So ich bin jetzt gerade an der Anmeldung bei Afs dran. Ich habe gerade meinen Host-Family Brief geschrieben.
Ich bin mir aber nicht sicher, ob das so gut ist und wollte euch fragen, ob ihr ihn vielleicht mal durchlesen könntet und mir sagen, was ich noch verbessern sollte. Ausserdem wäre ich froh über Kürzungsvorschläge, weil er ist viiieeelll zu lang geraten!
Danke schon im Voraus
Melissa
Grüezi from Switzerland!
Hi!
I am 15 years old and I come from a little city in Switzerland. Just to answer your questions: No, not all swiss people are extremly rich and no, we do not just eat cheese. However, I wanna tell you something about me.
My family means a lot to me. I love spending some time or just talking with them about my day in school, my friends or what I heard in the News. I love my sister Sarah-Sophia very much and I think she loves me, too. Exept, sometimes we get into a fight really easily. So it’s not always that easy with her. But we also have a very good time together. Sometimes we do crazy stuff (like dancing in the drenching rain or singing our favorite songs aloud, not careing what other people might think) or just watch a movie together.
I have a few best friends and we all get along very well. We have a lot of fun together, but I’d like to spend more time with them. We are very busy because of school and we all have hobbies. So it’s really hard to find time to meet.
My friends would describe me as a funny, open, direct, helpful but sometimes a little bit touchy person.
I think I am somebody, who likes to be seen and talked to. I don’t have any problems with meeting new people. But please don’t be scared of me, when I’m straight forward and talk to people very soon. I always try to make everybody feel comfortable. So when I meet someone I know, but my friends don’t, I always introduce them to each other. I hate these awkward conversations where I talk to somebody but my friends are just standing next to me and don’t know who this is. I also try to involve friends of others into the talk. Some people like that and are thankful for this, but some also think I’m arogant. Again, I only want to make everybody feel comfortable.
But sometimes – I know this sounds weird, after all I wrote – I can be very shy. I don’t know why. It isn’t something I can explain… but I think as long as I’m with my friends and feel relaxed I’m this kind of person who likes making friends. But as soon as I’m alone, I get very shy… and I admit, sometimes it can look arogant. It’s really hard to explain.
Now what do I do when I’m not trying to meet new people or dancing in the rain with my sister?
Well I was in a theatre group for about five or six years. But this year I stopped, because I didn’t like the teacher anymore. At the moment I am searching for a new group. Because I really love acting. After school, I wanna go to an acting school in England or America. Three years ago I started playing the piano. I still like it, but not as much as acting. Me, my mom and my sister have a horse together and I try to ride it as much as possible. Twice a week I also go to a dance class, where I do Hip-Hop.
Oh yeah, and something you should know about me: I love singing! I won’t say I’m good at it, I just like it! So I often sing and search new music on Youtube.
Something you should know about me: I am not that sporty. We have sport at school and I like it. Anyways, in my my spare time I’m not doing any sport. Well, sometimes I go jogging.
Something else?
Oh yeah, I love reading! I can’t really say I have a favorite book, because every book I’m at the moment reading, is going to be my favorite story and I have to go around and tell everybody about it.
But I have one book that can never be beaten: Harry Potter! I absolutly love it! I grew up with it. It somehow is my childhood. I can’t stop talking with other people about Harry Potter. I know everything about it.
So why do I wanna do an exchange year?
My father was born in Colombia and moved to America. So my sister and I can speak English fluently. I love my little country Switzerland but there was always something missing. (Wow, that sounds like in a romantic and tragic book-lovestory.) I never felt quite home. People here aren’t that open and relaxed like people in other countries. I wanna know how other cultures are and how the people in these cultures live. However, I met a lot of people who did an exchange year. They all said it was their best year ever and I should do it, if I had the opportunity. So now I have it and I really wanna do this.
I don’t like mean people, who think they are better than others. I’m somebody who needs nice and kind people around him. So I try to be nice to everyone and also try to protect others from getting bullied.
After school, when I have my Matura I wanna go to an acting school in America or England and become a professional actress. I can only imagine how hard it would be. But I really want that. Last year I played the main role in our school play and got good feedback.