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Meet Anna
Age (at arrival): 15 years
Program length: Year
Anna is a friendly, social and open-minded young woman. She enjoys staying active with her friends and traveling with her family. Anna is vegan and likes to live a healthy lifestyle. She works out or goes running four to five times a week. She also enjoys swimming with her friends. Anna has a great relationship with her parents and two younger sisters. They enjoy sharing meals, discussing their days and traveling together. Anna's favorite subjects in school are English and French. In her free time she likes reading, cooking and listening to her favorite band, One Direction!
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Service Ref : 16-00006
from Austria
Meet Joao
Age (at arrival): 17 years
Program length: Year
Joao is an introspective, active and artistic young man who enjoys playing his guitar and drawing. He used to play the violin but now focuses mainly on the guitar, which he practices every week with an instructor. Joao also likes to keep active. He plays basketball on a team, which he loves, and goes to a local fitness center to work out. Joao enjoys going to school and gets good grades. In this free time, he likes to draw and watch movies. He has a good relationship with his parents and friends. In the future, Joao would like to pursue a career as an artist or a mechanical engineer.
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Service Ref : 15-02283
from Brazil
Meet Zhezheng
Age (at arrival): 16 years
Program length: Year
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Service Ref : 15-07884
from China
Zhezheng is an outgoing and warm-hearted young man with a passion for computers. He has many hobbies but his favorite is computer programming. He has been coding on computers for the past five years and has competed in computer competitions. Also, Zhezheng volunteers with the elderly and disabled. In his school, he is a classroom leader and mentor for this classmates. Zhezheng enjoys singing karaoke and playing badminton with his friends. Zhezheng is musical and enjoys playing the violin. He is enthusiastic about learning more of American culture and sharing his country with his host family.
Meet Lauritz
Age (at arrival): 16
Program length: Year
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Service Ref : 15-01389
from Denmark
Lauritz is a funny, caring, outgoing, and helpful young man! He is really into sports, and has been playing soccer for a couple of years on a local team, though likes to give all different sports a try. He is also very musical and plays the guitar. He currently plays in two different bands and enjoys it very much. Laurtiz speaks fluent German, and he tries to impart his language skills with some of his friends. He has a great sense of humor and likes to joke around from time to time. In the future, he would like to study law to become a lawyer in order to defend clients.
440-234-3821| [email protected]
For more information, contact: Nancy Goette
In accordance with US Department of State Regulations, host families of J-1 exchange students must be fully screened and accepted before viewing actual student photos. To initiate the screening process, start our hosting application today.
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Meet Malvina
Age (at arrival): 16 years
Program length: Year
Malvina is a fun, easy-going and musical young woman who enjoys going to school and spending time with family and friends. Malvina has a close relationship with her family. She is an only child, but lives close to her cousins and loves spending time with them. With her parents, she enjoys going hiking, visiting the library and celebrating holiday traditions. She plays the flute at a music academy twice a week. With her friends, she enjoys going to dance class, cafes or the cinema. In the future, Malvina would like to be a doctor and work with humanitarian projects worldwide.
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Service Ref : 16-00073
from France
Meet Pit
Age (at arrival): 15 years
Program length: Year
Pit is an open-minded, down-to-earth fifteen year old who prides himself in his tolerance and thirst for knowledge. His favorite subjects in school are history and economics because of his fascination with world events. He also enjoys physical education, as he has an athletic streak. As a hobby, Pit likes to do outdoor activities with his family, including fishing, skiing and snowboarding. Pit is also pretty good at games like chess and handball, and he enjoys playing these with his friends. Pit was inspired to go abroad by his parents' trip to the US and his friend's experience with AFS.
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Service Ref : 1866835
from Germany
Meet Jozsef
Age (at arrival): 18 years
Program length: Year
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Service Ref : 15-01117
from Hungary
Joszef's friends and family describe him as an extremely outgoing and compassionate young man who enjoys helping others! As soon as Joszef comes home from school he walks into a busy house. He helps take care of his little brother, two dogs, cat, and hamster. He also helps his mom out with the kindergarten she runs from their home! In his free time, Joszef enjoys activities that keep him active like swimming, water polo and martial arts! Like his father and grandfather, he especially enjoys spending time by the water. After high school, he'd like to study economics!
Meet Francesca
Age (at arrival): 16
Program length: Year
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Service Ref : 15-06939
from Italy
Francesca is a responsible and funny young woman who likes to make people laugh. At home, she does household chores and helps her younger brother with his homework when he needs it. She's creative and is the graphic designer for her school's newspaper. Her good sense of rhythm means she also has fun playing the drums. Francesca is a bookworm who especially likes fantasy novels, including Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. She also enjoys hanging out with her friends, cooking, and listening to music of all kinds. She is studying three foreign languages and hopes to become a surgeon one day.
440-234-3821| [email protected]
For more information, contact: Nancy Goette
In accordance with US Department of State Regulations, host families of J-1 exchange students must be fully screened and accepted before viewing actual student photos. To initiate the screening process, start our hosting application today.
afsusa.org/host | 1.800.AFS.INFO
Meet Carlo
Age (at arrival): 17 years
Program length: Year
Carlo is an low-key and friendly young man who places a high value on friendship and seeing the world from many different points of view. Those who know Carlo say he is extremely motivated, thoughtful, and always engaged. Carlo is close to his brother and enjoys talking with him often. He also enjoys playing sports like basketball and swimming with his friends. In school, Carlo's favorite subjects are math, physics, and science. He has a very analytical mind, so it's no surprise that one of his favorite hobbies is solving puzzles like Rubix cubes. He also enjoys playing the drums.
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Service Ref : 15-08652
from Italy
Meet Ko
Age (at arrival): 16 years
Program length: Year
Ko is a low-key and laid-back young man who is passionate about playing baseball and softball. Ko is on his school's softball team and led his team to the Japan Tournament in junior high school! His teachers describe him as independent and compassionate. Ko puts these qualities to good use as an executive member of the student council. He also enjoys spending time with his family, especially his cousins in New Zealand (he looks forward to practicing his English with them). Lastly, Ko is a baseball trivia buff and hopes to learn more about American baseball while abroad.
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Service Ref : 15-03033
from Japan
Meet Rin
Age (at arrival): 16 years
Program length: Year
MaleGender:
Service Ref : 15-04816
from Japan
Rin is brimming with enthusiasm! He has diverse hobbies and interests, including cooking and playing guitar. His older brother is his best friend and together they have fun working on and talking about computers. Rin's mother taught him how to cook and now he has a passion for Japanese, Chinese, and Italian cuisine. He hopes to add some American dishes to his list as well! His dream for the future is to become an international businessman and maybe even an international lawyer. Rin is excited to improve his English and have lots of conversations with his new friends in the US!
Meet Eline
Age (at arrival): 16
Program length: Year
FemaleGender:
Service Ref : 15-06022
from Norway
Eline is an extremely outgoing and social young woman who loves getting to know new people! She is very close with her family, especially her mother, who she describes as being like an older sister. She and her family love the outdoors and can often be found hiking or cross-country skiing in the winter and windsurfing in the summer! School is a big priority for Eline and she works hard to stay at the top of her class. Her favorite subjects are math and science. Eline has been looking forward to this opportunity for as long as she can remember; she can't wait to experience the US for herself!
440-234-3821| [email protected]
For more information, contact: Nancy Goette
In accordance with US Department of State Regulations, host families of J-1 exchange students must be fully screened and accepted before viewing actual student photos. To initiate the screening process, start our hosting application today.
afsusa.org/host | 1.800.AFS.INFO
Meet Harald
Age (at arrival): 18 years
Program length: Year
Harald is an outgoing and curious young man who has a great personality. He is polite, caring, and capable of making new friends easily. Harald is the youngest of three siblings. He enjoys eating good food with his family, and goes to the movies with his friends. Harald loves to stay active. He is on a floor-ball team and plays hockey, too. Aside from these hobbies, he does extra exercises to stay in shape. In school, he is motivated and loves to learn new things. His favorite subject is history. In the future, Harald hopes to study economics at a university.
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Service Ref : 15-00767
from Sweden
Meet THINAPHON
Age (at arrival): 17 years
Program length: Year
Thinaphon, or View, is a curious and funny kid who enjoys learning about history and making his friends laugh. He is fascinated by American history and often thinks about how amazing it is that America won the Revolutionary War when it was such a new country! He collects old coins because they are one of the few relics from the past that people can touch. After school View is sure to check in and care for his family's four cats. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the violin, especially classical music such as Mozart. He also likes to sit down and play a game of chess with his friends.
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Service Ref : 15-05566
from Thailand
Meet WANNAKARN
Age (at arrival): 15 years
Program length: Year
FemaleGender:
Service Ref : 15-08030
from Thailand
Wannakarn is a cheerful and good-humored young lady who goes by the name Ning. She enjoys music and likes to sing along to her favorite songs. Ning's hobbies also include drawing and painting. Art is her favorite subject in school and a way to express her creative side; she draws everything from portraits to cartoons. With her family, Ning likes to go on trips and watch movies on weekends. She frequently helps her mom with the cooking as well. Ning belongs to the crossword club and loves all things English. She can't wait to practice her English with native speakers in the US!
Meet Hasan
Age (at arrival): 16
Program length: Year
MaleGender:
Service Ref : 15-01711
from Turkey
Hasan's friends and family describe him as honest, considerate, hardworking, funny, and cheerful. He gets along well with everyone and loves to meet new people. He always goes to his parents when he needs advice and really values his friends. In his spare time Hasan enjoys listening to music, reading, watching movies, going for walks, and hanging out with his friends. He also likes playing sports, especially tennis. At school Hasan gets excellent grades and his favorite subjects are languages and history. During his time abroad he is looking forward to learning about different cultures.
440-234-3821| [email protected]
For more information, contact: Nancy Goette
In accordance with US Department of State Regulations, host families of J-1 exchange students must be fully screened and accepted before viewing actual student photos. To initiate the screening process, start our hosting application today.
afsusa.org/host | 1.800.AFS.INFO
