Meet Our Students

Do you like camping, hiking, and being in nature? Then Oleh from Ukraine would be the student for you. Oleh is from a big urban city with over 2000 historic, cultural, and architectural monuments. His city is famous for its delicious chocolate and aromatic coffee. Oleh lives with his parents and little sister. The like spending lots of time together traveling, visiting museums, castles, and landmarks. His family will sometimes picnic in the backyard or even visit the beach. Oleh participates in scouting where he enjoys learning survival skills in nature. He enjoys other hobbies as well such as swimming, robotics, engineering and math. Oleh prefers to spend his time doing things that allow him to use his creativity. Oleh is very responsible caring for his little sister and his pets as well as doing chores around the home. He is excited about coming to America where he will meet new people, learn about new things, learn new skills and discover new talents and skills. Oleh looks forward to meeting you and starting this journey in America

I feel very thankful for being allowed to spending one year in your family, becoming a part of your life and experiencing your culture and way of life! I am musical and play the clarinet and guitar. I also take participate in artistic gymnastics club where we compete as a team and alone too. I am a member of an arts club, where we often work as a team on projects that are finally shown in exhibitions or given to public institutions. At school, I am studious, interested, involved, respectful and polite. I am thankful for this great opportunity and very much looking forward to getting to know you

Hello, meet Ben from Germany who lives in the suburbs with his family and cat! Ben loves the outdoors and is very active in basketball and an avid soccer player. He also enjoys swimming. He loves American music particularly hip hop and pop. Ben has one younger sister sibling but has lots of cousins he loves to hang around with and visit. At first Ben might appear to be quiet and shy but once he is comfortable in a new environment, he is very open-minded, polite friendly and loves to be helpful. His favorite subjects are English and Spanish. Once he thought he wanted to be an Architect but has found a new interest and is thinking about pursuing a teacher's degree to teach English, physical education, history or maybe geography.

I’m a sunny person who likes to talk a lot and I'm always ready to meet new people. At first, I may appear quiet and shy, but when you know me better, I am completely different. I enjoy cooking. I’m really good at cooking pasta and baking . At home I often take care of meals. My grandmother taught me everything I know now because she always does everything by hand, pasta, sauces and desserts. I like animals, in fact I would like a dog, but my parents don't want to because pets are a commitment, and most of the time we’re not at home. I get along very well with kids, and I'm good at entertaining them. One of my biggest passions is fashion. I love clothing and try new styles, so after high school, I would like to study design and fashion. I thank you already for the opportunity you are offering me and I’m looking forward to knowing you.

Hi future host family! My name is Simon, and I am one of the very first students from Belgium to come to the United States through ASSE. I am very excited to be given this opportunity! I have been learning English since I was 7 years old in hopes of having a chance to connect with people like you. I have a close relationship with my family and hope to have the same closeness with you! I am a very engaged student and really enjoy math and science. I am excited to learn new things, meet new people and building lasting relationships by sharing our cultures together. Thank you, Simon

Dear Host Family, Sawasdee krub! (It's Hello in Thai language.) My name is "Teerapong” but please call me by my nickname “Tee." We have 5 dogs; having pets are good for everyone, especially for children as they can play and learn from pets. Since our family is small, everybody share a responsibility in the house. I am responsible for cleaning the house, doing dishes and parents’ clothes, and taking care of the dogs, I look at them like siblings or part of the family. I am studying in the 9th grade and I focus in science and math. I am in the Marching band and I really enjoy the many school activities. Reading has been my favorite interests, since l was young. My other interests are fishing and playing football. I am talkative, generous, patient, friendly, easy going, gentle, warmth, reasonable, honest, and a sense of responsibility. I am very excited to spend time with you I can’t wait to go the United States to get in touch with the American culture and share a best part of Thailand that I know. With love, Tee

Thank you very much for considering me as your daughter! I describe myself as open-minded, empathetic, optimistic and spontaneous. I am very tolerant, reliable and try my best to help others. My parents are both deaf, which means I'm a CODA (children of deaf parents). This is why I speak German sign language. I am trying to also learn American sign language because it's very different and interesting. I have many subject interests, English and Spanish because I like languages, History, Geography and social science are also favorites of mine. I am a member of an athletics club in my town. I train twice a week in many sports. In America I want to try cheerleading, tennis or volleyball. In my free time I like to go to the park, shopping and cook or bake something, watch a movie or just relax and talk. I am somewhat afraid of animals because I once was bitten by a dog. I am a vegetarian for a few months now, I prefer not to eat meat but I would have no problem to eat meat in your family. I am excited to learn a new culture and traditions and grow as a person!

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Raphael loves American Football! He participates in American Football matches and belongs to the Le Mans American football club. He lives with his parents, sister and two cats. He is a world traveler and has visited many countries with his family including Indonesia, Mexico, Spain and Canada. He has also traveled alone to the UK and London. He has many hobbies including skiing and enjoys planning activities with his friends such as sailing, mountain biking and playing escape games. Raphael would like to become an exchange student to experience the country and learn about American culture. He also hopes to improve his English language while becoming a part of your family.

Aisuluu does not know you yet but admires you for hosting a student from another country. She is described as funny, kind, and full of energy. Aisuluu has family traditions that she follows, and one is cooking Lagman at her grandparent's home each Sunday. Some of her hobbies include playing Komuz (her national instrument), reading, dancing, debates, art, and painting. Aisuluu is very interested in volunteer work to help others. She recently participated in a camp in her town that helped raise money for a young girl who needed an expensive operation to save her life. Aisuluu hopes you will choose her to become a member of your family!