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Hello, I am writing this letter in the hope of convincing you to take me under your roof for a year as a member of your host family. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I’m a nice, optimistic person. I consider myself to be sociable and peaceful. I am also very dynamic, I do a lot of sports, it is important for me. My favorite sports are martial arts but I am open to discovering American sports like baseball for exemple. What do I like the most? The cinema, the blue skies and liste

Dear my host family, My strength of being optimistic is that I can think positively and do everything happily I am doing. And the most compliment I have ever heard was "kind." When I see others happy because of my kindness, I also feel satisfied and happy. Also, I have an active personality, so I like to play sports like soccer and basketball with my friends. My friends call me thoughtful and responsible. Also, I am learning boxing to increase my physical strength and confidence with my spe

Dear family, I am Inés, a new exchange student. I am very excited and grateful for this new opportunity that has been given to me. First, I'm going to talk about my family. My parents divorced when I was very little and since then I live one week with my mother and another with my father, since they have joint custody of me, although they get along very well. I have three siblings, two brothers and a sister, all younger than me. I really enjoy spending time with my family. We really

Dear future host family, I’m Lucia from Germany and I want to do an exchange year in the US. Of course I want to improve my English, meet new people and a new culture. I’m very excited to live in a completely different country and family and experience a different school system. I’m very grateful that I have this opportunity, but first, you have to get to know me. I would describe myself as an empathetic person, who enjoys being around people, likes listening to people and learn new things.

Dear my Host family Hello. I’m Arisa. I am from Japan. I want to experience American culture such as Christmas and Halloween with you. Also, I like traveling, so I want to make memories by going on a trip together. I can dress my you in yukata and tell them about Japan. The school I go to has many interesting people and I enjoy talking with them every day. I'm in the dance club, so I dance after school. It’s really fun to dance with everyone. After school, we often go to eat ramen and s

Dear host family, Hello, My name is Erne, I’m living in Bangkok, Thailand with my family, there are my dad, my mom, my grandmother, my younger brother, and me. Even though I don’t have any pets, I would love to have one (or more). Almost every weekend we’ll spend our time together such as going to a mall or watching movies. I’m pretty close to them, especially with my brother, because he’s about my age and we have some similar interests. My favorite subject is Arts, because I love drawing, it

Dear Host Family First I would like to say thank you very much on behalf of my parents to give me the opportunity to realise my dream. Spend time with others in a wonderful country during one year is a privilege that for this reason I would like to come with a wide open mind and take all this opportunity of this favour. When I was young from 7 to 9 years old I went in American school and maybe this give me the taste of this American culture ! From now, I discover the incredible landscape,

Dear host family, My name is Zuzia, I go to high school. I spend about 7 hours in school every day. In high school I have a group of friends my age with whom I spend every break and sometimes free time after school. My biggest dream is to study law abroad and become a good lawyer so I can help people. My closest family is my mother and grandmother. At home I live with my mother and my dog. With my mother we often try to go for walks together and every week, on Saturday night we watch a

Dear host family Hello! My name is Guillaume and I’m 16 years old. I live in a small town, in the middle of mountains and other small towns. I love the fact that the city is surrounded by mountains but it is a bit small for me. I have two siblings; Jeremie who is my big brother and Axelle who is my big sister. I also have a black dog and two cats. My dog is tall , his breed is a “beauceron”, he's a very sweet and intelligent dog. I study STMG (Sciences and Technologies of Management and Adm

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to be a part of your family. First and foremost, I want to introduce myself. My name is Emily, and I am someone who is very passionate about learning and exploring new things. I am often described as intelligent and curious, always eager to delve into different subjects and expand my knowledge. Beyond my intellectual pursuits, I am also known for my kindness and

Dear host family, I'm writing this letter to give you some information about my personality. A lot of people think that I'm very polite and nice and that's true because I believe that you should be kind to everyone, even to those who are mean to you. I am also humble and I don't like to show off my skills unless I'm asked to. I am very clever and I spend a lot of time studving because I would like to become a successful business woman in the future; so, even though I don't like the topic we're

Dear American family, Greetings from Pakistan! I am Daniel, and I belong to a close-nit family. This includes my parents and my two younger brothers. We as a family like doing things such as hiking, going on trips, playing sports, having outdoor meals or just watching movies at home. I have many responsibilities at home as I am the eldest sibling. I help my mother get groceries and I also have a responsibility of tutoring my younger siblings and cousins. I am also accountable for my learning

Hello Host Family! My name is Manuela and I’m so glad to get to spend a semester abroad. One of the reasons I want to go to the US is because I want get to know the culture and the people. My hobbies are hanging out with my friends, going to the beach and baking. I also love animals and sunny weather. Some of my virtues are that I am friendly, social and a happy person. I’m always involved in every plan in which I’m invited. One of my flaws is that I’m a little bit messy, but I’m doing my best t

Dear my host family, Hello, my name is Nathasa. I live in Thailand. I'm a bit introverted, shy, creative and patient. I am not much confident in myself, It is hard for me to go out of my comfort zone. I'm working on it to boost my confidence and self-esteem. I am allergic to lobster, crab, crayfish, prawn, and shrimp but I am not allergic to cat and dog fur. I love activities like spending time with myself, swimming, watching cartoon movies, playing piano, listening to music and podcasts cook

Dear Host Family, I am very excited to embark on this new stage of my life. I hope to become part of your family and create unforgettable memories together. I am sure that this year is going to be one of the best of my life. Living in the United States for a year is an idea that has been in my mind since I was little. My parents and some of my friends have spoken to me about their experiences there, always in a very positive way. Additionally, I have family in Birmingham, Michigan, and I have

Hello future family, To know me a little more I will tell you a little about me, to start I will describe my personality, I consider myself a super cheerful girl, I love helping people and always be laughing, Although when you have to get serious I am the first to do it, I am a very mature person and that has helped me most of times to face difficult situations. I love to take the positive side to everything, I am a very sincere and sociable person, I love to spend time with my friends, go out

Dear host family Thank you for spending your time to read a little part of my heart. You must have received many letters before, and I hope we can match my small message since you will not be regretting reading my letter. People usually call me Cut. I’m currently living with my mother, father, and two big brothers who always accompany and support me all the time. My family rarely gets together but our communication is very fluent, once a week we get along to discuss anything. It can be politi

Dear Host Family Nice to meet you! My name is Kinatsu! I'm glad to meet you all! When I go to America, I want to cook with you and make Japanese food because I like to cook. I also want to enjoy events such as Halloween and Christmas with you all. I have been doing calligraphy since I was 6 years old and I am very confident in my skills. I want to teach you about Japanese calligraphy, Japanese food, and other Japanese traditions and culture that you should be proud of. I love singing,

Hi! My name's Tristan! I'm a student in High School in France. Before my last year, I'd love to go to the US to do an exchange a year, and to be a exchange student. It's been a long time since I started to talk about going there to my parents, because I have always wanted to discover this culture, this way of life. I'm someone who like to change the routine, I can't live with the same routine for a long time. Since I was young I moved 8 times, thanks to this I made new friends everytime an

Dear American family, Thank you for taking your precious time to read my letter. My name is Ayaan, and I am currently 15. I have a small family of five. we usually enjoy variety of Activities doing together such as cooking, going for walks, watching TV shows together, playing in the park and mostly spending time talking and laughing. Some of my responsibilities are to take out the trash, vacuum my room or sometimes the whole house, and I also ran the errands. I really love playing soccer.

Dear American family, My name is Amina. My family comprises 5 people (including me). I am the youngest in my family. My father is a businessman, my mother is a working woman, working in a government institute. I have two siblings; one brother (2 years older than me), and one sister (she is the eldest sibling). We enjoy spending quality time together. I and my mother usually enjoy doing home decor. I, and my sister like to paint together and discuss our favorite books and novels. My brother do

My name is Grace. .My family is a small family, 4 of us, including me, my father, my mother, my brother. And myself. My father graduated from a provincial university majoring in environmental engineering. And now he's self-employed and earns a decent annual income. My mom went to nursing school at the same university as my dad, but now she's not working as a nurse anymore, so she decided to quit her nursing job and help my dad work. My brother is 2 years away from me, we are close. And we can ta

Dear American Family I'm Maria Clara, and I currently live with my mom and my dad, but I have a sister too! We grew up together however she is now studying law in another city. I'm very proud that she went to a renowned college, here in Brazil the federal colleges are excellent, above all I miss her a lot in my daily life, I love having someone to do common things with. My mother was a school director for a long time, now she works at the education department in my city, I consider her a

Letter to my future host family Dear future host family, First of all, I want to thank you for taking me during my year abroad. I am so happy for the chance to live one year in the USA and make awesome memories. I hope you all feeling good! Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about you so I am going to tell you something about me. My name is Emilia and I am currently in my Sophmore year at my High school in Germany. At my High School I have the privilege to be part of a bilingual class,

Dear Host Family, My name is Júlia, I live with my parentes. My mother is a Geography teacher, most days she only works during mornings so we spend the afternoon together, she is a really kind and caring person, she does everything she can to make me happy. My father is an amazing person, he always encourage my dreams and he never gave me any idea that I couldn't do whatever I wanted to do. I also have a 26-year-old sister, she attends a Medical school in a small city, she visits us on weeken

Dear host family, My name is Clémence and I'm from France. I'm curious and studious. I'm interested in everything. I like humor and laughter. I'm attentive to the people I love. I have other qualities such as patience and creativity. I'm autonomous and like to be given responsibility. I'm really looking forward to this experience in the USA, which will enable me to improve my English but above all to share the daily life of an American family, to discover new people, a new country, oth

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my gratitude for considering me as a potential member of your family during my stay. I am thrilled at the opportunity to experience life in a new environment and to become a part of your household. Living with a host family is a unique and enriching experience that I am eager to embrace. I am excited to learn about your culture, traditions, and way of life, and I am committed to respecting and embracing them whole

Dear Host Family: Hi there, hope you're doing fantastic. Let me introduce myself, I'm Rafaella, I live with my parents in a northern small town in Chile. I love drawings, anime, music and video games. I have many interests an I'd consider my self to be kind, creative, studious, artistic and a good friend. My Dad is a Dentist at the local Public Hospital, and my Mother is a Secretary and a leader of the Roller Skating Club. The 3 of us love sports and family activities like having our meals

Hi, my name is Guilherme, but you can call me Gui. I live with my parents and my little brother. My father Andre is 50 years old, my mother Roberta 44 and my brother Rafael 14. I also live with my dog Zuma, which is a west highland white terrier, and I have two birds, a cockatiel named "Cacau" which means cocoa and a canary named "Usain", the first name of the runner Usain Bolt. Regarding my routine, I study from 07:25 to 13:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I stud

Dear Host Family I’m Diego and I’m from Chile. I live with my parents, I have a little brother and a dog. I like dogs, so my family and me spend lot of time with him. Usually on weekends and when my father arrives from work, we fix broken things in the house like the automatic watering, we clean the pool and the car and we help my mother cleaning the house, so I like helping in house tasks and spending time with my father learning useful things. With my family I love traveling to different co

Dear Host family, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter and considering taking me in as your host student! My name is Anton. I live in a cozy 3-bedroom apartment with my mother and my 19-year-old brother. My father resides in the heart of Berlin, but I spend most of my time near my mother due to my school and friends being located in that area. Apart from my immediate family in Berlin, I have two half-siblings who I rarely get to see because they live quite a distance away. In m

Dear host family, I would like to thank you for participating in this exchange program and express my gratitude and my excitement for the next year. By doing this exchange, I want to learn about your culture and your lifestyle, meet new people and create precious memories. I am a French girl living in a flat with my parents in the close suburb of Paris . I don't have any sisters and brothers but I would have liked to have some because I am a social, outgoing and fun person. I'm very talka

Dear future host family, I write this letter with great enthusiasm, as I am excited about the possibility of being part of your family. My name is Arthur, and I hope these words provide insight into who I am and what motivates me. I have a special passion for sports, especially basketball, table tennis and swimming. Additionally, I have a great interest in areas related to technology, such as computer programming. These activities provide me with not only fun moments, but also valuable les

Hey, My name is Amit and I’m from France. I live in the countryside in a village where we can find a lot of activities. I was born in Israel and I lived there for 7 years. I belong to a double culture family and I’m open-minded but I’m not practicing any religion. I’m really into cars. Also, I like mathematics, finance and science. I have two cats and my parents finally decided to get us a dog. I like when everything is ordered and clean and I can take care of my stuff alone. Also it’s impo

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange student program and accepting me to live with your family. I am from Germany and I live with my parents and my cat in a house in a small town. We are a close family and I hope to become a part of your family as well. Currently, I am in the 10th grade at a Gymnasium (high school). My friends describe me as a bright, adventurous, helpful, creative, open-minded and fun-loving person. I love playing the pia

Dear host family, Where to start, I am a very cheerful and positive person by nature, I like to laugh (it's very easy to make me laugh). I also like learning new things, that's also why I want to live this adventure, it's been a dream of mine since I was little to be able to live this experience! I like meeting new people, new places, new cultures,... I like opening up to others. In life I like doing sports, I have already done dancing (I wasn't very good at it, I finally realized it), I d

Dear host family , My name is Marie. I'm very excited and happy to be living with you. I am a very pleasant person in everyday life. I'm quite sociable and like to chat with people. My parents say that I bring a lot of cheerfulness into the house and that I'm fun to be around. I may seem shy at first, but once you get to know me I'm quite outgoing. I love meeting new people and discovering new things. My favorite pastime is listening to music. Music is really important to me. It helps me co

Dear future host family, My name is Felizitas and I’m currently sixteen years old, but I will turn 17 in January .I would go to the USA for 10 months. I am looking forward to experience the American High School and in general the American way of life. Maybe I can also show you (as my future host family) some aspects from the German culture. During my time in the US, I hope to find close friends and of course a wonderful host family to who I would love to stay connected with even when I am back

Dear host family, First of all I'm Léane, 16 years old now, and maybe the future student you will welcome. I have a big brother, Romain so I am the youngest and I have my parents who are married for 21 years, Carine and Johan. We get along well and have a good relationship of trust and we support each other. With the rest of the family we have good relations. Family is important at home so we like to get together with family meals for example. As for school I study economics and languages

Dear Host Family, First of all, I would like to thank you very much for willing to participate in the exchange program and giving me the opportunity to live in America for a year. Both of my parents are from Afghanistan but I was born and raised in Germany. Right now, I'm in 10th grade. I'm someone who loves to explore different countries, cultures and create friendships from around the world. That's why I want so learn about America and the their culture. I enjoy reading thrillers. I

Dear host family, My name is Hugo, I have 14 years old, my family is compound of my dad Nestor who is 48 years old, my mom Raquel who is 49 and my brother Mario who is 12. My both parents work as tax consultant and my brother Mario goes to the same school as me. We are a very active family, we usually go hiking on the weekends, to the beach on summertime, we usually take our paddle surfs to have some fun on the beach during the day and go dinner outside sometimes on sunndays, when is possible

Dear American Family, Namaste my new family. I am very happy to introduce myself and my family to you. I want to give you a big thanks for taking your time to read my letter. My name is Alop. I am 15 years old schoolboy. I am self-motivated, enthusiastic and very determinant boy. I have deep interest in basketball and other intellectual activities like drawing and solving A Rubik's Cube. Apart from this I'd like to listen to music. I also like to eat different foods. I am very passionated

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 and I am currently in an art high school. One of my biggest dream is to explore the entire world, and America would be my start. I love discovering differents cultures, meet new people, and share my own culture. When talking about myself I would start by saying that I deeply enjoy baking, theatre, writing and music. I am someone who

Dear Host Family, Thank you for hosting me during my Journey in the US! This whole trip has been on my bucket list for a long time, so I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me this opportunity. Thanks to your hospitality I’ll have a chance to truly experience the American dream. During this time abroad, I hope to create a special bond with you, make lots of new friendships, better understand American culture, but also learn more about its art, cinema, history and sports.

Dear Host Family, Thank you for hosting me for ten months! I really appreciate your openness to this experience and I’m really grateful that you are making this possible. Ever since I was just a little girl, I have dreamt about living in the United States and when I had the opportunity to visit your country the first time, two years ago, I was super excited. I’ve always loved to travel and to get to know different countries and different cultures and that’s why, when I started talking with m

Dear Host Family, Thank you very much for accepting to participate in these exchange programs and allowing me to be part of your family! I’m a french girl and I’m in the equivalent of the 10th grade in the USA. I’m a funny, artistic, creative, loving, motivated and very open-minded person and I always like to discover new things and activities. I’ll be very happy to learn a new culture in America with you ! I love fashion and clothes, especially designers clothes that can be seen in fashio

Dear Host Family Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and considering me to live with your family. I am an 11th grade Thai student. I live with my parents. We have a dog. I love her and feed her after school every day. I am a creative and fun person to hang out with, and my close friends love to talk with me because they said I am someone that they are comfortable talking with. Sometimes I like to listen to people sharing about their experiences, an

Hello my host family, Let me introduce my self my name is Andi but you guys can Call me Zidan,Now i live with both of my parents and two my Little Brothers. In our family we always do somethings together on the weekend such as camping,watching film ,and swimming. It is so hard to do things on normal days together because of our busyness, like my father and my mother have to work also my younger siblings have to go to school and so do I.that is why we have our responsibilities to take care of our

Dear family, how are you? I'm fine but very excited for this beautiful experience. I'm E. I live in a small city in Italy and i attend a languages high school. I'm a sunny and sociable girl but sometimes a little shy but I have a strong character, I'm polite, respectful and mature. I love listening to music (especially when I do the house chores), I like going out with my friends, cooking, traveling, dancing (especially the typical albanian dances) and going to the gym. I started gym about 1

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

Dear Host Family, Thank you for allowing me to take a part in your daily life. My name is Martha and I can´t wait to join your family in America in a few Months. I'm a high school student who loves to draw, listen to music and challenge myself to try new things. I consider myself as an outgoing, creative, caring, animal loving and also a fun-loving person. Furthermore, I often meet with friends on weekends and we go on walks, watch movies together, try out new things like Painting ceramic

My name is Punnavich Mangkornsilanon I wanted to share a bit about myself with you. I really enjoy staying active and playing fitness to keep fit. Going on adventures and exploring new things is something I love too. When it comes to food, I'm not picky at all; I can eat pretty much anything. Also, I'm a lover of pets. I'm looking forward to the chance of being a part of your family. I really want to go to high school in the U.S. and live with an American family. I think it would be cool t

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

Hello I'm Eva, I live in France. First of all I grew up with two older brothers and then I had a little brother, so I was the happiest person in the world. I love children so if you have any I would be very happy. But if not, that's fine too. Then I've got cats and a dog that I regularly walk outside. I'm very sociable, I like to laugh and go out with my friends. I also like reading and playing sports. A few sports like running, cycling, going to the gym, being on a volleyball team, and

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 French, and I love to try new things, live new experiences, and I'd love to discover the world, including the USA. I love art, all kinds of art, and I would like to try all of them. Until now, I didn't try a lot ; I often paint and draw. In the future, I'd like to try carving and pottery, photography and why not playing guitar. I'm also keen on fash

Hello, My name is Lola and I live in the southwest of France in a small village next to the ocean. I like to play sports, I like to read adventure books when I have a little free time, and I also like to cook all kinds of food such as cookies or chocolate cakes. I listen to a lot of music, especially French rap. I love playing basketball with my brothers and I also go to the gym twice a week by bike. I often go out with my friends to go shopping or walk by the ocean when the sun goes down.

Dear host family, My name is Diego and I am almost 16 years old. I am very motivated with the opportunity of going to USA. One of my friends recommended me this experience and I got convinced little by little. So, it is my own decision and I firmly believe it will be really worthy. In order to introduce myself, I would say to you that I am an organized, sociable and responsible person. I always attend first my duties and then my hobbies. Also, a lot of people often say to me that I am care

Dear host family, My name is Romane and I am 15 years old. Before I lived near the capital, Paris, but I moved when I was 11 years old. Now, I live on the Atlantic coast. In the town, there are The Shell Museum, it's a small museum and a museum of vintage cars. It is the city where I go to school in the second grade. In school, my favorite subjects are English, Sports and Economic and Social Sciences. I don't like Physics and Chemistry as much. My friends see me as an open-minded, serious,

Hey! I’m Anna and I’ll introduce myself but I apologize in advance because doing it isn’t a habit. So I would like to spend a year in the USA maybe with you, a new family because I’m found of the discoveries and new things such as the new habits, new country, new culture and new people. Since I’m a little girl I love english! I truly find your language beautiful and somehow powerful. All this to say that I’m a curious girl but I’m also academic and I adapt myself easily. As you can gu

dear host family first i want to thank you to accept me to live with you I'm a Chilean girl and I'm in high school. I like to try new things from other cultures and live a new experiences to grow. I love to know people and make new connections. I am sociable, affectionate, creative, I love to make people laugh,I have a sense of leadership,cheerful,sensitive, joker and resilient. I enjoy playing sports, in my life I have practice, bicycle, soccer, hockey, paddle,surf etc. I think that s

Hello My name is Faustine and I'm from France. First of all, I'd like to thank you for taking the time to read my letter. Living in the United States has always been a dream for me: discovering new landscapes in the 4 corners of the country, the people there, the madness of the big cities, for me, the United States is like a dream. I had the opportunity to go to Los Angeles and Las Vegas during the summer of 2022, a trip that left me wanting nothing more than to go back. Going to study

Dear future host family, I would like to say thank you very much for hosting me during my exchange year in the USA. I am looking forward to start this exciting trip, but of course I am also a bit nervous. My name is Mathis, I come from Germany. I love to be outside and I do sports. I often play volleyball and basketball with my friends. For 7 years I am a member of a table tennis club, so I also spend much time in our gym. We practice normally twice a week, additionally we have competit

Dear Host Family, First of all I want to thank you so so much for willing to participate in the exchange Programm and accepting me to live with your family. I’m sure we will have such a great time. I am a german girl. I’ve been to America two times already and I really want to learn more about the American culture and what it’s like to actually live there. I love watching movies and series. I am a very outgoing, flexible, creative and motivating person. I am fast fascinated by anything and l

Dear Host Family, Hey, my name is Charlotte. I am a german girl and currently going to a high school here. Right now I have a lot of interests and hobbies. I am playing field hockey in a team once or twice a week, I have guitar lessons and play in an ensemble. I enjoy singing, sailing and I am part of the theatre club at my school. I play hockey now for 10 years with the same team and I sail since I am 10 years old. Therefore I would say these two hobbies are my main hobbies and my pa

Dear host family, My name is Thaïs, I'm 15 years old. I am of French and Turkish nationality: French from my mom and Turkish from my dad that is why adapting to a new culture isn't complicated because I'm already bi-cultural. I am the youngest of my family : we are a family of five. There's my dad Hakan, my mom Isabelle, my older sister Selma, who is 20 years old, my brother Altaï, who is 17 years old, and finally, there's me, Thaïs. In my family we love a lot to do activities together and disc

Dear host family, My name is A. and I’m an Italian girl. I have always been a little bit insicure about my choices, but if there is one thing I have never had doubts about it is the experience of the year abroad. When I was seven years old I saw my cousin leaving to do the exchange year and, with my eyes shining of envy, I promised myself that one day I would have done the same. I consider myself an intelligent, indipendent and mature girl, I'm also an extrovert girl and, even if it's diffic

Dear host parents, My name is Amaïa, I am a Junior in high school in France. I'm a very cheerful person, who loves to laugh, meet new people and talk a lot. I love animals, I have a cat but also I had two dogs ( two cocker spaniel ) and two other cats. So I really like animals, playing with them, cuddling them... But I hate spiders and snakes. I'm a very family-oriented person, I love spending time with my friends and family. I live with my parents in the southwest of France. In my op

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank to you for your hospitality. It's a real pleasure to introduce myself hoping I can join you soon so that my American dream comes true. My name is Lisa, I live in France, near the sea with my parents and my little brother. My mother is a lawyer and my father is an agency director in the construction industry. I have a little brother, Romain (13 years old). I'm very close to my family and they support me in all my projects. I'

Good morning dear family, first of all thank you very much for reading my letter. Now I introduce myself I'm a good, polite, calm, cheerful, kind, intelligent girl who can't wait to meet you. I hope to immediately establish a good relationship with you and your sons. In fact I would love the idea of have host sibilings araund my age who live in the house with us. I don't smoke and would like a non-smoking host family, thank you for your understanding. I am a tidy girl who takes great care of h

Dear Host Family, My name is Jade, I was born in 2008. My parents are called Nicolas and Audrey, all three of us live in Normandy. With my parents we have very different schedules so we make sure to eat together every evening, we spend the day together on Sundays and we try to organize outings as soon as possible. We get along very well and we spend our time laughing when we are together. I am also close to my grandmother, we see each other regularly and we organize outings when we can.

Dear Host Family, First of all let me thank you from the bottom of my heart for participating in this program and welcoming me to your home! My name is Louis Antoine. I’m a French boy, sociable, easy going, relax, helpful, understanding, generous, polite, cheerful, dynamic, hard-working and rigorous… I have been thinking about travelling to the U.S.A for many months and the best way I found to do this is to spend a whole year studying in a high school, staying at your place, and sha

Hey my future Host-Family, my name is Julia and I`m from Germany. First, I would like to give you a short introduction of myself. I like to do lots of sports, my favorite is swimming which is why I do synchronized swimming as a hobby. In my free time I love to meet my friends and sometimes I go to the animal shelter to help out and take care of the pets. I do have a cat and three guinea pigs myself, that´s because I love to work with animals. I also have a job at Subway. It`s really fun to work

Dear Host Family, thank you very much that you are willing to let me live with you for one year! I am really excited about living in a foreign country for one year. I thought about what country to visit and I decided to choose the US very fast. That is because I think the US is a very great and interesting country to live in. Additionally, it is extremely divers, regarding its people, different life styles, landscapes and more. I know it is not possible to get to know everything there in onl

Dear future hostfamily, my name is Josy and I am living in a little town in Northern Germany. My town is right next to the Netherlands. Now, I would like to do an exchange for an academic year to the United States of America. I live with both of my parents and my eighteen years old sister in a house with a beautiful garden. We have one dog called Nala, she is a 6 months old cockapoo. Then we have two mini-Shetland ponies called G-Star (Gigi) and Rocky, which are three years old and two Lion h

Hi, my name is Caterina. I come from Italy and I live in a quite big family: I have one brother and one sister that is currently in Minnesota as an exchange student. My sister and brother and I have a really strong bond, and growing up in a big family means also having to adapt. My family in fact has always thought me to adapt, to be humble, to always be kind and respectful. I enjoy doing family activities like walking, hiking or even just cooking together. Family activities to me are a r

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 to become a part of your family. I’m incredibly grateful for that. I hope you are okay and since we don’t know each other yet, I would like to tell you something about me and my life. So, my name is Josie and I live in a small village. There is nearly nothing you can do here. I have to drive to nearby cities to go to the cinema or to go shopping

Dear Host Family, First, I would like to thank you for being willing to let me live with you and for participating of the exchange program. I am from Brazil. Since I was a kid, I have ever been looking forward to study in America in High School. It is, in fact, a dream coming true. I have just finished my sophomore year and I would like to live with a host family, sharing their habits and living the American culture. I am really into reading books, traveling, having road trips, getting to

Dear Host family, First off, thank you so much for taking the time to read through this letter and potentially host me in the US. I am very excited to find an adventurous family who is open to showing me their way of life and having really awesome memories together. Some things about me, I have 2 siblings, one is in her second year of college and the other one is in 11th grade. Im the youngest and am currenly in the 9th grade. Im a very competitive girl who swims and plays volleyball, loves

Dear Host Family, my name is Ines, and I’m from Italy. I’m extroverted, I like to meet new people and I love to learn new things. In fact, I’m curious about everything that is around me and every time I try to enrich myself as a person. I’m spontaneous and genuine, I like to live my life to the fullest creating memories with my loved ones. They see me as a fun person, energetic and sometimes clumsy, full of life, one of my favorite things is being able to put a smile on their face and

Dear host family, My name is Audrey, I'm from France and I want to thank you for considering my application. There are a few hings that I think are important for you to know me better. First of all, I'm a person with a rather quiet personality. Even if I can be a little bit shy at first, I love to talk and discover new people. I hope that I can easily adapt myself to a new home and to a new family. Since I have a little sister, I know how to take care of kids and I get along very well with th

Hi!! To start thank you for let me live whit your family. I promes i will do my best for adapting to living with you and spending an incredible time sharing customs and laughter. The basics things that you must knew about me are the followin: i love to read since 2019, I descovered that reed make me relax and now I read minimun one book for week (when the school and studies dont take up my time) my favourite genre of reading is fantasy (harry potter is my favourite saga) reed make me desco

Dear family I once traveled to the United States in Seattle with my brothers and my parents, but I don't remember it well because I was two years old. I've been dreaming of going back ever since. Through the stories that my parents and my brothers tell me, I imagine spectacular landscapes, bagels and high buildings !! Of course that is only one aspect ! What interests me most is being confronted with another culture and language. I'de like to be able to communicate fluently. I have three

Dear host family, I'm happy to introduce myself to you. I'm Lucie, I have a little sister, her name is Emma. I also have two half-sisters, their names are Mona and Florina. I'm very close to my sister, we are always togheter. I'm also very close to Florina because she's a year younger than me. My mother's name is Ludivine and my father's name is Cristophe. My parents are divorced for 10 years , but despite this, they still have a good relationship. They live in the same village,

Dear host family, First of all, I want to thank you for taking part in this exchange program and to accept a student for one year in your family. I am Clément, I'm a French boy. I study in high school and my favorite subjects are biology, chemistry and math. That’s a good point because in the future, I would like to study medicine. I live with my parents and two of my sisters, my older sister is studying veterinary medicine in Spain. My father is a doctor, and my mother works as a rad

Dear Host Family, I am Kiana, a girl from Germany and I am very excited to go to the USA and (maybe?) stay with you! Here in my home town I attend a "Gymnasium" which is similar to a high school in the USA. I live in a historical old city which can be dated back to about 750 AD. The center is very pretty with old buildings and a majestic cathedral. In my free time I love to meet my friends, go to the gym for strength training, read books, watch movies and go horseback riding. Going t

Hi! Nice to meet you! I’m writing you this letter, to introduce myself, for you to be easier to know who I truly am :) So, I’m Azillis, and I’m living in Normandy in France. I love movies, because I think it’s like traveling from your sofa, living so many lives and experiences and feel all the emotions of the world. I also love books because I think that as a movie, you can travel through your own mind by only read one sentence in a book. I’m imaginative and that’s why I love so many mo

Dear family, I'm S., a friendly and outgoing girl. I love hanging out with my friends and party, my happy space is with my family, i love my parents and i have a beautiful relationship with them both.I don't have any siblings but me and my mom always laugh don't joke like friends but i always respect her, the same thing with my dad, i would say i'm also trustworthy because they've never been very strict with me but i never got in any sort of trouble. I like spending time alone just watchin

Good morning dear family I don't know exactly how to start this letter, but I know you're curious to know a little about me. Starting with character, I'm a very eccentric, sunny, curious and energetic girl I don't like being still, because that would mean getting bored, I always look for a way to keep myself busy, reading a book, listening to some music, working out, going out with friends or even watching a movie. I like to cook, I love making desserts, like cakes, pancakes or creepes. At hom

Dear host family: Hi! my name is Tomas, and I’m 16. I’m an outgoing, chill person, I like going outdoors, listening to music, reading, going trekking, biking and playing story-rich games such as TLOZ, Night in the woods, Half-life, Portal and Omori. Among my favorite music artists are: Car Seat Headrest, Alex G, Arctic Monkeys and Tyler, The Creator. I love books such as Scott Pilgrim, Shimeji Simulation and Nichijou. Some of my favorite movies/tv shows are BoJack Horseman, Baby driver, Isle

Dear host family, Thank you very much for agreeing to take part in the exchange program and for welcoming me into your family. I'm a young French girl and I've just finished my seconde class. I like trying new things and want to explore the world, especially America. I'm taking part in this exchange so that I can learn more about American culture, become as independent as possible in English, make new friends and above all discover a new school system. I'd like to live the American dream

Dear future host family, My name is Isabel and first of all I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to live this new experience with you. Since I was little I have wanted to live this experience, because both my father and my older sister have had the opportunity to make this exchange students and both have told me that it is a unique experience, that you have to live once in your life. In addition they have also told me about many fun and different things that they did, o

Dear host family, I hope you’re as excited as I am to be participating in this program. I’m a Dutch boy and have just finished 11th grade in the Netherlands. I’m someone who loves to try new things. When I see or hear something that I haven’t done before, I want to do it as soon as possible. When you hear me talking to other people, I’m (usually) very polite. That’s because I work in a supermarket, where I’m a checkout clerk as well as a stock clerk. I like to sport, such as swimming o

Dear Host Parents, First of all, I would like to thank you for your interest in me and for hosting me. In order for you to get to know me a little better, I will tell you a little bit about myself in this letter. My name is Viktoria and I am 16 years old. I am an outgoing, active person, kind, curious and optimistic person who likes to meet new people and try new things. I really like spending my time outside, with people I enjoy being with and do fun activities like badminton, biking,

Dear Host-family, I’m Francesca, and I can’t wait to leave for my desired year abroad. I live in a small city in the south of Italy and I really like where I live. In my free time, my friends and I usually meet them in the center to have an ice cream or to chat, but if we want to do something more exciting, like going to the cinema or going shopping, we need to move to the neighboring towns. I attend the Linguistic High School and my favorite subjects are the languages and also phi

Dear Prospective Host Family, I am grateful that you can read this letter and I hope that you will like my profile. My name is Juliette and the prospect of joining your family excites me ! I want you to know that I’m an extrovert person, who enjoys social connections, and I am really motivated to participate in various family activities. I find joy in being around people, especially when participating in fun activities (like festivals, cinema, ice-skating, …), but I also like relaxing

dear host family, Hi, I'm Ludovica. I'm a very spontaneus girl, I like to spend time with my friends and with my family, in particular I have a very beautiful relationship with my bestfriends. In primary school we used to go to the same school but now we chose different high school. I have a good relationship with my family too, my parents are nice, they let me go out and do things a girl my age would do but at the same time they teach me how to behave well and to be educated and kind with eve

Dear Host Family, I am a Taiwanese boy studying in junior high school. I want to learn and explore the outside world. I really want to experience American culture and food! I like to play sports, such as table tennis, swimming, baseball, and basketball. My favorite outdoor activity is scuba diving. I have a PADI open water diver license. I enjoy watching sea animals swim. I also enjoy watching movies, especially Marvel and anime. I have been playing the drums for 4 years, and it always

Dear American family, My name is Sofia and I live in Spain. I live with my mom and very close to the house of my grandmom and my aunt. We live with three cats. Their names are Coco, Snow and Sira. I never used to have cats but three years ago we decided to adopt to Coco and last year we adopted the other two. I am in my freshman year in school. My school is about 20 minutes from home, and I go there in subway every day. At school I have some good friends and we together attend to the classes.

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being part of the exchange program and being willing to accept me in your family. I am a Chilean girl, and I just finished my sophomore year in high school. I have been wanting to go on an exchange semester for a long time now and I am thrilled that I can finally do it. I have been to America a few times and I love your culture, so I am very excited to continue learning about it. Of course, I would be happy to tell you about mine as well. I live in a b

Dear Host Family, My name’s Sara, and I’m from Italy. First of all, I want to thank you so much for hosting me for 10 months. This has been my biggest dream since I was a child, and I can’t believe it’s finally coming true. I love meeting people from foreign countries because I have the chance to learn more about their lives and to spread my culture. I think this is a huge opportunity to make friends, improve my English and create forever lasting memories. Thank you with all my heart!