Hi dear host family, my name is Maria Fernanda, but my friends call me Mafe, I’m from Brazil and I am 16 years old.

I love animals, I have two beautiful dogs, Toulouse and Tommy, a little mouse called Bolinha and I also used to have 4 cats. I like to do horseback riding with my grandfather, he has 4 horses. I love to learn new languages, I am fluent in English, Portuguese, and French. I learned french because my dad is from Belgium, and I’m currently trying to learn Italian too! I like to go to church every Sunday with my family, and I love to travel and get to know new places, especially in the USA. I love the United States so much, I’ve already gone there 4 times and it was amazing. I went to the universal park in Florida and saw the Harry potter (my favorite movie) theme part and it was amazing! I also loved California so much!

My favorite holiday is Christmas of course, I love to make cookies, decorate the house, and watch lots of Christmas movies. Another hobby that I have, that I do well is cooking! My parents own a restaurant so my mom teaches me how to cook some dishes, and when I want to earn a little money to buy something I want, I work in the restaurant as an attendant, or sometimes in the kitchen! Because cooking is my favorite hobby! And I like to do that because I spend some time with my parents and get money to buy something I want.

Here in my house, I live with my mother, my father, and my younger brother, we get along really well. We like to go to the movies, do puzzles, and travel. We go to lots of nice restaurants, parks, museums, and we also go to church together every week. I like to go to school. My school is a little bit far from my house, but not so much because my town is small! But that’s awesome because I get to make a lot of friends from different schools. Me and my two best friends enjoy jogging, doing sleepovers in each other’s houses, watching movies, taking pictures, riding bikes, going to the mall, and studying together when is test week at school.

At my school, my classes are Physics, Mathematics, Science, Art, Physical education, History, Portuguese, English, French, Geography, and Philosophy, and I also have some extra classes that I take part in. I do extra English classes, Math, and French. I like to do my best at school, so I get good grades.

I am so excited to do this exchange program, it’s always been a dream for me since I was younger, and I want to get to know better the American culture/ I’m fascinated about the United States, the times that I went there were amazing, and I loved it and wanted to experience more of this, like the high school, being a cheerleader, living with a different family and making new friends, study different subjects and visiting a different place. It’s going to be amazing and I am so grateful to have this opportunity! I am so excited to learn about your culture and let you know a little bit of mine.

Thank you, dear host family, for considering the possibility of receiving me in your home.