Dear Host Family,

I am a 16 years old girl from Norway that would love to come and visit you in The States. I love opportunities and challenges, so I think that to live in USA, The land with the opportunities would be just perfect for me!

I am a sporty and social girl that loves sports and fun. At my school I am in an athletics class, which is very fun. I also play and compete in handball, a sport that I have enjoyed since the age of 7. At the time I also teach young children how to play. Handball is great fun, but I'm up for new sports when I come to the states. Other sports I like to do are for example volleyball and sea sports in the summertime, and snowboarding and skiing in the wintertime.

I live with my mom Brita, my dad Jrn and my big sister Marte. I am sure that I'm going to miss them very much. We live in a beautiful city. We have great beaches and marinas. That's great, but most of the year, it is too cold for the typical summer activities. Anyway, it's lots of fun when it is snow here as well.

At my spare time I love to hang out with my friends and have fun. We like to for example go to the beach, boating, watch movies, go snowboarding etc. I care a lot about both my friends and family, so I hope you will be a great host family, so that I don't miss them too much.

This summer I went to Spain with a friend to take Spanish classes, experience new things and get new friends. It was so much fun and very educational. The weather was really nice and warm, excellent beaches, nice people and a new, exiting culture. I stayed with a host family there as well, together with two girls from Sweden, and my friend Ingrid. By being there, I learned a lot, and became more independent. It is clearly a memory for life, just as I hope living with you is going to be.

My preferred state of choice could be in the Southern part of US, but the most important part is that I can be a member of your family for a year. A perfect day for me will be a picnic on a beach, by a lake or a nice park with some friends or my host family, filled with fun activities and sports.

I am so excited to stay in The States for a year! Especially I wonder how the school will be, and if I'm going to get good friends. But most of all, I wonder how you, my host family, are like! Where do you live, what are you like, and whether or not we are going to enjoy each others company. I for sure hope we will!

When I live in the states I want to experience many new things, cultures, sports and everything, and off course I want to improve my English. I will try my best to make it my best and most educational year of my life so far, so thanks for helping me!

Sincerely yours,
Maja