Dear Family,

I am sixteen years old and I am in the 11th grade. I study advanced mathematics, chemistry and biology. Science is my passion. I have always studied a lot and achieved high results in my studies. I associate my future with medical fields and I do everything to fulfill my dreams.

I have practiced chess and karate since I was a child. Unfortunately, a year ago, due to the huge amount of studying and lack of free time, I had to stop training. However, I hope that in the future I will return to it. Sport is health, so I try to go to the gym with my parents or yoga with my friends. However, the thing that gives me the most joy is cooking. I treat it as a form of therapy. Whenever I feel bad, I go to the kitchen and bake some sweets for the whole family. Besides baking I love reading literature. Most of all I love fiction.

When it comes to friends, I really have a lot of them, but I have one best friend. She is the most important person to me. I really value my peer relationships and I try to keep them as healthy as possible. Without any jealousy or lies. We like to spend time together with friends. Meet up after school or during the holidays and have fun together.

With my parents, we like to spend time together. Whether it’s physical activity. With my mom and dad we go to the gym together. With my older brother, I love skiing. We all travel and explore the world together. We also like to watch series together, e.g. Mastershef, CSI: NY and comment on them together.

However, the most important member of the family with whom I like to spend time the most is my cat. I LOVE CATS. I am probably the biggest cat lover in the world.

When it comes to food, I am not picky. At home, I often cook for myself what I feel like eating. But if my mom or brother makes dinner, I will eat anything. I love Italian cuisine so usually if I cook something it’s some kind of pasta (it always tastes good to the whole family).

My favorite holiday is New Year. I love the feeling of starting over. New Year, a better me.

I dream of recommending an exchange because I won’t hide it, I’m a shy person. I would like to break through this barrier of shyness, open up to the world, get to know a new culture, new people. I would like to learn from you because I think that in many ways you can be role models. It’s not just about taking. I would also like to give something from myself. Maybe I could teach you something too? Maybe show you a different world and how other people live?

See you soon!