Dear future host family,

First of all, I would like to thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to become a part of your family!

I’m Malena, 16 years old and I come from Germany. I live here with my parents and our four pets. My three older brothers have already moved out. I am currently attending the 10th grade at a Christian school. I enjoy listening to music and exercising, but most of all I enjoy spending time with my friends. We often meet up to go on short trips together, like going to the café, having dinner together or watching a movie.

I was already thinking about what I would like to do after the 10thschool year, and then the idea of a year abroad came to me. It is a childhood dream of mine to travel to the USA. And now that I am old enough, I hope to get to live this dream.

My main goal is to get to know the culture of the people there and find out whether it is the same as in the films and series. Being able to live with a host family and attending a US high school for a year will hopefully show me much more about the country than if I would just stay as a tourist. I would also like to get to know the many other subjects there and join a sports team, discover new hobbies, make new friends and expand my language skills.

I also hope to become even more self-confident by traveling abroad. Doing a year abroad is a unique opportunity and want to take advantage of it. I am open-minded to everything and I am looking forward to getting to know you and the life in the US!