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ich wollte euch nur mal fragen, wie ihr meinen Hostfamily-Letter findet...
Dear
Host Family,
my
name is *** and I am 14 years old. My parents and me live in a house with a
nice little garden in a suburb of *** called ***. My dad, works as a medicinal chemist in
research for ***. He is a very cheerful person and often makes jokes with me.
My mum *** studied food chemistry but now works in information management for
the chemical industry. She is always there when I need her to talk with and she
takes care of our garden. Each time of the year there are flowers in blossom.
We
are ten minutes from the city of ***, where my school is, the *** Gymnasium. Things I like most about school are the
extra-curricular activities. I take part in Debating Club (we debate in
English) and DELF, where you can do a diploma in French language. Usually, I
come home from school at about 3 PM and eat lunch together with my mum. As I
don’t have any sisters or brothers, she waits for me because I don’t like having
meals alone. When she is working on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I am sometimes
preparing lunch for the two of us. I am not that good at cooking; I just can do
things like noodles or pancakes. But I love creating desserts especially baking
cakes or muffins. As a birthday present for my godparents I made chocolate
truffles.
Another
one of my hobbies is reading books mainly fantasy novels (I love classic
fantasy, not that romantic stuff like twilight).
Sometimes I am reading mangas (Japanese comics) for regarding different drawing
styles since I draw manga girls for myself, too. My favourite sport is tennis;
every summer I participate in local competitive tennis matches called
Medenspiele. Furthermore I often go swimming with a friend of mine. I also like
playing tabletop soccer in which I beat all of my friends!
Every
year, my parents and me go skiing for one week in a little village in
Switzerland, which I like very much. I love snow and my biggest birthday wish
every year is snowfall on my birthday, the *** of December. In summer vacation,
we often spend our holidays by the sea, for example in Turkey or Crete. Two
years ago we rented an RV in the southwest of the US. We drove from Las Vegas
to Denver and visited several breathtaking National Parks, which I enjoyed very
much. I tried to take a photo of every squirrel and chipmunk I saw because I
love little furry animals. So I wouldn’t mind at all if you had a hamster or a
rabbit but sorry, I am afraid of big dogs and horses. In my family we are all
non-smokers and I think I would have a real problem with cigarette smoke in the
house.
For
my exchange I chose Canada due to its great nature and wildlife. I preferred
Kelowna because I read about the mild climate, the nearby mountains (it would
be great to go skiing and try the famous Canadian “champagne powder”) and of
course, the Okanagan Lake with the Ogopogo. I am curious to make new
experiences, get to know the Canadian culture and being part of the Canadian
way of life.
Thank
you for giving me the opportunity of becoming a member of your family.
Yours
sincerely,
***