Meet our students

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

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

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, My name is M., I am 16 years old, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to write you this letter. First of all, I would like to share a little about myself with you. I am a balanced and mature person, raised in a family that has always placed great emphasis on inclusiveness and respect towards others. These values ​​were a key part of my upbringing and I carry them with me wherever I go. My parents instilled in me the importance of treating others with kindness and resp

Dear American Family, Hii! I would like to introduce myself to you, my name is Athifa but people usually call me Tifa, I'm 16 years old. I live with both of my parents, and I have 2 older siblings, the eldest is my brother and the other one is my sister. Although they both moved out this year, one for marriage and the other for work. We are a simple family who likes to do your everyday family activities such as going out to eat and sometimes going on a trip together somewhere fun. Being the y

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

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

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

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

Dear American Family, My name is Berin and I want to let you know who I am. I live in a small town of 47,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria. It is famous with its football team, Ludogorets". I was born in Bulgaria but I am Turkish by nationality and Muslim by religion. Here I live with my parents in a small flat near the park with a view of the city. I have my room and I am an only child. My responsibilities at home are to keep my room tidy, do the vacuuming, water the flowers, and sometimes wash th

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I'm Heric, a Brazilian boy and I have just finished my sophomore high school year. I like to try new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn about the American culture and share mine with you. I love working out. I am a very musical guy. I love rock music, but don't worry, if you don't like it I will just put my headphones o

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

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

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

Dear future host family, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. My name is Roberta, and I am a Brazilian girl excited at the prospect of potentially becoming a part of your family through the hosting program. I believe that this experience will not only benefit me in terms of learning about different cultures but also allow me to share my own unique life experiences with your family. I am a regular attendee at a Baptist church, which holds a special place in my heart. Every Su

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

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

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

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

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I finished my first year of high school last year and this year I am entering my second. I like to try new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn about the American culture and share in your life. I love running, going to the gym, watching movies and series, listening to music and reading. I can speak Portuguese and an avera

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

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

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

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

Hello future host family! My name is Niklas and I would like to tell you something about me. First, thank you for visiting my profile. Some weeks ago my mom told me about a friend of hers whose daughter is going to do an exchange year in the US. I instantly knew that I also wanted to do the same as I always wanted to experience the highschool spirit and the american culture. Whenever my parents asked me where we want to go on vacation I always suggested the USA. Unfortunately we never actually

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

Dear Host Family, I am grateful that I was able to meet you through this project. And I hope to meet you in person someday. I would like to learn about each other's regions and cultures when we eat together. I would also like to go to various places together, such as shopping centers in the area. I want to get along well with you and laugh with you through jokes and peaceful stories. On weekdays, I usually go to school at 8 a.m., then do soccer club activities and arrive home at 8 p.m.

DEAR AMERICAN FAMILY, HELLO, MY NAME IS GHADEER. AND I AM ALMOST16 YEARS OLD AND I AM A GIRL, I LIVE WITH MY PARENTS AND SIBLINGS IN A HOME THAT IS NEAR A BEACH, I HAVE 3 SIBLINGS TWO SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER, I LOVE DOING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITH THEM LIKE PLAYING WORD GAMES TOGETHER AND I LOVE PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH MY BROTHER AND ALSO MY FRIENDS, I HAVE 5 RESPONSIBILITIES THAT NEVER CHANGE LIKE BABYSITTING MY 2 YEARS OLD BABY SISTER AND ENTERTAIN HER AND MY LITTLE BROTHER BY PLAYING WITH

Dear Host Family, To start my letter, I’d like to express my gratitude by saying thank you for willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting and welcoming me to live with your family. I am a German girl currently in high school. I have a strong desire to explore the world, particularly, the United States of America. I want to learn about the American culture, customs, and different perspective on the world. I consider myself to be a very open minded, friendly, creative, arti

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dear hosting family, thank you for hosting me. My name is João and I am brazilian. I hope that I can learn a lot of different things with your family. I really want to share with you all of the Brazilian costumes and really be part of the family at this time. I am a very curious person, and I admire the United States a lot. For me the most important thing in the world, it is the family, so I love so much my family and my friends. I like a lot to learn and study different subjects, I do my best a

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

Hello future host family, my name is Ianis and I'm from Germany. I'm a normal teenager with many hobbies. I play soccer and I am also the captain of our soccer team. On the weekends I like to hangout with my friends and play basketball go swimming or just chill. When my parents feel like it they ask me to go hiking with them most of the time i don't want to but still go with them. And most of the time it is worth it. For me winter is very fun because you can do many silly stuff like snowb

Dear host family, Thank you very much for being willing to participate in the exchange and accepting me to live with your family. I'm a Brazilian boy and I just started high school. I like trying new things and I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn about American culture and share its life. I like to play video games. I am a very extroverted, direct, creative, funny, academic and fun boy. I like to play sports, such as handball, soccer, swimming, go-karting. I

Dear future family I am the exchange student who will hopefully be coming to live with you and your family from fall 2024 to summer 2025, my name is Pharrell. For you to understand who I am, I am hereafter trying to introduce myself. But first, I would like to thank you in advance for your hospitality and your intention to let me become a part of your family for one year. This is so special for me and my family, and I am very excited about this adventure. My family likes to travel a lot sin

Dear host family, I am really excited to take part to this exchange experience as I am a person who really enjoys life. I always like to be busy and have things to do. I always search for new experiences that can keep my brain occupied. I am a person who loves to organize every kind of event, just an hang out with my friends or a study afternoon. I am really curious so I get interested with new things really fast and I enjoy to know as much as possible. I am also a really pos

Dear host family, First of all, I would like to thank you very much for letting me be part of your family, I am super excited to meet you in person. My name is Sofia, I live in the north of Brazil. I'm in the 2nd year of high school here, 11th grade/Junior year in the US. I want to improve my English, but mainly to get to know a new culture, new people, have new experiences and discoveries. I'm an outgoing and very excited person, I have frequently laugh crises and I can't stop laughing, I th

Dear Host family, My name is Zoë, and I am thrilled of the idea to live with you for the next 10 months. I am very excited about the opportunity to experience your culture and share mine with you. Thank you for offering students like me the possibility to participate in an exchange program to the US. I love spending time with my friends. I am a very funny, extroverted, friendly person. I love playing Basketball with my teammates it is one of my favorite activities, horse riding is also one

Hello dear host family, My name is Lou, I’m 16 years old, I live in Belgium, and I’m really looking forward to meeting you! I think it’s really difficult to describe myself, so I asked help to my friends. According to them, I’m sociable, spontaneous and perfectionist, I like thing to be done well. I’m stubborn and determined, I don’t give up easily and when I want something I do everything I can to have it. When I love something, I’m very involved in it. I’m very energetic and I adapt very

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 an Italian boy and I am attending my third year of a scientific high school here in Italy. I love to try new things and one of my goals is to explore most parts of the world. I have already gone abroad, in fact I have visited places like Thailand, Morocco, Norway, Germany, Greece, Spain, England, Ireland and Denmark since I was a child. I wan

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

Dear Host Family, My name is Sebastián, and I am a Chilean teenager with a profound interest in sports, particularly basketball and physical conditioning, although I am open to various sports. Beyond athletics, I am committed to my studies, with mathematics and English ranking among my favorite subjects. I embody a cheerful, amiable disposition, relishing moments spent with family, forging new friendships, and embracing novel experiences. I aspire to attend high school in the U.S. and acqu

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

Dear host family, First of all I want to thanks you to acepted me on your family, I am sure that I will enjoy a lot the experience. I am a chilean boy and I want to go to the United States because I want to learn the english idiom, to know about your culture, what things do you make and how are your life there. I am a boy who loves know new things and go to new places. I love soccer, I play it since six years old, I play it four times on the week and also I go to the gym. Also I do mounta

Dear American family, Greetings from across the oceans! My name is Irsha, and I am eager to unveil a tapestry of my life in India, as well as my hopes for our coming exchange. The prospect of joining your family fills me with curiosity and excitement. I am currently a 10th grade student at one of the most prestigious universities in India, and I am proud to be associated with it. My family consists of five cherished members, including my parents and two younger brothers. What binds us

Hello dear host family, my name is Claudia and I live in a small village with my parents and my two years older than me brother. In adition, my uncles with my two young cousins live near my house. I enjoy visiting them because I love to play with kids. I have always been interested in study abroat because I think it,s a very enriching experience either academic or personal. Meet new people, get out my confort zone, improve my english level. Even though I have to be separated of my loves one

Dear host family, My name is Lisa, I am 17 years old and I am a French-speaking Belgian. I am a very smiling, optimistic, sociable and motivated girl. I adapt easily to people and the different situations I face. I am also very tolerant, open-minded and curious. I like to laugh, meet new people and I thirst for discoveries. I am also a sensitive and empathetic person. I like to help others and I listen. I like simple things like spending time with family and friends, cooking, watching movies

Dear host family, Hello, my name is María. I am writing this letter to introduce myself and explain why I would like to stay with you for a year. I would like to live this experience because I think it is a fun and original way to learn English. I hope to learn many things, and above all have experiences, both positive and negative. I think this will help me grow as a person and discover new cultures and perspectives. I am very grateful for your generosity and I assure you that I will

Dear future family, Hello, let me introduce myself. I'm Nell, a teenage French girl. I've decided to participate in the High School program to explore the culture of the United States, a country that has always captured my attention since my early years. My sister was a au pair in the U.S., providing me with the opportunity to visit the country on several occasions. I was enchanted by its rich culture, diverse landscapes, and, most importantly, the warm hospitality of Americans. Joining t

Dear Host Family, Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I am Mireya, and firstly I'm going to present myself physically. I am not too short, neither tall. I have long curly brown hair, big brown eyes and I am slim. I am very friendly, a little bit shy and I love going out with friends. In my spare time I love listening to music, watching movies,  cooking with my sister, playing volleybal, skiing, and spending time in nature. I love spending time with my parents, grandpare

My name is Issariyapon, I am Thai and studying in Bangkok, Thailand. I have two brothers and I am the youngest in my family. I love to cooking &bakery in my free time. I also love listening to music and watching movies . And from time to time I will go exercise. I love pets, but my parents don't let me raise them for the reason that I don't have much time and I'm allergic. I can eat a variety of foods. I can eat healthy food, meat, and many nationalities such as Japanese food, Chinese fo

Hello, how are you? My name is Raphael. I am a very outgoing and funny person, but I am a bit shy when I meet new people. As time goes by, I become more relaxed. I live with my family, which consists of my father, mother, and sister. I spend a lot of time with my neighbors, who end up being my second family and are very important to me. I enjoy spending my free time playing video games, listening to music, playing the guitar and the violin, or engaging in some form of entertainment. My routin

Dear Prospective Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well and full of joy. My name is Joseph, I'm a French student in high school, and I am excited about the possibility of becoming a part of your family. I am enthusiastic about this gap year for several reasons. Firstly, I aspire to be fully bilingual by the end of my stay, and I believe immersing myself in your community will be the perfect environment for language acquisition. Secondly, I am eager to discover a new culture, learn

Dear host family, My name is Abigaël, I live in small city rich in history in Belgium, near from France. I live with my parents Julie and Thomas and with my little sister Anaïs, she’s 14 years old. In my home, I have a dog Homaley and a cat Pacha that follows me everywhere. I visit my maternal grandparents Gisèle and Dominique once a week and less often to my paternal grandparents Jean-Claude and Francine because they live further away. I also have a godfather Maxime and a godmother Isabell

Dear Host family, Thank you for spending time and reading my letter. My name is Duc. My family consists of four members including my dad, my older brother, me and my younger brother. My family always values ​​the cohesion and harmony of everyone above all, so we always have quality time together on every single-family trip and activity. For me, I feel that I’m down with reading books, especially mangas, manhwas, etc and watching movies and recently I’m researching about stock and inv

Dear Host Family, My name is DD, I'm living in Chiang Rai province, the Northernmost of Thailand. I am a cheerful person who laughs easily, friendly, and get along well with others. I like to study Languages subjects such as English, Korean and I also like mathematics. My current interests are soccer, K-pop, and I really like New Jeans (Korean Girl Group). After school, my friends and I like run around the field. go hangout, or go to watch movies together. There are 3 members in my family, m

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 Mongolian girl and I like traveling I want to explore the world, including America. I want to learn about the American culture and records. I am a very outgoing, artistic, and fun-loving person. I enjoy playing sports, such as volleyball, badminton and swimming. I speak two different languages, Mongolian and Chinese, and I have not been studying En

Dear future host family, My name is Melinda, I am 16 years old. I've always lived in Belgium. And I've always lived in the countryside. I have a little brother who is 13. I live with both my parents and my little brother. My mom and dad are self-employed in a butcher's shop. I have a dog ( Boby ), a cat ( Izy ) and 3 goats. I love animals. I'm pretty good at school. I'm a year ahead (I've passed the 2nd kindergarten). At my school, we have classes from 08.10 to 16:10. At school, I like bi

Dear Host family, Thank you so much for willing to participate in the exchange program and letting me be a part of your family for one year. I am a german girl who just started ninth grade. I want to try new things and explore the world including America.I want to learn about the American culture and share your life. I love manga, acting, space and animals. I am a very curious, creative, nice , open minded and smart person.I enjoy playing sports such as dancing and skating, I like to act and

Dear Host Family, First of all, thank you for accepting an exchange student and permitting me to live with you! My name is Maja, I am from Germany, and I would love to spend 5 months in America. I would find it very interesting to get to know a new culture over a longer period and I would be happy to spend this time with you. I have traveled a lot with my family, for example to Italy, Greece, France, or Spain. This summer I will also go on vacation to Italy without my parents. I don't think t

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. Through this letter, I am introducing myself to my future host family in the USA. I am Tengis and you can call me Dennis or Ted. I will be entering junior year in this academic year. To describe my personality, I would say I am open-minded and an explorer who likes to go on adventures and meet new people. So, I am very excited to participate in the Hig

Hello Host Family, I am Daniel, my mother's name is Sari and she is 52 years old, my dad's name is Yeray and he is 45 years old. I have one brother and one sister, my step brother’s name is Aday and he is 8 years old, my step sister's name is Tindara and she is 22 years old. I have grandparents in Spain and in Finland. I like spending time with them. My high School is in the mountain, I will go the next year to 10th grade. my favorite subject is Physical education because we play games an

Dear Host family, My name is Martin and I live in France, in the south near the Atlantic, the Mediterranean sea and the Pyrénées ! I have a little sister. My mom works in an engineering school and my father works in a flight school. My family is very funny, we laugh a lot 😂 ! We like to do activities all together, like games or sports ! I also have a dog, Pixie ! It’s a very cute brown labrador ! I have a lot of friends, but I will talk about two of them : first, there is David, I go to th

Dear host family, I was asked to talk about myself and my life, but to be honest, I don't really know what to say. I think I can tell you what I like, why I want to come in america and what I want to do over there.I'm not a difficult personn, I like a lot of things, I like read, I like cooking, I like watching movies, I like summer, I like beach, I like warmth, I like spend times with the people I like and a lot of other things. In France I spend the most of my time at school. School in Fr

Dear host family, First of all, thank you very much for the hospitality and for letting me live with your family. My name is Ilse and i live in the Netherlands. I really want to experience the culture and country of America. I have always been interested in America and that is one of the reasons why I really want to go to America. I live at home with my parents and brother, and we also have a dog. In my spare time I twirl, which is a sport with a kind of stick called a baton, where yo

Dear Host family, at first thank you so much for being willing to participate in the exchange program and accepting me to live with your family. I’m really thankful that you help me make my dream to live in America for a school year possible and I’m seeing forward to meet and get to know you. My name is Nieke. I’m a German girl and I like to try something new as well as getting to know new cultures and countries including the USA. I’m a really creative person in my free time I love to play

Dear Host Family, Hello, I'm Miharu. Thank you for reading this letter. I'll start introducing myself now. I love going out, so I would like to go to various places with my host family and I would like to share that experience with you. I think there are a lot of places in America that don't exist in Japan, so I'm looking forward to going there. Also, I love listening to music. I used to listen to a lot of Japanese songs, but recently I've been listening to a lot of songs by singers lik

Dear Host Family My name is Kanon. My hobbies are watching anime and exercising. I watch a lot of anime, such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, Disney, etc. I love anime so much that I watch manga and anime every day. I also like to play sports and dance. I am a member of the volleyball club and used to learn tennis and swimming. On my days off, I go shopping and hang out with my family. My dream is to become a flight attendant. I would like to visit many countries and regions and speak

Hi, my name is Candela, I'm a spanish girl. I'm really exited of going next year to USA. I really like living in Spain but I want to experience something new and I have always dreamed of going one year abroad. I've always loved USA. Last year I went with my family to the west coast. We went to LA, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Yosemite Valley. And lucky me this year I'm going on a school trip to LA again. I lean towards to warm or medium climates but I adapt to all. I love traveling, I th

Dear host family, my name is Philipp and I come from Germany. I live with my parents in a house where my grandparents also live. I have a brother who has already moved out. I am interested in sports and actively play soccer and volleyball in a club. I am a good student, but I have to study sometimes to get good grades. My favorite subjects are English, sports, German and history. I would describe myself as a very conscientious boy. I organize a lot of things on my own, but I can always ask

Dear Host Family Hi, I’m Nanami. First of all, I’d like to say thank you for giving me the chance to I become an exchange student and allowing me to take part in your daily life. Let me introduce my character. I’m friendly myself and interested in a lot of stuff. Being with you, this character will make you happy. Then I’d like to tell you what I want to do. First, I think I want to enjoy life with you, such as having a meal with you, watching movies, and so on. And I’d like you to

Hello dear future host family, May I introduce myself to you first. I am Arthur, a Franco-Luxembourgish student in France. I don't have a lot of hobbies but they is a really big one. Firstly I do a lot of Horse Riding with my 11 horse and ponys!!! Like you likely have already understood I'm not taking care of them all by myself, my 2 brothers Morgan and Alexandre and my parents take care of them with me. This main hobby already takes almost all my free time after school and a good po

Dear Host Family, First of all, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting me be part of your family. I am very excited to be given the opportunity to experience a new culture. I am a curious and open-minded person and I`m excited to join your family and learn about your traditions and share some of mine. I am a 15-year-old girl from Germany, turning 16 in April, and currently attend 10th grade in a “Gymnasium” which is the German equivalent of a high school. My school has

Dear Host Family, First, I am full of enthusiasm and determination to participate in the Exchange student program in the United States of America. I see this as an opportunity where for a whole year I will be fully immersed in American culture and where I can learn the English language in a real context. For me, the experience of spending a period of my life abroad represents an extraordinary opportunity for personal growth. The cultural diversity of the USA, mixed with the difference of

Hello, let me introduce myself, my name is Isabela, I would like to go on an exchange to learn to be more independent, learn about you, how you celebrate holidays or special dates, learn about your culture and traditions, I like to play bowling, I play it with my dad, my dream. It's playing in the PBA in the United States, I just want to play or do sports and be active. When it comes to food, I'm a little special. I don't like to eat vegetables or fruits, but I do eat meat, fish, pork, turkey an

Dear American family Belated Merry Christmas! How did your Christmas go? I believe Christmas went amazing. I myself never experienced an actual Christmas before. People are mostly Muslims in my country. Right now, it's winter going on here. Recently, I saw some teenagers on TV playing with the snow. It seemed really fun! We never had a snowfall. Things like celebrating an actual Christmas, visiting a church, singing a choir, and playing with the snow are on my bucket list. Oh, I forgot to int

Dear host family, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Louis and I am from Germany, I'm very active, going out with my friends( like just staying outside, cycling or something similar) and doing my sports, which are boxing and wrestling. I'm living in a househould of six people. 2 younger siblings with 1 and 2 years, a big sister, which is 19 and my mother and father. We also have 2 dog. One is tiny and the other one is pretty big. I'm a vegeterian. So I don't eat meat but you don

Hello, this is Nihal :) This is my first time applying for an exchange program so forgive my excitement. I have been learning English for seven years. I had the chance to improve my English skills by participating in MUN conferences. I still remember my first MUN experience, memories feel likeyesterday. These types of interactive teamwork enhanced my leadership skills and MUN was the thing that made me realize that I actually can manage beingin charge of so much work at one time. Apart from

Dear Host Family, First of all, I want to thank you so much for accepting my journey in the exchange program by living with your family. I am a Brazilian girl and I'm currently in the 11th grade. I really like exploring other countries, and now it's time to explore the United States. I want to learn and understand more about the American culture and habits, and share about my culture with your family too. I love exploring different musical genres, such as dances and movies types, I am a

Hi, I´m Samuel. I live with my mother Isabel, my sister Isabel and my stepfather Raúl. My mom is the best person I know because is a person with a big heart and she has a unique personality. She is caring, funny and loves me a lot. My sister is my best friend and is a girl with character and extrovert. And my stepfather is a great person , worker and the funniest person I know. Unfortunately my father died when I was 5 years old and the three of us have been living together until a few months ag

Hi, I´m Raquel I want to go a year to the USA because I feel is necessary for me to grow as a person and to live an experience that I think it would change my vision of live. Going out of Spain it’s going to be very hard for me and it´s scary, because I´m going to start a different life in another country in another continent with a different family, friends, and language, but I´m so exited as same as scared. The family is everything for me, and my family is not only of blood, my family is th

Hello future host family! I'm called Freddy, but my actual name is Frederic. I'm doing many things in my freetime, so maybe we have the same or similar interests. I play volleyball and table tennis, both in a club. I even want to play volleyball in a highschool team... Lately I've also tried to get into skateboarding, but I'm not good at it yet. On vacation, I love to go hiking or to ski/snowboard. I'm also really interested in music, especially rock music, and play the piano myself (ev

Dear future host family, I'm Zsofia and I'd love to do an exchange year in the US. In my opinion its not only about being in a new environment with new friends, new school and a new family, but its also about maturing and getting a once in a lifetime opportunity. Now I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself: I come from the capital of Hungary and we moved to Germany when I was four years old. My brother is only 11 months older than me so many people would mistake us for twins though we

Hello! My name is Helene and I live in Germany. I am in the 9th grade. I have two siblings: my older brother Anton and my little sister Lotte. They are seventeen and twelve years old. My parents names are Andrea and Heiner and they were in the United States for an exchange when they were sixteen. I love to play softball and I like to dance and sing. I would like to go to the US for a year in the 11th grade, in summer 2024. I want to get to know the people because I often hang out with my

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

Dear Host Family, Thank you so much for participating in the exchange year program and willing to host an exchange student! My name is Lola and I am a female student from Germany. By the time my exchage year is starting, I will have completed middle school. I want to go to the USA because I want to get to know new cultures, new people and also because i want to improve my english. I love to travel around the world and I've dreamed about becoming an exchange student since I was a littl