and listening to music. I’m into

Dear Host Family, thank you so much for being willing to participle in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Celina. I live in Europe in south of Germany. I live with my Parents and my sister (19) and my dog and my cat in a house. Maybe you also have pets. At this time I go in the 9th grade. I´m good at school and interested in many things, for example: play the Piano, go to the gym, meet my friends, traveling. I did my education for youth leader. In

Hello dear family, how are you? my name is Joaquin, I don't know how to part this letter, but I feel that the best option is to thank you, thank you for just considering me to be part of your family and life, I think it's something that not everyone can do, this It confirms 100% that they are people with a big heart, good people, whom I can trust and love, so I wanted to thank them for this. Well, as I said, my name is Joaquin, since I was very young my family and friends have considered me a v

Dear future host family, thank you for your interest and reading this letter. My name is Samuel and I'm living in a small village with my parents Silvia and Sven, my younger brother Silas and my grandparents Gabi and Peter from my mother's side in a nice house. Our family activities consist of a lot of sports, becaause my brother and I are active in sports clubs. We also love to travel in our caravan during school vacations, go hiking, skiing or have family parties. I'm nearly 16 and in th

Dear Host Family, I’m Camilla, and I live in Italy. In this letter I’d really like to thank you for hosting me for 10 months. I know it wasn’t definitely an easy choice to make but thanks to you I am much closer to the realization of my greatest dream. I know this experience will be very important for my future and for me and I think that it will help me grow as a person. I’m very happy and grateful to share this experience with you! I’m very curious to know you better and I hope it’s the same

Dear future host family, I’m Marta, a girl from Italy, and if you’re reading this it means that step by step I’m finally making my dream of becoming an exchange student come true and I couldn’t be happier!! I’ve been dreaming about this since I was in 8th grade and now all of this is beginning to feel real… I’m so excited for this experience that I’ve been hearing loads of people talk about… It’s finally my turn! But now I’ll set aside some of my excitement and I’ll tell you more about me.

Dear host family, I’m Elektra, and I’m from Italy, I have a very particular name and it means “blonde like amber” and by chance when I was little my hair was very blonde. Here in Italy I live with my mom, my sister, my mom's husband and my beloved dog with whom I sometimes take a walk. My dad lives not far from me with his wife, since my parents are separated. I have a good relationship with everyone in my family, I usually see my dad on the weekends and we do a lot of activities together a

Dear Host Family, I would like to thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live whit your family. I am a Brazilian boy and I am studying my first highschool year. I would love to do an experience like this where I'm going to live in another country with another family that has a different culture. What makes me most excited about this is that this country is going to be the USA, a country that has a very appreciated culture here in Brazil

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 would very much like to have new experiences and be able to get to know America and the other countries of the world. I would like to learn about their culture and be able to live the American way of life. I like to play video games, in my free time I like to watch Japanese animation, I'm a bit shy when meeting new people but in a short time I become

Dear future host family, thanks for giving me a chance of being your future son during six months. I'm Luiz, I live in Brazil, in an island here we have so many beaches. I'm very communicative, I love to chat specifically in English, I also have a good sense of humor and I always like to make people around me laugh. I love sports especially volleyball and I'm very focused at school, I study in a military school here in Brazil, that's one of the reasons I'm very concentrated and focused on the th

Dear Host Family, First, I really want to thank you for hosting me during my exchange year and I’m grateful to do this experience with you. I can’t wait to start a new chapter of my life at the other side of the world and I’m looking forward to knowing you well! The choice to do this experience was very important, because I know that after this year I will change, and I will prepare myself for the future. During this year my intentions are to explore a new culture, new places and one of m

Dear family, I'm writing to you today to explain why I want to be an exchange student and to introduce myself. My name is Elsa and I live in France. First, I will tell you why I would like to live abroad. I would like to live in the United States because I would like to learn more about the culture and the way of life of Americans. I would like to meet new people, become more independant, manage my emotions and get out my comfort zone. I love this country and it makes me dream. Then, I

Dear Host Family, My name is Marie. I live near the Alps in France. It is a mountain region where there are several ski resorts. I live in a house with my two parents, my mom's name is Isabelle and my dad's name is Nicolas. I also live with my two little sisters, Cloé, 13 years old, and Adélie, 10 years old. I also have a dog, named One and two cats, named Joy and Haribelle. I love animals! My family is very close, we spend a lot of time together. My parents taught me to be open to others

Dear my host family, My name is Mathis and I live in France. It would be a great pleasure to be accepted in your family, because my biggest dream is to live the daily life of an American in an American family. I love discovering new cultures and I would especially like to discover more about the American culture because I have already been to the United States on vacation and I loved the landscapes, the people, the food, the culture so I would like to discover much more of the country. I want

Dear (future) host family, My name is Klara and I’m from Germany. I live in an apartment with my parents and my little sister in a large city but not in the city centre, more in the greener part of the city. Me and my family are quite close, we do some things together but not everything. For example, on the weekends we watch movies and eat cake together. We mostly watch kids' movies because my sister is only 4 years old, but nevertheless, we all enjoy that kind of afternoon. When we si

Dear host family, My name is Pietro. I live in Italy in a town by the sea and I am very happy to write this letter to make myself known in the best way. My family is made up of five people: my parents, my brother, my sister and me. We also have a cat. My relationship with my family is very good. I love spending time with them talking and share ideas. We have traveled together: we went to Austria, Egypt, France, Spain, Sardinia and Sicily. I feel a strong bond with them, which will surely keep

Dear host family, I thank you for taking the time to read my letter. This letter is probably the first message you’ll be reading from me. I will try to give you an idea about who I am; I hope you will like it. My name is Thijs, and I am a student from the Netherlands. I currently live in a small village in the south of the Netherlands. I come from a family of four. My mom Miriam, my dad Rob, and my sister Julia. I also have a pet dog named Sproet. It’s a Dutch name for freckles. For m

Dear host family, I want to thank you for participating in the program and maybe being able to participate in your family life. I am a French girl who loves to travel, to discover new countries, new cultures and I want to learn a bit more about your "American life". I want to see this beautiful country with my own eyes. I am a positive, smiling person. I am determined and sometimes a little stubborn. I like to do activities with my family and maybe with you too! I love to watch films o

Dear host family, thank you very much for agreeing to participate in my exchange year by receiving me at your home. I am a Chilean girl. I have always really liked getting to know different cultures around the world, and I would love to learn more about your culture with you. One of my favorite activities in my life is playing volleyball and doing sports in general, which I would love to be able to play volleyball in the USA so that in the future I can enter a university, I am also a pe

Dear future host family, first, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to realise my dream of living in the USA for one year as an exchange student. My name is Anna and I live with my family (my parents and my younger brother) in a big city in Germany. Our house is more on the outskirts of the city, but I love the city life. My brother’s name is Tim, and he is 12 years old. My parents are both Doctors of Medicine, my mother is general practitioner in a practice and my father is ENT

Dear Host Family, My name is Valentina but everyone calls me Vale. Since I was born I live in a small town with my mum, my dad and my little brother. I attend the scientific high school with a sports focus. I am an always smiling girl who always looks to the bright side in any situation. I always expect the best from all situations, if it does not turn out the "best" I can always find the positive side. I love trying new things and having new experiences. I've been skating for 3 years, I

Hello, My name is Océane. I hope you are well, for me, everything is going well. If we told me a few years ago I would go exchange student, I would not believe it. I'm very happy to have this possibility and I'm very grateful. I will told you what I want that you know on me. I love to read fantastic book and even more to share moments with my family and my friends. Any activities. I'm crazy about music and love shopping. I think I'm fun. At first glance I'm rather reserve but when I'm com

Hi ! My name is Pauline, and I live in France. I hope you will choose me to be part of your family. I am going to tell you about myself. I have a beautiful family with one little sister and one little brother, I am the oldest. Both of my parents are doctors and I hope I will become one too. I have been a dancer for 11 years and it is my passion because I can express myself without speaking. I know I said I don't like to speak a lot but actually, I speak too much and I love that. I

Hello, my name is Antoine. I would like to go studying one year abroad. In my family, I have one sister, her name is Thelma, and my parents are Geraldine and Stephane. We live all 4 in a beautiful house at 3 km of the beach in Normandy. The ambience in the house is very pleasant even if my sister is here only the week-end because she is in a boarding school. I’m a young boy serious who like school. My results are excellent and I obtained the college diploma with the mention very good.

Dear host family, first of all, I would like to thank you for taking into consideration of hosting me for my exchange year. My name is Nick. I am very excited about the opportunity to spend a year in the United States of America. I want to get to know America and the American way of life. A few years ago I already had spent a vacation in Florida and Washington State and I really liked it there. I love the beach and the warm weather, which is why I always look forward to the summer, in Ge

Dear my host family, Thank you for allowing me to participate in the exchange student program and stay with your family. I am a Korean girl. I really like to experience many things espacially cultures. I have never been to America, and it makes me more interested in American culture. I want to learn about American cultures and share Korean cultures with your family. I like to listen to various genres of music. And I really love animals especially cat. I am funny, honest person, and I l

Hello family, I would to tell you more about myself and my hobbies. I love sports, I have practiced and played soccer, basketball, surfing, windsurfing and track and field evens .When I am adult I would like to be come an actress or an police office. I don´t like big dogs but i love small dogs, i am allergic to cats (but I can live with it. and I don't need medication) and my favourite animal is the rabbit I have a little sister who is 4 years old , I love to be with her and take care of her

Dear host family, Thank you for welcoming me in your family, I am so grateful. I’m a French girl, who lives with her parents, her little sister and her cat. I love my family life; my parents are still married and we are very close together. I live on an island, where life is very cool; in the summer we have the beach and in winter we can go to the mountains. But my favorite moment is during the summer; I’m on vacation, I see my friends practically every day, go to the beach, to the river, al

Dear American Family, First of all, I'd like to thank you for taking time to read to my letter. My name is Habeesan. I'm from a small city in the south of Thailand. My home is near the sea and people in my hometown are very kind and helpful.The weather is mostly hot. We are 7 in my family.Father,Mother, 3 brothers, 1 sister and I. I'm the eldest child in my family therefore I help my parents with house chores, taking care of my siblings and helping in my mother's business.My father works a

Dear Host Family, first of all, thank you so much for being willing to take me in as an exchange student and allowing me to live with your family. I’m a German girl, and I want to experience something new, travel across the world and see new things! I love music and playing my guitar, I also really like reading Japanese and Korean comics, but my favorite Hobby will always be horse riding, I think horses are amazing and beautiful animals. I love pets in general, my family owns a total of ten

Dear American Famlly, I love doing things that can make me happy while improving my culture, knowledge, humanity and especially sense of art. I love feeling emotions and making them eternal by writing them, so I write poems. I have already written a plenty of poetry so far and many of them are In lyrical type. I love listening to music, I am into making music mixes by using apps either. Cycling is one of my hobbies,. I love being fit while both feeling free on bicycle and seeing new places. S

Dear host family, Hello, how are you doing? My name is Natsu. Let me introduce myself. My favorite subjects are math and art. I belong to the cheerleading club in my school, so I practice that after school. When I was 12 years old, I began cheerleading. Cheerleading makes me happy. So, if it is possible, I would like to continue cheerleading at school in America. I enjoy school every day. There are three people in my family, my mother, my father, and me. My mother is 48 years old. My

Dear host family, Hii! I am Noa! First of all I want to thank you for reading my letter, and I hope you can help me to experience the real America! The main reason I want to go to America is that I want to experience the culture. I look the most forward to the big festivities, like Thanksgiving and Christmas. I also look forward to make new friends and have a great relationship with my host family. By the time I am leaving, I will be 16 years old. I live in a smaller town in The Netherl

Dear Host Family, first of all I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Alessandro and I’m an Italian teenager. My name comes from “Alexandros” and it means “defender of the people”. I can't believe I'm finally writing this letter! These words will finally allow me to find such wonderful people as you that, hosting me for a year, will help me realizing my dream: improving my English in a huge way and becoming a perfect American boy. I am a very kind, sweet, soc

Dear host family, I would like to thank you for being my host family during my stay in the U.S. :) My name is Johanna and my Nickname is Stayla. I am a quite creative, chill and sometimes lazy person but I am always up to help with anything or explore and find out new things. I really enjoy listening to music which I could do all day, meeting with friends, reading books that I am interested in, playing the guitar and also gaming. Creating music is something that I like a lot, that is why I

Dear Host family, thank you very much for reading my letter and being interrested in hosting me. My name is Maren and I would like to intoduce myself and my family to give you an impression of my personality. I live in a little village in the southwest a half hour away of the lake of contance in Germany. I am attending ninth grade in middle school in Germany. In June/July 2023, I will graduate. My favorite classes is history. I like school because it is my preparation for high school and be

Dear American Family, Hello, my name is Andi Alifah Aulia, my friends usually call me Alifah or Lif for shorter. I have 2 sisters, and I am the eldest. Being the eldest child made me take on quite a large responsibility since I was little. It also makes me have an independent nature and a strong leadership spirit. My father is a businessman, he works very hard every single day. When we have free time, the two of us always make time to share stories about what has been going on this day or somet

Dear host family, First, I would like to thank the persons who are going to welcome me in their family during my trip and help me to live my dream. My name is Maylis and I'm French. I have brown hair and grey eyes. I live in the same house as my parents in a small town about 3 hours from Paris. I live with my two little brothers. I have a little dog and two cats, two birds and a rabbit. This current year, we also are hosting an exchange student from Austria in our family, her name is Kar

Dear Host Family, Thank you to welcome me into your home. I have decided to participate in this new adventure for me, because I have never left my family and friends such a long time. Even if I am close to my parents, I am really motivated to come and live a school year with you, my host family, with whom I hope to build relationships, participate in your daily life and discover your habits. I am a rather reserved person at first sight but I think I can adapt easily and I really want us t

Dear future host family, Thank you, that you let me live with you and your family. I think it´s great that you want to take exchange studnts into your home. My name is Amelie. I love dancing, especially ballet and contemperery, I hope that I can join dance classes in the US too. Also I like to climb, read and do a little bit gymnastics. With my family I´m living in a small village near by Frankfurt. We have a house with a big garden and lot of nature around us. With my dad i´m goin

Dear Host Family, Thank very much for reading my letter and being willing to accept me into your family. My name is Mira .Next year I would like to go to the United States for 1 year. I would like to do an exchange year because it is a dream of me to make this experience. Through a new country, a new city, a new family and new friends, I not only want to gain new impressions and get to know new things I want to get to know myself a bit better. Many friends who have had this experience h

Dear host family, Hello, my name is Lorena. Thank you very much for taking the time to read my letter, which will allow you to know me better. I have dreamed for several years now of living in the United States because I like to travel, but also because I would like to discover the culture and the language of this country. I chose to do an exchange year in the United States because it is the country that has always haunted my dreams, English is a language that I would like to master perfec

Dear host-family, My name is Louise. I am half French and half German, so I grew up in a bilingual household and speak two languages at home. A big part of my family lives in France and I love to visit them there. Before I start introducing myself, I want to thank you for giving a student the opportunity to live in your home and explore the American life. I want you to know that I really appreciate it! Ever since I was little, it has always been my biggest dream to travel to the USA. I

Dear Host Family, Hello! My name is Ai. I’m a high school student in Japan. In this letter, I’m going to tell you about the thing I want to do with you, my hobbies, and the reasons I decided to study abroad. First, I want to visit national parks with you. I like to see grand views. So I want to share deep emotions with you. Also, I like Japanese history. So I can tell you about it. Next, my hobbies are ballet and rugby. I’ve learned ballet since I was 10 years old. I like not only da

Dear Host Family, I’m Sara and I’m Italian. I love to stay with my friends, but I also enjoy doing activities on my own, like playing guitar or reading. People tend to say I am intelligent because I love studying and it comes easy to me, in fact, I usually don't need much time to complete my homework, and I optimize time by paying attention in class. I’m a determined and responsible person. When I set myself a goal, I do the best I can to reach it and when I make a commitment with someone, I w

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for taking part in the exchange program and to host an exchange student to live with you for a year. My name is Mariska. I am half German and half Dutch. Both of my parents were born in the Netherlands. My father grew up in Germany and my mother in the Netherlands. They later moved to Germany in 2001. My older sister and I were both born in Germany. My sister is 20 years old, and we have a good relationship with each other. She did an exchange year in T

Dear host family My name is Jule. I live with my mom and my brother in a terraced house closed to the city centre. My brother is 20 years old and has started his apprenticeship to an police officer. His apprenticeship started in september 2022 and takes place in another city. That‘s why he isn‘t often at home anymore. We live in a very quiet neighborhood and enjoy it. The distance to the city centre is quiet closed (about 10 minutes). My dad lives in a flat with his wife and two sons (my half-

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. At the moment I’m 15 and I will be turning 16 shortly after I arrive. I am currently in the 10th grade. I like to try new things and I want to learn more about the American culture. I love to dance and do gymnastics in my free time. I am a very outgoing person that is also reliable and I like to meet new people. I enjoy spending my time with friends and I l

Dear Host Family, I am very happy that you have chosen me for my study abroad program, starting summer 2023. It is a great opportunity for me, and I hope we have a nice time ahead. My name is Janika, and I live in Germany. I like to try new things and I’m excited to learn about the American culture and the high school living. I am also very curious to meet new people and hopefully make many friendships in America that will last after my year is over. I am a very independent, creative, a

Dear future host family, First of all, I would like to thank you for reading my letter and for showing interest in getting to know me. We've never met, so I'd like to introduce myself now. My name is Tamara and I am 16 years old. I live together with my parents and my little dog named Kira in a house with a little garden. I like animals but unfortunately, I am allergic to cats and can’t live with them. I have a good relationship with my parents and we get along pretty well. We often go

Dear future host family! First of all I would like to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to live with you and become a part of your family for nearly an entire year, I´m very grateful for that. Obviously I still don´t know anything about you, but I´m already very excited to meet you. Until we meet each other I want to tell you about myself, my life, my family and why I want to go on an exchange year to the US. My name is Annika and I live with my parents Kristina and Alexande

Hello I am Aitor Ontanon Lopez. how are you? Thank you for hosting me!!! I'm a boy from Spain, I like to do a lot of sports like for example soccer, swimming, skiing or paddle tennis. Academically I have very good marks in all the subjects, and I always try to learn more and improve my marks. I also try to help other students of the class if they need something of help, when they don’t understand what we are doing in class. I love to travel and visit different places. When I was a chil

Dear Host Family, Hier een zin in het Nederlands…. Misschien kan ik jullie ook iets leren over mijn land & cultuur. (Over here a sentence in Dutch… maybe I can also learn you about my country & culture :-) But no doubt about it, I would love to be a part of your family and looking forward to learning all about the real American lifestyle & the language. D: Delighted I like sports and enjoy active moments. I enjoy being with my friends. In my home country I love to catch up with my fri

Dear Future Host Family, First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your family. I hope after reading this letter, you will have a good first impression of me and what my life in Germany looks like. I am Malina, a sixteen year old girl from Germany. The people that know me would describe me as an open-minded, optimistic, funny and extroverted person. In general, I have no problems getting to know new people. I am living together with my parents

Hello, I’m Lucas and I’m maybe your new exchange student. I’m from Belgium and I live in a house with my brother and my parents. In our family, we talk a lot about news, what we did during the day, etc. My parents are both employees, my mother works in a cork factory and my father in a boat factory. My brother studies political science at the university. My mother went to the USA with WEP about 30 years ago and thanks to her I heard about this program. I really like discovering and creating

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to be part of your family for a year and to get to know you better. My name is Jade. I live in The Netherlands. I currently live with my family which consists of my mother, my father, my older sister Venna (17) and my small dog named Zoë. My parents both work. My mother is a real estate developer and my father does research at the technical university. We live in a small town with around 22.000 inhabitants. I would like to

Hello future host family! Thank you so much for reading my letter and for hosting me! Hi, I'm Irati, I'm very excited about this program. I am writing this letter from Spain. I am convinced that this year is going to be one of the best years of my life and I know that I am going to learn many things about American culture, English and above all I am going to grow as a person. And it is obvious that a fundamental part of this experience is the host family. I am very confident that we are go

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for having me in your family, I’m really looking forward to meeting you in person. I’m a 14 year old boy from Germany who just finished 8th grade. When I join you, I will be 15 years and will have finished the 9th grade. I always wanted to go to the US, not only because I love basketball. I'm just curios about the way you live, about high school, about sports. In the city we live our house is in the suburbs, near the woods. My brother Max and I can go to

Dear Hostfamily, Thank you so much for helping me to participate in the best experiency of my life and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Isabela, and I’m a brazilian girl. Since I was young, I have always dreamed with this opportunity, and starting to live this moment is incredible. I have always been creative, and wanted to meet the world, that is the main reason I want to do the exchange program. I would like to visit different places, learn more about the Americ

Dear Host Family, first of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Sara, and I’m Italian. My name comes from the Hebrew Sarah and it means princess. I am sweet, brave and have great perseverance. I am a very determined person, if I set myself a goal, I would do everything I can to accomplish that, I hardly give up. I am also a caring person, I always look after the person I care and I try to help them anytime they have a problem. I love to make peop

Dear host family, Thank you very much for accepting me in your family and giving me the opportunity to do this exchange year, i can not wait to live with you ! I'm French, my name is Odelyne. I have just started my 10th grade and I enjoy learn new things at school, that is why I really want to go to an American high school, I could learn things French schools don't teach, play new sports and obviously discover your beautiful culture. I am a fan of travel and I am ready to live in your life

Dear host family, I thank you for the hospitality you show and the great opportunity you offer to students that I hope to take advantage of. I am a girl who loves life, loves to discover and learn new things every day. I am also quite funny and I admit that I often sing and dance (even if these are not my main talents!). One of my main qualities is that I am very open-minded, I have no prejudices towards people different from me and this is my strength since it allows me to discuss quite

Dear host Family, First, I want to thank you for taking time to read my letter and for accepting to host a student for about ten months, I find this so generous! I’m very motivated by discovering the American culture and to see different landscapes. I’m especially fascinated by the beauty of the giant national parks. I’m also very curious to taste new food and learn new recipes. I also know a little of the pop American music, but if I were there I could learn much more about it. I know a l

Dear Host Family, I'm Seoyoung. Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I love to challenge new things and explore various cultures. Especially, America is a country that I am curious about and interested in. I am very excited to experience American culture and share our culture with you. I also want to make a lot of good memories with you during the year. I love watching movies with my family and friends. I

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. I like trying new things, meeting new people and learning about new cultures. I like to travel and explore the world. My greatest goal in life is to say that I have traveled to all the countries this world has to offer. I am a very honest, straightforward, fun-loving and outgoing person. I like doing sports as swimming, basketball an

Dear family: I'm Adrian. I live with my parents, Esther and Angel, and my little brother, Diego, who is 13 years old. I spend a lot of time playing and laughing with him. It's the good thing about being almost the same age. I can't forget my dog ​​Ita, who is a puppy we have had since the beginning of summer. We love animals. I love listening to music, playing sports, especially basketball since it is the sport I practice. I hope that I can do various sports there. I also like cooking an

Dear Host family, My name is Philippine, I am French. I am looking for a family to help me live my American dream of spending one year in the United States. During this year in the United States I would like to share in your daily life and habits and discover the American celebrations (Halloween, Thanksgiving, the American Christmas) and American culture (lifestyle, food, way of thinking etc.). I would like to see what it is like to be American. I would also like to share the French cul

Hello my future parents. I come through this letter to tell you a little about my story and life experiences. You already know but it doesn't hurt to remember, my name is Lais, and I take great pleasure in studying and learning new things. For this reason it has always been a dream to do an exchange program, even though I think I am very mature and responsible for my age, I think it is a unique life experience that will make me grow in different ways. Well, let's get down to business. My

Dear future hoast family, I hope you are doing great. I am a girl from Bavaria in Germany. If my family had to describe me they would probably say I am very ambitious, sporty, easy-going and loyal. I care for my friends, family and pets a lot. I have two older sisters, two cats and we have 15 hens and one rooster. Since I can imagine I dreamed of living in the USA and I have never thought that this might be come true one day. And now I´m writing on my application... it feels a bit unr

October the 14th of 2022 To my future host family: Hello, my name is Francisco Javier but everyone calls me Kiko.I can’t wait to be there.I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be living in your family for a year.For me it is a great occasion that I will try to take advantage of and enjoy .Of course I hope to be able to transmit something of my Spanish culture to your family too. I have always been drawn to American culture from what I have read and seen in movies.I dreamed

Dear host family, I am Guillermo, in English William, a Spanish boy who wants to meet you and make plans with you As a person I consider myself very responsible, loving, sporty and friendly, I love sports, all kinds of sports, I would even encourage me to learn to do your sports.here in Spain what I practice in winter is skiing in Sierra Nevada with my family and the rest of the year what I practice are surfing golf and soccer and occasionally play basketball with my friends, In m

Dear Host Family, my name is Emily and right now I'm 15 years old, but when I start my exchange year I will be 16 years old. First of all I would like to thank you for accepting me into your family. I'm really happy about that. And now I want to tell you 'bout my family and my life. I'm living with my parents Eva and Timo in nothern Germany. My dad is working as an electrician in a hospital and my mum is working as a nurse in another hospital. I have no siblings, but I always had pets. Ri

Dear host family, My name is Carla. Since being a little kid I always dreamt of a student exchange. My exchange would last six months (fall semster). At home I live with my mom and my dad, I am an only child, in a house, one hour away of the city „Düsseldorf“. My mom works as a teacher and my dad works as a professor. We are a very funny family. Basically, I like going to school because I get to see my friends. I just finished the 9th grade and next year hopefully the 10th grade. I e

Dear host family, my name is Thomas. I have a sister named Laura, my father got the name of David and my mother is named Virginie. I have one dog, it’s a golden retriever named Norton and two cats named Gipsy and Mia. I have many hobbies, for example I like go to the karting with friends, I play soccer since my 5yo, I also play guitar since my 7yo and I love read books of a kind fantastic like Harry Potter and read mangas like Naruto or One Piece. When I am alone at home, I like walk my dog, pla

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to take part in the exchange program and to accept me to live with your family. I am a German boy who likes to try new things and I want to explore the world, especially America. I want to learn about American culture, particularly sports and the spirit connected to it. I would very much like to be part of your family, because I want to become more familiar with American traditions e.g. Thanksgiving, Independence Day and the typical Amer

Dear Host Family, I am very happy that you accept me as a host child and welcome me in your family. I am Emilia, and I am from Germany. After finishing tenth grade, I would like to experience life in another family and another country before continuing on to school. I am very social, helpful, creative, open-minded, athletic, self-confident, generous, direct and most of all curious. I enjoy listening to people and having conversations. Therefore, my joy and excitement for the new time wi

Hello future host family, thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program. My name is Theresia. At the time I intend to come to the US I will be 16 years old. I'm very happy that I have the chance to do an exchange year in the USA. I hope it will be a good experience for you and, of course, for me too. I want to learn the language well and hope you will not feel uncomfortable when my English isn't very good at the beginning. I live together with my mum, m

Dear host family, first of all I would like to thank you for taking into consideration to be my host family. I am beyond grateful for that. I am Lina, a 16-year-old student from Germany. At the moment I attend the 10th grade of a high school. My hobbies are swimming, playing handball and reading. I am open-minded and interested in other countries and cultures. For this reason, I like to travel a lot (with and without my family) to gain a lot of experience. Being a good student, offers

Dear Host Family, thank you for giving someone the chance to experience life in the USA! I am an almost 16-year-old German girl and currently, I am in ninth grade in school. I do not like science subjects that much and prefer subjects like History or Ethics and learning languages. I am very interested in other cultures, especially the American. During my exchange year, I want to see new places, meet new people and try the activities you can do at a high school apart from improving my En

Dear Host Family, I am very grateful that you are willing to host an exchange student in your family and support them in this big step. I appreciate it very much. My name is Emma and I am a 16 year old girl living in Germany. I am currently in the 10th grade at a Gymnasium and I am more than ready to do an exchange year in the U.S. after this school year. I love to travel and want to see as much of the world as possible in my life. That's why I decided to do a year abroad. Besides l

Dear future host family, Thank very much for participating in the exchange program and for being willing to accept me into your family, to show me your cultures and traditions and to let me live with you. My name is Mia and I am almost 16 years old. Together with my family I live in a very small village in Germany and have had the dream of living in America since I was younger. I think America is a very interesting country, with a totally beautiful language, which I would really like to le

Dear American Host Family, Firstly, I will thank you for making this dream possible, as child the exchange program was greatly encouraged by my parents. I deeply thank you for accepting me to live with your family for this year. My name is Rodrigo, and I live in Brazil In this unique experience I expect to appreciate every bit of the American culture and have the chance to learn with my american host family and at a traditional american high school. Regarding my personality I am a fri

Dear future host family, first of all I want to thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to live in the US and that I can be a part of your family. My name is Friedrich. Actually, I want to explore the world by myself, especially America. And I´d like to learn more about the American culture. I would describe myself as a very outgoing, helpful, reliable and funny person. I’m also a very active guy and I like to do every kind of sport. In my spare time I play soccer in a club. W

Dear host family, My name is Wing Long or you guys can call me Aaron too. My favorite subject in school is history because I am very interested to learn about past events and the history behind them. In my class, I always offer help to my teachers, friends, classmates, etc. For example, I am a Chinese History subject helper to help my teacher collect our homeworks for the class. After my school, my identity will change to a soccer schoolteam player or History club member to have a training

Dear Host Family, My name is Julia and I am 15 years old. I live with my parents, my brother Lukas (18 years old) und our dog Lilly in Germany. My sister Annika (20 years old) started college six months ago and moved in another town. We live in a small house with a garden close to my high-school. My favorite subjects in school are math and politics but I almost like every subject. I like going to school because I have a nice friend group. We always ride our bikes home together after school