Meet Our Students

Bonjour, I hope this finds you well. I have always dreamed of living in the U.S. I have visited a few times, but I know being a tourist is nothing like living with a host family and attending an American high school. I live with my mother in a small village not far from Italy and Switzerland. I Enjoy pastry making. I can not wait to make you my favorite chocolate cake. I love animals and have a big fat cat named Felix. I enjoy many things. I kick box once a week but do not compete. It was something my mother asked me not to do. Living close to the alps I enjoy skiing and snow surfing. My friends and I also enjoy shopping. At school I keep good grades and I am studying business. I know this experience will help with my future career in business. I do help around the home, also I work cleaning and painting sail boats and I baby sit to make extra money. I am looking forward to meeting you and all that the coming year has to offer.

My name is Eugina and I was born into a family of Artist. my mom is a historian and my dad is an artist. Although my brother is studying sciences and my sisters did 2 years of law school. I did flamenco dancing and ballet when I was younger.. but now a days I swim (breaststroke). I like playing the ukele but I will start violin lessons again. I want to learn all about the US and improve my English. I also want to teach you about my country and show you some of my Spanish and Ukraine cooking.

Anna is 15 years old and enjoys spending time with her family; they play games , like cookng, traveling and skiing toether. With her friends she spend time at the beach, going for walks and practice tennis together. Anna is very fond of sports; she likes to dance, windsurf, and play tennis. She would like try extreme sports, such as rafting or diving. She plays the piano and guitar and likes photgraphy, read novels, comics and sometimes the newspaper to keep up on World events and issues. Her goal is to learn many different cultures, and says that this is the best way to understand what is happening in the world, to help solve world issues and to preserve or bring peace. In school, her favorite subjects are math, languages (German, Spanish and English), science and sports. She is looking forward to her exchange year to meet new people, learn the culture, new experiences, to become more independent and of course become fluent in English.

I am a Spanish girl who lives in the northern costal area with my parents, my sister and our two cats and a dog. During the week, I don ́t have time for anything really, I practice Acrobatic gymnastics twice a week and I also go to English and German lessons twice a week each one. I really enjoy is Acrobatic gymnastics competitions because I go to different cities to compete and there I meet lots of different people and make new friends. Also I enjoy preparing the choreography with my team members and the moments before our performance when we are all united to do our best. Right now I am learning English and German because someday I would like to study and work abroad. I have always been a very good student. I'm always concerned about my grades and classes because it guarantees my future and this opportunity that I have been given will improve my English and help me enter a great university. I am very thankful to you and I am very grateful to you for choosing me to become apart of your family.

Claudia is from a small town and lives with her Mom and sister "who is special with Down's Syndrome...she gives us a unique, different and fun perspective". Their parents are divorced, but the parents continue to be involved with both girls. Claudia LOVES running; maybe she'll try cross country or track in her new US high school. She helps with chores at home and will do so in her host family too. Her English is spot on, and scored in the top 5% of the second language English speakers test. She can't wait to meet you, share her culture with you and sends her thanks for your hospitality in considering making her your new family member.

Meet Nia from Georgia! She is 17 years old and one of our honorable FLEX Scholarship Students. She has one older and one younger sister. Nia enjoys playing the ukulele and singing, along with volunteering with the Red Cross at nearby orphanages in her country. She often looks after her little sister and helps mom with household chores. Nia is very excited about her year as an exchange student bringing two cultures together and learning of the American Culture and tradition, along with sharing her culture and tradition. She has studied the English language for ten years and German for three. She is most thankful to the host family that chooses to host her. She is very thankful you will open your family and heart up to her. She looks forward to being your daughter from Georgia.

Adrian was a ballet and flamenco dancer when he was younger. Now he plays baseball. Although it is not common in his country, he likes baseball because "it is all about reflexes, coordination, technique and team play, not just strength". Adrian also likes reading, animating, chess, and computer games. He likes to visit museums and science fairs, too. Adrian would love to be a scientist one day, but he has not determined his field of study. Top considerations are engineering, physics, computing, and robotics. When it comes to making and keeping friends, Adrian says "you just have to be yourself and have good friendships with the right people". He also says “an opportunity like this cannot be wasted and I will happily work hard to achieve my goals during my stay in America and get on well with the people I meet". He is already thinking of how difficult it will be to say goodbye to his precious host family when he needs to leave them at the end of the best year together!

I am a sixteen year old boy who lives in France. We just moved here in 2016 because my dad got a new job. I have an older brother who studies physics. I also enjoy math, physics and chemistry. I also enjoy history and languages. Someday I might go to engineering school. I am a very active person who loves most sports and loves to try them out. So far I have learned how to snow ski since I could walk and if I become an engineer, I would love to design ski lifts. I started out taking gymnastics and then took Judo for 7 years. I have also learned Rugby and took swimming. Right now I like to run and lift weights and can do that with my dad and my friends. Sometimes when I am with my grandfather, we play golf together. So you see, I love sports and love to stay active. I am looking forward to my year in America where I will learn so many new things.

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