Dear family, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to stay with you and for taking care of me during my time with you. I know it isn´t an easy task, and that makes me even more grateful and appreciative of this chance. I look forward to the time we will share together. I come from … Read More

Dear Host Family, My name is Valentina, and I am so excited about the opportunity to spend a year in the U.S. and become part of your family! I live with my mom, Jana, and we have a great relationship. My father, Franco, is Italian and spends most of his time in Italy. I have three siblings: my sister Melissa … Read More

Dear Host Family, My name is Alexandra, and I am very excited about the opportunity to spend a year in the United States as part of this exchange program. I am 16 years old and I live in the city in Slovakia with my family. I have an older brother David. He is 19 years old and I also have … Read More

Dear future host family, my name is Tereza. I am excited to have the opportunity to spend one year with you in the USA. I cannot wait to experience and learn about a completely new culture and lifestyle. I am sixteen years old, and I come from Slovakia. I am attending a bilingual grammar high school. I am in the … Read More

Hello, my name is Jakub, I come from Slovakia and I would like to spend one semester in the USA. I live with my parents and one younger sister. We do not have any pets at home and have never had one. I really like vacations where we spend time together and have fun. My family like exploring new things … Read More

My family is made up of me, my sister, my mother, and my father. My sister is twenty years old and took part in an exchange semester three years ago. My mother is an English teacher and has been the one who encouraged me the most to pursue an exchange semester. My father always supports me—he takes me to all … Read More

Hi, I’m Martha, and in my family, there are six of us: my mom, my dad, my older sister and brother, and my dog. My parents both work a lot—my mom is a doctor and my dad is an engineer—but I’m really grateful for all the opportunities they’ve given me to explore the world. For example, I spent two amazing … Read More

Hello, my name is Bernardo. I live in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, and I would like to share a little about myself, my family, and my interests. My family consists of very special people to me. I have a younger sister named Martina, my mother Fabiana, and my father Leonardo, who has always encouraged me in various … Read More

Dear Host Family, I hope this letter finds you well. My name is Lorenzo, and I’m really excited to stay with you during my time in the USA. I live with my mom, Viviane, my stepdad, Fabiano, and I have two siblings: my 14-year-old brother, Murilo, and my 2-year-old sister, Elisa. We’re a close family, and I really enjoy hanging … Read More

Hi, I’m Mara, I’m 16 years old and I’m from the Netherlands. I would like to go on an exchange to America next summer. I’m going on an exchange because I would like to experience something different than a Dutch school and environment. I find America an interesting country because it is very different from where I live and go … Read More