Meet Our Students

Sevara is an ambitious and thoughtful individual with a passion for understanding human behavior. She aspires to pursue a career in psychology and hopes to one day become a research professor. In her spare time, she enjoys a wide range of activities that reflect her dynamic personality. She loves engaging in intellectual games, running, basketball, photography, cooking, and reading. These hobbies allow her to balance physical activity, creativity, and a love for being outdoors. Sevara also deeply values time spent with loved ones, often enjoying movie nights, picnics, playing games, and simply hanging out with her two brothers and friends. Driven by a strong sense of social impact, Sevara is eager to volunteer with organizations that focus on education, healthcare, and community development as an exchange student.

Meet Aylin from Turkmenistan! She lives with her aunt and sometimes gets to see her mom, who lives in a different city, and her dad lives in another country, but she talks to both her parents often. Aylin wants to be a doctor because she loves helping people. She even volunteers at a humanitarian organization. Aylin is super friendly and can make friends with everyone. She loves spending time with her two best friends. Plus, she loves baking sweets with others. Aylin is also an animal lover and likes both cats and dogs. She is very excited to learn about the culture here and share her own culture, country, and yummy food. Hosting Aylin will be a great experience full of fun and learning for everyone!

Abykai is looking forward to his program year in the US with his new Host Family. In his country, he attends a boarding school and goes home on the weekends to visit his family, so he is very excited to see what it is like in an American school and then go home every day to be with his American family.  He loves to cook various foods in his free time and is looking forward to sharing some traditional dishes with his new family. Abykai enjoys going to the movies, taking hikes in nature and exploring.  One of his hobbies is clay modeling.  He enjoys math, history and photography. Abykai also likes to volunteer by working as a guide. He plays basketball and soccer with his friends at school and hopes to be able to do that in his American school. He cannot wait to share his culture and his homeland with you.

Zarema is very excited for this unique opportunity to experience the USA. She has had an interest in singing since 1st grade. She enjoys swimming, dancing, and horseback riding. She also has a love for volunteering programs where she has visited veterans in her own country. Zarema is from a very close family who spends a lot of time together. She has always admired the USA for its culture, history, people, and beautiful landscapes. Her hopes are to experience together grand celebrations of Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween, and many other festivals in our country with her host family. Zarema's hopes are to build lasting bonds that will last beyond the time here with her family.

Louis is a lively and enthusiastic boy from the French Riviera with a deep passion for sports and cultural exploration. He has a keen interest in skiing, soccer, and judo, alongside a love for hiking, biking, and other outdoor activities, which he enjoys with his family. Louis' past travels to the United States, particularly his memorable visits to the Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, have fueled his desire to experience more of the American culture firsthand. He is eager to immerse himself in the American lifestyle, improve his English, and perhaps try new sports like baseball and football. Additionally, Louis is a sociable individual who loves engaging in quieter pastimes such as reading and playing chess, and he looks forward to sharing his love for French culture, especially through cooking, with his host family. His excitement for participating in American traditions like Halloween and Thanksgiving shows his enthusiasm for becoming a part of a new family and creating lasting memories.

Lina lives with her father, mother, grandmother, sister, and brother, whom she loves spending time with. She enjoys listening to Queen, The Beatles, Scorpions, and Pink Floyd. She likes to go for walks, especially around the city and to the new park in the city center. Lina is an active participant in an art club, where she likes to paint. She hopes to use this love of art in her future profession. Lina likes to spend her free time exercising to help clear her mind and refresh herself. She helps her mom in the kitchen and keeping their home clean. 

Mohinur is excited to introduce herself to her future American host family. She comes from a small family consisting of her parents and sister. Her father works abroad as a driver, while her mother is a deputy director at the school where both she and her sister study. They enjoy spending time together cooking, shopping, and having deep discussions. Mohinur has a wide range of interests, including psychology, meeting people from different backgrounds, and writing for her blog. She loves nature and enjoys spending time in forests. At school, she has many friends and enjoys playing volleyball and participating in cultural events like cooking pilaf together in spring. Mohinur aspires to become a psychologist to help people with mental challenges. She also enjoys singing national songs and once attended music school. During her stay in the U.S., she is eager to try local food while sharing her own cooking. She is passionate about nature photography and dreams of buying a camera in the future. Mohinur is excited to meet her host family and looks forward to new experiences and cultural exchange.

Federico comes from a small town in Italy with a close family of five. Federico is a friendly, polite, and chill kind of young man who always has a smile. He is very active and enjoys soccer a lot. In the future, Federico would like to do something in the soccer world. He wants to be an exchange student because he wants to know different people, traditions and cultures. He desires to improve his English and something different from his usual life. Federico wants to see the world in another perspective, and he would love to become part of your family.

Narihisa, a bright and ambitious student from Japan, is seeking a warm and welcoming host family. Coming from a close-knit family with his parents and younger brother, Narihisa also cherishes visiting his grandmother regularly. He plays both guitar and piano, alongside being an active judo practitioner. With a passion for academics—particularly calculus, physics, and chemistry—he aspires to become a doctor but dreams of pursuing music as well. Narihisa is eager to explore the natural beauty outside of Japan and hopes to make a positive impact during his stay by volunteering. He would be a wonderful addition to any family, bringing his curiosity, creativity, and commitment to learning and giving back.

Michele is a vibrant 16-year-old Italian high school student with a passion for exploring the world and a deep curiosity for understanding how things work. Living in a small town in Italy with his family, Michele is surrounded by a blend of intellectual pursuits and family activities. Both his parents are engineers, with his mother serving as a CEO and his father as a sales manager, while his sister studies European law in the Netherlands. Inspired by his sister’s enriching experience as an exchange student in the USA, Michele is eager to embark on his own journey to the United States. His interests are diverse, ranging from scientific subjects like chemistry and biology to more physical activities such as padel, boxing, and skiing. Michele is not only a dedicated student elected as his class representative, demonstrating his leadership and communication skills, but also a lover of travel, having visited numerous European cities. His adventurous spirit and openness to new experiences are what draw him to the USA, where he hopes to broaden his horizons, embrace a new culture, and contribute positively to his host family and school community. His cheerful and extroverted nature, combined with a love for making others happy, makes Michele the perfect candidate for an enriching exchange experience abroad.