Meet our students

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!

Dear Host Family, hi! My name is Carlo and I am Italian, I recognize myself in a funny and smart person, I like joking around with people that I am familiar with but I can also be serious if it is necessary. I think that I could be a good exchange student because of my optimistic personality and I also think that I could bring something different from the usual in your house, I really think that this "cultural exchange" between the family and the student is an important part of the experience.

Dear Hosting Family, I hope you are doing fine. My name is Jule, and I am writing to express my excitement about my upcoming high school year and I'm looking forward to becoming part of your family. At first, let me share a bit about myself and the reasons about my whish to go on this exciting journey. My motivation is my interest in experiencing new things. I am thrilled to visit America not just as a guest and I am looking forward get to know the US culture, explore the high school life,

Dear future host family, I would be very happy to meet you, thank you for participating in the exchange program! I should write a few words about myself here so you can see if I suit you. People who know me say that I am an open, friendly, familiar and polite person. I play a lot of basketball (almost every day) and train hard to one day be a pro basketball player. In Germany I play in the second highest youth league, although I've only been playing basketball for less than 2 years. I'm v

Hello, my name is Amelie, I'm French and I'd like to make an exchange year in United States of America. i want to make an exchange year in usa since i was a lilltle girl, this is my bigest dream. I'd love so much live in the usa especially as a teenager so be able to live as an american during one year is amazing for me ! i see it like an extraordinary experience and a huge opportunity. This year is gonna change myself indeed i'm gonna change my whole lifestyle, live away from my french lif

Dear family, First, I would like to thank you for the great opportunity you are giving me! I have been dreaming of this experience since I was a little girl, and finally my wish is coming true! I am sure it will be a wonderful life experience and will surely make me mature a lot. I have always wanted to experience the American lifestyle and your beautiful country. Talking about myself, my name is Margherita and I come from northern Italy. My family consists of many people: I live with my mot

Dear future host family, Hi, I`m Blanca, I`m from Chile, I`m grateful for writing this card for my future host family. I live with my parents, Jose Manuel and Gabriela, I`m the eldest one of 4 siblings, Eloísa (14 years), Manuel (12 years) and Amelia (9 years), I also live with my grandma Viola and my two dogs Ruffo and Cosmo. I enjoy being with them. I would like to go to the USA because I want to know other cultures, and other people and to improve my English. A little bit of myself

Hello, my name is Luna. I want to be an exchange student in U.S.A. because since I was a kid, my dream has been to study in the U.S.A. in a high school and in an American family with a dog, but it’s not mandatory. It's very exciting to learn a new language and to become bilingual. Being bilingual can open some doors for my future. My favorite hobby is of course shopping! I love skiing, board games, clothes, nails art and so many others things. In France, I have a wonderful relationship

Dear family, My name is Gabriel, I live in France and I am really happy that you can read this letter. I am sporty, I've been playing handball for five years, I've loved soccer since I was very young and I love also skiing, a sport I practice one week a year. However, I've never tried American sports such as American football, baseball or ice hockey. My other passion is the sneakers (but I don't own any) and one of my favorite model is the iconic Jordan of Michael Jordan. I like also pla

Hello, My name is Toussaint and I’m French. I am planning on coming to the USA next year for many reasons. Firstly, of course, I would like to perfect my English. But also because I love America's culture and I’m curious about discovering more about, and to make new friends and to take part in an American family. So let’s introduce myself. To talk about my personality, I think I’m easy-going because I’m very open-minded and often cheerful. I always get up with good vibes. I prefer starting the

Hello dear host family, My name is Raphaëlle but let me introduce myself to you in more details. I live in France and in a big town in the west . My parents's names are François and my mother's is Isabelle. They are 57 and 54 years old. I have one brother called Pierre-Alexandre who is nearly 14. My father taught economics and computing for 25 years to post graduates but he has decided to change jobs: for five years now, he has bought houses to refurbish them and rent them out. He is no

Dear future host family, Thank you so much for willing to work with the programm and accepting me to live with your family. My name is Paula and I'm very excited to have the opportunity to stay with you and experience your culture. I'm looking forward to learning new things and meeting new people. Like the life in america and your family. I'm a very curious person, so I'm always eager to explore new places and try new things. I'm also very respectful of other people's cultures and customs,

My dear Host Family, I’m so grateful that you are willing to support and participate in my exchange program and so kindly open the doors to your family for me, thank you! I’m your typical German girl who is now willing to start chasing her dreams and to explore the world. I just finished my freshman year of high school and I’m ready for a new adventure. I’ve always been curious and open to trying new things. At a very young age, specifically America caught my eye, especially because of the

Dear host family, thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I am a German boy and have just finished my junior high school. I want to learn more about the world and it’s people. That includes America. I want to learn about the culture and want to experience it up close. I am an outgoing, social, creative, strong and interested person who want’s to meet many kinds of different people. But I am also a very thoug

Dear Host Family, my name is Lisa and I live in Germany. Thank you so much for considering taking me in as your host student! I wouldn’t describe myself as a calm person. That’s why I’m spending my free time with dancing hip hop. I am active in two groups on two days a week. I really enjoy dancing. I’m also part of our school musicals as a dancer. Another two days a week I’m practicing competition gymnastics. We are having competitions with our gymnastic group on two to six weekends a y

Dear host family, I want to thank you for reading my letter and considering me to be a part of your family. My name is Heidi and I'm a German girl who lives in a village in the northeast Germany. My family consists of me, my father, my mother, my older brother who is 20 years old and our cat ''Happy''. We all live together in a harmonious and happy household. My family is really important to me and I hope to become a part of your family as well. My father is a kind and funny person who likes

Dear Host Family, My name is Jan Bennet, but I prefer being called Bennet. I am a German boy and I am currently in a German High school. I would like to try new things and learn more about the USA. Also I want to learn more about the culture in America. I love listening to music. Mostly I listen to rap music. I am a very sporty, outgoing and creative person. I enjoy playing sports such as basketball and soccer. I speak German But also some Spanish and English. But I am looking forward to b