Dear Host Family,

I'm Andrea, a 16 years old girl from Norway. I love the ocean and all the activities around it like swimming and boat trips. In the summer the weather here is not too bad, maybe around 20 to 30 C when it's sunny. While in the winter it gets really cold and it snows. My family got a cabin in the mountain where we can go skiing. Me myself love snowboarding. I may not be the best, but I think it is a lot of fun and so do my family.

I also like to dance and I work in a clothing store 2 to 3 times a week, but not more because it is important to me to keep up with my homework too. Even if I like having fun, I'm really serious about school, and I want to get a good education. I think it is important to have certain goals in life and strive for what you want, but in the same time have fun and enjoy life. I have a lot of good mood and try to always think positive.

I live home with my parent and my two younger sisters, Karoline who is 15 and Rikke who is 12. We are an active family who enjoy spending time together. We travel a lot and have done so much fun throughout my childhood. Some years back we had a boat and every summer we drove from Norway to Sweden in it. One year we were 11 people in a boat with only 4 beds. We literally lived on top of each other, but that's one of the funniest and best summer memories I have. Me and my family also do many activities together like tennis, skiing and golfing. We also spend a lot of time with grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Family is very important to me, and I love my family a lot. My parents have always been there for me and supported me and my sisters thru everything. I also like spending time with my friends who also is a big part of my life. We do a lot of fun together and laugh all the time. I believe I'm an extrovert person who just loves to be with people. That's one of the reason I chose to be an exchange student, because I get to know a lot of new people and experience a whole new place.

The reason why I chose America is because I have been there 2 times before and I immediately fell in love with the country. The people there were so kind, pleasant and welcoming. The big different now will be that I will experience USA as a citizen and not as a tourist this time. I will live as the Americans do and learn and live in their culture. I'm really looking forward to this!

Sincerely yours,
Andrea