Guckt mal was ich gefunden hab, meinen Brief an meine Gastfamilie, die ich damals ja noch gar nicht kannte, ich wusste nicht, wo ich die besten 10 Monate meines Lebens verbringen würde. 

Dear host family,

At first I’m very grateful that if have the chance to do an exchange and live in your family for ten months.

In this letter I want to present me and submit you a little view into my life in Germany.

My name is Kira and I live in Germany in ... Actually I am visiting the ninth class at the high school '...". Onsequently I'm fifteen years old. In my free time, I play tennis and go swimming in the local public swimming pool or even in the sea. Furthermore, I take dancing lessons and go to TEN SING. This is a group of the YMCA where you can sing in a choir, act or play in a band. TEN SING is my greatest hobby because it makes really fun and you can be part of a nice community. Another hobby of mine is reading and writing short texts or poems as well as playing theatre. I also like digital photography, meeting friends or listening to music. But I am also open-minded for new hobbys and activities with you.

I decided to do an exchange because i think it's interesting to get to know a new culture and live in a completly different surrounding and in your family for a long time. I'd also like to meet new friends and i'm interested in discovering a new school-system.

I chose Australia for this exchange because I'm very interested in the culture of this special country and I want to be part of the everydays life for a while. I also saw photos of the landscape and the citys and liked it a lot.

I would be so glad if you'd chose me as a new family member into your home. If you want, i can help in the household, for example clean the dishes and so on, or tell you something about german history.

All in all, I hope this letter gives you a view into my life and that you know me and my personality a bit better. I'm excited to meet you and hope to see you in future!

Yours, Kira

Wahnsinn. Jetzt kenne ich meine Familie von Fotos aus und schreibe mit der Mama und mit der Tochter. Alle scheinen sehr nett zu sein , nein Quatsch, ich würde sie am liebsten jetzt schon umarmen - sie sagen sie werden mich überall mit hinnehmen und mir alles zeigen :) Noch eine Woche, dann gehts endlich endlich endlich los, und bis dahin ist noch so viel zu erledigen.. Morgen ist schonmal meine Abschiedsparty, und dann heißt es auch schon wirklich Abschied nehmen. Das letzte mal meinen Freund küssen, das letzte mal (und das erste mal seit langer Zeit!) die beste Freundin umarmen, Mama nochmal drücken, und dann drehe ich mich noch ein letzes Mal um und winke, ehe ich durch die Milchglastür am Flughafen verschwinde...