Also, Ich werde3n nächsten Januar einen Austausch in Australien machen und muss jetzt den Brief an meien Gastfamilie schreiben. Könntet ihr den vielleicht durchlesen und Rückmeldung geben, ob das so geht? Danke schon mal im Voraus.
Dear host family, First of all: Thank you for being so brave. I mean many people say that exchange students are brave, going to a country they don’t know much about. And I don’t want to say that this is not scary for me at all. But I think that a host family is brave to. They invite a complete stranger (in this case me) into they own home. So thank you for that. In this letter I’m going to try to introduce that “stranger” a bit better, tell you about my family, my friends and my interests. So my name is …..and I am 14 years old. Here in Germany I live in house with my parents and my big brother who is 17. My father is 58 years old and a psychologist. My mother works as tax advisor and is 51 years old. My brother and I both go to the same school. He is in his final year now and I’m still in the 8th grade. But at the time you get this letter I will probably be in grade 9 already. At school I have many friends but my best friends are not at my school. My best friends are the girls in my Volleyball team. We do many things together, especially in summer. For example this summer we will travel to France to learn surfing. Maybe that will be useful in Australia ;) Furthermore I do artistic gymnastics for almost 9 years now. In winter my family and I often go skiing. In general I love doing sports and in Australia it would probably be interesting to do some water sports. About my character… Well, when I talk to someone I don’t know at all I often am not sure what to talk about. But as soon as I get used to the situation and also the people I am very self-confident and open for new things. Often my friends say I have a strange humor, but if it helps me being cheerful, who cares right? ; ) At home I don’t have to help in the household much. I just sometimes do the dishes and I keep my room tidy. But I wouldn’t have a problem with helping more at your house. Sometimes I think about why I want to do an exchange. Sure, I want to meet new people, learn to be more independent, improve my English skills and see as many new things as possible. But above all I want to have this adventure because there will not be a second chance to do it. If I don’t do it now I will regret it my whole life. Still it scares me a bit because I’m not able to plan anything. I will just have to try it to know how it is. I always loved travelling. I’ve been to many countries but never out of Europe. I’m flexible if it comes to where we go next. I love visiting cities and mountains. But my favourite scenery has always been the beach. So I will love to experience the life at the sea with you. Now I don’t know what else to say about me. I just hope I said everything important and you can imagine the way I am a bit better now. I look forward to my exchan
