Meet

Lena

Age

16

,

Female

Nationality

German

Top 3 Interests
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Cooking/Baking
  
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Gymnastics/Tumbling/Vaulting
  
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Reading or Listening to Audiobooks
  
Other Interests
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Dance
  
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Swimming
  
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Athletics/Track & Field
  
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Cheerleading
  
Skiing Downhill or Snowboarding
  
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Tennis/Soft Tennis
  

Lena

's Letter

Dear host family, My name is Lena and I live in Germany. I live together with my mom, my dad and my little brother in a village. We live in a house with a big garden and have some animals, I take care of, two cats and two rabbits. I am a friendly, optimistic and always positive person, whom you can have a lot of fun with. Furthermore, I am helpful, kind and good at school. If you ask my friends, they would describe me as lovely and intelligent girl. I am very excited about my one year abroad. I want to live in the United States for a year because I would like to improve my English skills, get to know new friends and learn and live the American culture. In addition, I am very keen to try out the different types of sports at school and get to know the typical High School life, because the school system seems to be very different compared to ours in Germany. During a normal school week here in Germany, I do gymnastics two times a week and meet my friends regularly. In winter we sometimes go ice-skating and in summer we often cycle to a lake closeby to go swimming. My dad works in a big company and plans the production. He loves to spent time in our garden. My mom works in accounting and loves doing sports. My little brother is three years younger than me and goes to 6th grade. We have a lot of fun together and on the weekends, we do family trips, play games or do movies nights. On a regular school day I often learn for good grades at school, as we do write many tests or exams. During my spare time I enjoy reading books. After my one year abroad in the US, I am going to finish my high school diploma at my school and afterwards plan to start studying. I am very excited and looking forward to start my exchange year and get to know you, the new school, the sports, the culture, the country and new friends. Best Wishes, Lena

A little more about me

Languages

German (native), English (9 years), Spanish (3 years)

Religion

None

Do you have any allergies?

Yes

Allergies Description

The nose runs more and I have to sneeze often. Nasal spray or the drug cetirizine (non-prescription) helps well.

Do you have any special dietary restrictions?

Yes

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Other

Special Diet Details

no fish

Are you ok to live with pets?

Yes

Live with Pets Details

Program Length

Academic Year

Are you ok to live in a single parent household without children?

Yes

Are you ok with a placement with another exchange student?

Yes

Grants

About my family

Father's Occupation

production planner

Mother's Occupation

accountant

Siblings

Theo (11)

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