DEAR HOST FAMILY,

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO THANKYOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU ARE GIVING ME TO BE PART OF YOUR FAMILY.
I AM 16 YEARS OLD AND I AM ITALIAN. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AT THE FOOT OF A MOUNTAIN. MY TOWN IS SURROUNDED BY PISTACCHIO FARMS. EVERY YEAR THERE IS A PISTACCHIO FESTIVAL AND LOTS OF TOURIST COME.

I LIVE WITH MY PARENTS AND YOUNGER SISTER, SHE ALWAYS ASKS ME FOR ADVICE AND THIS MAKES ME HAPPY I HAVE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH HER.
MY PARENTS ALWAYS HELP ME IF I HAVE A PROBLEM , I SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO ME. WE DO LOTS OF THINGS TOGETHER, WE GO TO THE SHOPPING MALL, TO THE CINEMA WHEN THERE IS A GOOD FILM AND IN JUNE WHEN SCHOOL FINISHES WE MOVE TO THE BEACH. THIS IS THE BEST PART OF THE YEAR FOR ME, BECAUSE I PUT MY SCHOOL BOOKS AWAY FOR 3 MONTHS AND JUST RELAX.
MY HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL AND COMFORTABLE. IT HAS A FRONT GARDEN AND A SMALL BACKYARD . I HAVE MY OWN ROOM, WHICH I DECORATED AND IT IS VERY COSY. EVERY SUNDAY WE HAVE LUNCH AT MY GRANDPARENTS TOGETHER WITH MY UNCLE AND HIS FAMILY .

MY MOTHER DRIVES ME TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY ,BECAUSE MY SCHOOL IS IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN AND I LIVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN. SCHOOL IS FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY IT STARTS AT 8.00AM AND FINISHES AT 1.00 PM. I HAVE LUNCH AT HOME, WHEN MY MOTHER ARRIVES. SHE IS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND FINISHES AT TWENTY TO TWO. MY FATHER IS A CHEF AND THEREFORE DOES NOT COME HOME FOR LUNCH, WE ONLY SEE HIM IN THE EVENING.
MY TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY CONSISTS OF GETTING UP AT 7.00 AM. I DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE BREAKFAST BECAUSE AT SCHOOL DURING THE MORNING BREAK I ALWAYS BUY SOMETHING TO EAT.

ONCE A MONTH THE SCHOOL ORGANISES CONFERENCES AND INVITES IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO SPEAK ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS.
QUITE OFTEN THEY TAKE US TO THE THEATRE TO SEE A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH AND IN SPRING, WE GO AND WATCH A REPRESENTATION OF GREEK TRAGEDIES AT AN OPEN-AIR GREEK THEATRE.
TWICE A WEEK I REMAIN AT SCHOOL BECAUSE I AM INVOLVED IN SCHOOL PROJECTS.
WE HAVE LOTS OF SUBJECTS ,MY FAVOURITES ARE PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE.

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EXCHANGE STUDENT PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE MY ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AMERICAN CULTURE, WHICH HAS ALWAYS FASCINATED ME. I AM SURE THIS WILL BE AN EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND THINGS BETTER AND ALSO TO BE INDEPENDENT.

I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A FRIENDLY,SOCIABLE,RESPONSIBLE, HELPFUL, OPEN-MINDED AND AMBITIOUS PERSON.
I LIKE SPORT,MUSIC,READING AND WATCHING TV SERIES .MY FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME IS MASTER CHEF, I LOVE THIS PROGRAMME.
IN MY FREE TIME I GO OUT WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE TOWN SQUARE OR AT SOMEONES HOUSE. WE TALK, LAUGH, TELL JOKES AND HAVE FUN. I LIKE MY FRIENDS BECAUSE I CAN RELY ON THEM AND WE HELP EACH OTHER WHEN NECESSARY. I ALSO GO TO THE GYM THREE TIMES A WEEK .

IN CONCLUSION, I WILL DO MY BEST TO BE A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY AND I AM VERY EXCITED TO DO THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVERING A NEW CULTURE AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIVING.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

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