Meet Our Students

Sun is an outgoing boy from Thailand who has a close relationship with his parents and young sisters. Sun's interests are varied which makes him a great addition to your family! Have a movie buff? Sun loves Marvel, Jurassic Park, Star Trek and more. Have an athlete? Sun does competitive Taekwondo but also enjoys running, cycling, swimming, badminton, and sometimes soccer. Have a musician? Sun loves all genres of music but especially likes Charlie Puth, Michael Jackson, Adele, Sam Smith, and Maroon 5. He is in music club and band and while he thinks his skills could use improvement he plays the drums, piano, violin and xylophone. Sun is looking forward to a career in robotics and does competitions whenever he has the chance. He is very excited about his dream coming true and being a part of your family!

Julide is an avid reader, her goal is to read one book a week, and often achieves her goal. Although she does not currently have a pet, Julide would love to have a cat. Julide is a lover of the fine arts, acting is a hobby she enjoys as she feels it allows her to express herself and she feels getting to play a character is quite fun. Movie time is an activity Julide enjoys with her family, she feels that cinema brings people together. Nice, open-minded, and sociable are qualities that Julide feels she possesses. Julide can’t wait for this opportunity to help her grow as a person, learn more about American culture, and to experience new things. Julide is a vegetarian.

Flex Winner! Meet the Damira. She is a vivacious 15-year-old from Kazakhstan! She is eager and excited to come to America and is very grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity. She loves trying new things and is it quite an adrenaline junkie. Damira is well rounded and eager to learn. She enjoys skiing and ice-skating as well as practicing her instruments and singing in the shower (and to anyone who will listen)! She volunteers teaching music and dance to children. She also enjoys reading books that add value to her life and doing her best in school. She’s considered to be outgoing and friendly and adapts to new situations easily. Damira will be a wonderful addition to your active and interesting family. She cannot wait to meet you and your family!

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.

Hugo is excited to spend a school year in the United States to discover more about a country that has always fascinated him. Discovering a new way of life, living with a new family, making new friends and discovering the world from a new perspective will be beneficial to his future. Hugo has three passions, sports, video games and history. He loves to watch soccer and participates in krav maga. His passion for history was passed on to him from his grandmother, who visited exhibitions with him. He loves to travel allowing him to discover new cultures and ways of living, which allow him to be open minded. Hugo hopes he has inspired you to read more about him in order to see how motivated he is for this new experience!

Meet Gianluca from a small city in Italy. Gianluca is very family oriented. He has a very deep bond with his brother and expressed that this bond aside from his mom and dad is probably one of his most important bonds in his life. Gianluca has a passion for cooking and one of his favorite things to cook is tiramisu. He's also very active and likes working out outdoors. From a young age Gianluca has been involved in water sports and diving at the age of 5. He also like playing soccer. Gianluca is very outgoing and personable. He is an aspiring actor but feels that if that doesn't work out, he will pursue a career in computer technology and telecommunications.

Just keep swimming! Julianna does really well rolling with it. She is following in her older siblings’ steps making the decision to go on exchange. Her many interests include skiing, biking, dance class, and swimming. She frequently works teaching younger children learning to swim and finds it fun to watch them succeed. This active girl is also deeply interested in the environment and providing responsible food choices. Julianna is a vegan and often assists her older brother in his local food shop that operates with zero-waste. Mostly, though, since she spent a two-week exchange here in America last year, she is ready to learn even more about American culture and improve her language skills. She’s ready to just keep learning and hopefully swimming into an American family for ten months!

Marleen is an optimistic, spontaneous, vegetarian. She lives at home with both parents, her twin sister and their dog. Marleen makes friends easily and is very open minded. Some of her responsivities at home include the laundry, waking the dog and cooking. She likes to have friend's sleepover, taking photos and watching movies. Dancing ballet (9 years) and horseback riding (6 years) are her favorite past time. In her spare time, she likes to read, and ski in the mountains. She stated "It's not important that you have children, I will just be happy to be a part of your family"

For additional information see my Dear Host Family letter!

Luca is a great student, with a passion of being active. He attends a scientific high school, where he really enjoys his science, math and physical education courses. Luca enjoys being outdoors, whether it's riding his bike, swimming or skiing. He plays on a soccer team, but also enjoys other sports like basketball! Luca shares "I am extremely curious and can't wait for new experiences and meet new friends."