Meet Our Students

Abduazim is a well-rounded student from Uzbekistan. While being academically focused, he also finds value in helping his mother with chores around home and helping his father at his bakery on the weekends. Basketball, volleyball, chess, and hiking are some of Abduazim's favorite activities, especially when able to enjoy them with friends! Abduazim is looking forward to improving his English and learning American culture while also honoring and sharing where he comes from. He follows a Halal diet which he understands could be difficult and so while he can't have pork, he can eat vegetarian and seafood options and is happy to help prepare his meals!

Mukhammedali is excited to experience life in the United States and become part of a new family. He comes from a close-knit family of six, where spending time together, helping one another, and sharing meals are an important part of daily life. Responsible and dependable, Mukhammedali is used to taking care of his own space, helping with household tasks, and supporting his younger sister. In his free time, he enjoys robotics, sports, and after-school clubs, as well as listening to music, reading, and watching movies. He is curious about technology and languages, especially English, and hopes to work in a field that allows him to communicate with people from different cultures. Through the FLEX program, Mukhammedali looks forward to learning about American culture, growing more independent, and sharing his own traditions while building meaningful friendships and memories.

Zebo cannot wait to meet her new host family. She is genuinely excited to become part of your family and to share pieces of her world with you. Zebo loves cooking with her family and enjoys going on walks outdoors. She has a fun, funny, and silly personality and loves to laugh at random things. She is passionate about music and dance, with hip hop as her favorite genre. In her free time, she enjoys creative projects, dance challenges, and playing volleyball. Zebo dreams of combining technology and creativity in her future career. She is especially fascinated by AI and startup companies and hopes to gain knowledge about building a business during her program year in the United States. Her friends would describe her as curious, playful, and someone who loves sharing stories. Zebo is excited to experience life with a new family, learn different ways of thinking, and create fun memories together.

Phupha is from a small, quiet province in Thailand. He is a kind, thoughtful, and slightly shy person at first, but once he feels comfortable, his warm personality and gentle sense of humor shine through. Phupha enjoys spending time with family, especially cooking and jogging with his mom, and values kindness, politeness, and respect in everyday life. He loves animals, outdoor activities like hiking and biking, and is passionate about sports—especially soccer, as a big Liverpool fan. Curious and open-minded, Phupha is excited to experience American culture, try new foods and traditions, and share stories from Thailand. He hopes to be a helpful, positive, and friendly member of his host family while creating meaningful memories together.

Meet Oscar from France who is ready for an adventure! He plays handball on a team twice a week and has been playing the piano for 8 years. He has many interests as you can see. He loves all kinds of pets like cats, dogs, rabbits, etc. Oscar is dedicated to his studies, and his favorite subjects are math and science. In the future, he would like to become an architect and create enormous and incredible buildings. He is very active and loves to go to the countryside and help his grandparents with the gardening. He enjoys the outdoors and in the winter season he likes to go skiing with his family. Oscar hopes to improve his English and build lifelong memories with his new host family.

My name is Giulia, and I hope to be your future Italian exchange student! I live in northeast Italy with my parents and older brother. I love discovering new cultures and recently spent two weeks in the UK with a host family, which made me even more excited to spend a full year abroad. I chose the U.S. because I admire the culture, traditions like Halloween and Thanksgiving, and the school system with its many activities. In my free time, I enjoy volleyball, skiing in the Dolomites, and summer water sports like windsurfing. My biggest passion is music—I’ve played piano since I was seven and especially love Chopin, even though I usually listen to Italian rap. I also enjoy movies, shopping with friends, and sharing traditions with my family, like cheering for Ferrari races or watching basketball with my dad. I’d love to share a piece of my culture with you, especially by cooking Italian dishes like carbonara. I would describe myself as curious, enthusiastic, and ready for new experiences, and I can’t wait to create memories together!

Alexandre has two older brothers and one older sister, whom he enjoys playing board games, tennis, cooking, talking and laughing with. He is a smiley and optimistic person, very sociable and enjoys spending time with all kinds of people. His favorite subjects are history and math, because he likes to learn and understand how things work. During his free time, he likes reading, especially manga and adventure novels, spending time outdoors, doing sports, cooking, especially baking cakes and desserts. Alexandre loves animals, he used to have a dog and a cat. He dreams of becoming a fighter pilot in the Air Force. He gets along very well with young children and enjoys playing or helping them, so it would be amazing if there are kids in the family.

Aurora is from northern Italy and attends a linguistic high school. She is described as sweet, kind, calm, sensitive, and responsible. She has a close and supportive family, including her parents and her younger sister, who is also her best friend. Dance is a very important part of her life: she practices classical and modern dance and sees it as a way to express herself and relax. She is also deeply involved in scouts, volunteering, church activities, and amateur theater. Aurora enjoys cooking, walking in nature, drawing, and painting, and she dreams of working in the fashion world or becoming a tour guide. She wants to become an exchange student in the USA to improve her English, overcome her shyness, grow personally, and experience a new culture while sharing Italian traditions.

From northwestern France, Emmy is pleasant and poised and looking forward to creating incredible memories with her host family. Not one to fall into routine, Emmy enjoys the special moments that are often experienced during new adventures. Her family is very important to her, and she enjoys celebrating festive events like birthdays and Christmas with laughter and a meal. A passionate person, Emmy enjoys sports like handball, cheering on her favorite teams, baking, exploring new places, and animals! When it's finally time to relax, Emmy sits down with a good book or a movie, and of course, listens to her favorite music every day! Emmy is looking forward to becoming a true member of her American host family with a strong bond lasting well beyond her exchange year.