Dear Family

Hi, my name is Arthur, I’m 14 years old. I live with my mum, my dad, and my little sister. I love them so much … they are very nice and loving.

I'm in the 9th grade and my favorites subjects are History, Math and PE.

I frequent a Christian church twice a week, at church I play drums for kids and for teenagers on Fridays and Sundays.

I am an athlete, I play soccer in a team called Time Jundiai, I had played in other teams but now I'm only in Time Jundiai.  

My favorites hobbies are playing soccer, watch films, travel, play video games, swim in the swimming pool and go to the beach.

I like to travel; I have been to United States two times in my life …  in May of 2024 and March of 2025.

The U.S.A is the only country I had visited. 

At house I help my dad and my mum a lot, washing the dishes, cleaning my room, using vacuum cleaner, staying with my sister, washing the clothes and another of things. 

In my diary routine I wake up at 6:00 a.m., I do my breakfast, I get ready for school and arrive for school at 7:05 a.m. I stay in school from 7:15 a.m. at 12:15 p.m. After the school time I go back to home give a hug to my dad and lunch with him. After lunch I do my homework and my school things, after this school time on afternoon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I go train soccer at 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

After my soccer train, I come back to home and take a shower and dinner and take some time with my family watching movies or playing some games, so after the free time I go to bed at 10:30 p.m. ... That’s my routine  

I´m very excited with this exchange program because I love America and my dream is it go to U.S.A to study… I love your customes, I love your sports, basketball, hockey, golf, baseball and other's. Also, I love your foods, hamburger, pizza, burritos, tacos, donuts, ice creams. 

The two times I had gone to United States of América the places if I had loved are, the Walmart's, Disney Springs, Five Below, Outlets, the Disney, and a lot of others. 

I think that I am very friendly… have a lot of friends at school, at my condominium and at church

During this exchange program I want to learn a lot of English and do the try outs of soccer at school.

My mum, my dad and my sister… they will miss me too much... But they know that is for my good…

Well… that’s a little of me… Hope you like it and give me the chance to be with you

See you soon.

Dear Future Host Family,

I’m Margot, I’m from Italy and I can’t wait to undertake this new experience that I’ve dreamed of for a long time.

I have a very open personality, I can adapt to any situation, and I am always very enthusiastic about anything I do: this very often leads me to be perhaps disappointed by the situation because my expectations are always too high. I’m a very honest person, and I tend to say what I think. Sometimes this can lead to misunderstandings or disagreements, because if I feel something isn’t right, I naturally express my point of view. It’s never meant to create conflict, I just believe that honesty is important in relationships, even if it’s not always easy.

Given my very open personality I can say that I have a lot of friends both female and male, but my real best friend is just one: I met her three years ago in my first year of high school because we happened to be in class together, but until last year we hadn’t tied so much. This year I discovered many new friendships, including this one I just talked about, and I think the main cause was the fact that I changed the pool I swam in since I was born.

I live with my family consisting of my mother, my father and my little sister: I have a good relationship with my parents even if even though I’m sociable. I don’t have a very close relationship with my sister but obviously I love her very much even though I don’t always talk to her. We don’t have animals at home, but anyway I don’t have allergies or phobias about them in fact I would really like to have one!

Since I was little, I have always liked going to school and I’m always among the best in the class: I like to learn new things and anyway I consider myself a curious girl in fact let’s say that it never bothered me to study. Although I’m doing quite well in all subjects, I prefer subjects like math and science to classic ones like Italian and history (the subject I like the least of all) precisely for this reason as an address in high school I choose the scientific mathematical one which means that I do more hours of mathematics than the traditional one. During middle school, the new subject of technical drawing was introduced, which I immediately adored and that I am continuing to do even in high school: from this I began to think about my future and I think I would really like to be either an architect or an engineer.

I hope my profile has aroused your interest and that you are curious to know me as I am curious to know you!

I hope that this experience will give me the opportunity to mature in the sense of learning to manage difficult situations in another language, in another country and far from my family. Thank you so much.

I look forward to meeting you!

Dear future host family,

My name is Asia and I live with my mother, my father and my sister in a small village in the North of Italy. I am 17 and I’m in my third year of high school (scientific lyceum).

My day is quite busy because I practice synchronized swimming from the age of 8 at a competitive level, so I spend a lot of time between training and sports commitments. I don’t have much free time, but when I can, over the weekend, I like to see TV series and go out with my friends: sometimes we go downtown, other times we just like to stay at home together and chat.I have a good relationship with my family: we love spending time together, whether it’s going for a walk, watching a movie, or simply chatting. We are also very passionate about traveling and enjoy exploring new places, discovering different cultures, and tasting different cuisines. We really like dining out and trying different restaurants, but what truly matters is being together and sharing special moments. I am also very fond of my grandparents who live in a house in the same courtyard and take care of me and my sister when my parents are not there.

In my free time, besides sports, I listen to a lot of music: it’s something that always accompanies me, especially during moments of relax. Another great passion of mine is travelling. I love discovering new places, meeting different people, and seeing how they live in other parts of the world. I have a dog named Ringo, a cat and a big turtle that lives in the garden. I love animals very much and I am always happy to spend time with them. The only exception concerns birds: for some reason I can’t even explain, am a little scared of them, regardless of the species or size. It’s something I’ve had since always, so I just prefer to keep my distance from them.

I am a somewhat reserved girl but very curious and open to new experiences. As a child I attended a few weeks of kindergarten and school in England, I made several trips with my family (including the United States) and I think I am ready to adapt to an environment different from that in which I live. Even though I don’t have clear ideas about my future at the moment, I know I want to grow as a person and become someone to be proud of. I couldn’t say what really makes me unique, but I think my way of being – a little reserved at first, but very open and talkative once I feel comfortable – is an important part of me.

I consider myself a reliable person and attentive to respecting the rules I am given, especially when I am in new contexts or with people I don’t know well yet. I hope to bring a bit of joy, my enthusiasm, and, of course, a piece of my Italian culture to your home. In return, I can’t wait to learn from your daily life, your values, and what makes your country special.

Thank you for giving me this opportunity!

Best regards, Asia.