Hier mein Student letter . würde mich über Kritik und verbesserungsvorschläge freuen.
Dear host family,
I’m really grateful that you will give me the chance to live one year in the USA with you which is my biggest dream. I’ve chosen the USA because the culture is absolutely different from the European. I think that it’s great to get to know a different country, its culture and its people. It would be great to learn all these things by an American family. Since my sister become an exchange student in 2010, it is my biggest dream to spend a year in the USA. And now I would really like to learn about special American traditions like Halloween and thanks giving. Here the USA is known as the “Country of the boundless possibilities” and because of that, I’m looking forward trying out new things, get to know the “American way of life” and also have unforgettable impressions.
So, now I’ll tell you about myself. My name is Calvin „xxx“, I’m German and I have short blond hair, blue eyes and I’m about 180cm tall. I’m fifteen years old but when I come to the USA I’ll be sixteen years old. I live with my family in Duisburg. Duisburg is a big city in the western of Germany and has about 500.000 habitants. I have two sisters named Chantal and Sharmayne. Sharmayne is 22 and Chantal is 24 years old. We spend a lot of time together. My relation to my sisters are very good and I really love them. Of course we argue sometimes, but we had experiences which gave us a good togetherness.
I’m a very open-minded, friendly and cheerful person. I love it to laugh and have fun. If someone is sad I try to make them happy because I don’t like sadness. Furthermore, I’m very interested in the American culture. I’m honest and accurate.
In my free time I love it to go to amusement parks with my friends. By the way I love rollercoasters. If the weather is good I love it to go swimming in our swimming pool. In addition, I love it to relax in the swimming pool and enjoy the good weather and the sun. Since I was 6 years old I play piano. It’s a big passion of me.
I’m a student in the 9th grade and I go to the „xxx - Gesamtschule“ in Duisburg. I’ve been learning English for 7 years, so I have no problem to speak English fluently, of course with some mistakes. My favorite subjects are English, painting and swimming. I don’t like French because of the grammar. Moreover, I think that my high school year will be a big chance to learn more about the USA, about myself and a very positive side-effect will be an improvement for my English.
It is important for me that you don’t handle me like a guest, but like a real family member after we get to know each other better. I will do my best to make this year great for both of us and I think that we can learn many things of each other. I think this year will be the best year of my life and I’m very grateful that you’ll be a part of this year.
I’m looking forward to getting know from you.
Yours sincerely,
Calvin „xxx“