Meet our Fall ’23 students
Meet our Fall students!
Let us know which of the students is the right fit for you!
Hosting is your chance to change the world for the better!
Our purpose at BFF is to promote world peace through cultivating opportunities for cultural and educational exchanges. These exchanges allow people to learn more about each other’s core values. We bring the international traveler and the host family together to create meaningful relationships through which we celebrate our differences and similarities.
High school spots are extremely limited. Don’t delay!
Please note that not everyone here may be available. Pick 2-3 possibilities and let your Community Advisor know who may best fit with your family!
Or fill out the form to the right and we will put you in contact with the correct person.
Search for your student here; by country, interests, age, etc:
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT:
Oliwia
| Poland | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Kickboxing, reading, dancing
| Oliwia is a 17 year old girl from Poland. Her biggest passion is kickboxing, but she also enjoys dancing and reading books. When she is older she would like to own her own business. |
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Theophile
| France | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Tennis, scouts, skiing, biking
| Theophile is a 16 year old boy from France. He plays many sports, like tennis, rowing, and skiing. He also is a part of the Scouts and enjoys cooking. When he is older, he would like to study geopolitics. |
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Nikoloz
| Georgia | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Basketball, saxophone, science
| Nikoloz (Nika) is a 16 year old boy from Georgia. He has many hobbies ranging from basketball to quantum physics. He is passionate about music, and plays the piano and saxophone, and wants to begin learning the violin. He hopes to have a career in computer science in the future. |
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Cinar
| Turkey | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Comics, game design, basketball
| Cinar is a 16 year old boy from Turkey. He has played basketball for 11 years, and also enjoys character design, comics, and coding for his game-design team. While he is here, he would like to experience new things as well as play basketball. |
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Francesca
| Italy | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Track, basketball, swimming, music
| Francesca is a 16 year old girl from Italy. She is a very sporty person. She does track and field and plays basketball, and also enjoys biking and swimming. She also likes music and plays a couple instruments. Her dream is to go into a sports-related field in the future. |
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Omar
| Palestine | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: American sports, technology
| Omar is a 16 year old boy from Palestine. He enjoys all sports, and is excited to try American sports while he’s in the United States. When he is older he would like to do something in IT. He is especially excited to experience the American school system! |
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Mia
| Italy | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Horses, tennis, snowboarding, theater
| Mia is a 16 year old girl from Italy. She enjoys many sports, like tennis, snowboarding, and horseback riding. She also enjoys theater and dance. Her dream is to live in Los Angeles and become an actress when she is older! |
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Julie
| France | Age 15 | Female |
Interests: Painting, pottery, reading, dogs
| Julie is a 15 year old girl from France. She is very artistic, she likes to paint, draw, and do pottery. She also loves listening to music and reading. She used to not like the outdoors, but after getting a dog, she spends a lot of time outside with him! When she is older she would like to have a job that involves traveling. |
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Max
| France | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Horses, swimming, cooking, sports
| Max is a 16 year old boy from France. He enjoys horse riding, badminton, and swimming. While he is in the United States, he is interested in discovering new sports! He would like to go to school for Business Management, which is his dream career. |
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Chanthyeang
| Cambodia | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Soccer, design, volleyball, biographies
| Chanthyeang (Eang) is a 15 year old boy from Cambodia. He loves soccer, designing, and traveling. His dream for the future is to become an architect. It has been his dream to study in the United States for many years, and he is excited to learn more about the culture and education system of the United States! |
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Antonio
| Brazil | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Swimming, cooking, new sports, dogs
| Antonio is a 16 year old boy from Brazil. He has played many sports such as swimming, soccer, and martial arts. He enjoys cooking – especially Brazilian brigadeiro. When he is older, he is interesting in coming back to the USA and studying Psychology! |
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Liza
| India | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Dancing, running, outdoors
| Liza is a 16 year old girl from India. She enjoys running, dancing, and traveling. She is excited to see the culture, festivals, and schools in the United States, and how different they are from her country. She is also interested in trying new foods that her host family enjoys! |
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Cassidy
| France | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Judo, swimming, drawing, games, planes
| Cassidy is a 15 year old boy from France. He enjoys all kinds of physical activity such as judo, swimming, and badminton. He also enjoys drawing, playing games, and going on bike rides. When he is older, he wants to become a fighter pilot! |
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Vittoria
| Italy | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Animals, dancing, reading, fashion
| Vittoria is a 17 year old girl from Italy. She enjoys dancing, reading, and fashion. She loves children and animals and has two dogs at home. When she is older, she would like to become a pediatrician. She is excited to learn and grow during this experience in the United States. |
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Tan
| Turkey | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Basketball, medicine, fitness
| Tan is a 16 year old boy from Turkey. One of his biggest hobbies is fitness. He enjoys playing table tennis, basketball, and bodybuilding. He also enjoys science and medicine, and hopes to be a doctor in the future. |
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Pol
| Spain | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Chess, soccer, taekwondo
| Pol is a 17 year old boy from Spain. He enjoys playing soccer, water sports, Taekwondo, and chess. When he is older, his plan is to go into architecture or astrophysics. He is excited to learn more about the United States during his year here! |
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Baran
| Turkey | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Piano, theater, basketball, swimming
| Baran is a 15 year old boy from Turkey. He enjoys basketball, swimming, theater, and playing the piano. He is excited to come to the United States and learn about the different way of life, and also expand his worldview. |
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Davi
| Brazil | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Tennis, piano, outdoors, reading
| Davi is a 17 year old boy from Brazil. He likes to play handball and tennis, and enjoys outdoor activities such as zip lining and tree climbing. When he is older, he would like to be an engineer. |
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Dzenisa
| Bosnia Herzegovina | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Art, volleyball, dance, reading
| Dzenisa is a 16-year-old girl from Bosnia & Herzegovina. She enjoys reading, traveling, art, and volunteering. She also does competitive volleyball and dance. Although she is interested in social studies, she is very interested in physics and computer science. She would like to do something related to that in the future, like be a programmer or architect. |
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Mert
| Turkey | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Biking, basketball, puzzles, cooking
| Mert is a 15 year old boy from Turkey. He enjoys cycling, basketball, table tennis, and completing Rubik’s Cubes. He would like to continue cycling and playing basketball while he is in the United States. He is also interested in cooking and can’t wait to cook with his host family! |
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Caterina
| Italy | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Dance, signing, painting, volleyball
| Caterina is a 17 year old girl from Italy. She enjoys dance, volleyball, singing, and painting. Her goal in the future is to go to school for business administration. She is excited to learn about different cultures and traditions, as well as share her own. |
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Akhil
| India | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Cooking, movies, badminton
| Akhil is a 16 year old boy from India. He enjoys playing badminton, cricket, and also likes to cook and watch movies. He is excited to try new foods and explore new places while in the United States! |
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Zehao
| China | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Photography, skateboarding, tennis
| Zehao (Jackie) is a 17 year old boy from China. He enjoys skateboarding, tennis, photography, and math. When he is older, he would like to be a science engineer or work on math research. |
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Karol
| Poland | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Skateboarding, dogs, piano
| Karol is a 17 year old boy from Poland. His biggest hobby is skateboarding, and has even won awards for skateboarding! He is also interested in dog training, and playing the piano. He is excited to ride a yellow school bus seen in movies! |
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Rebeka
| Czechia | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Dance, swimming, golf, French horn
| Rebeka is a 16 year old girl from Czechia. She does modern dance, swims, and enjoys golfing. She also has played the french horn for three years now. She comes from a big family and believes that it taught her how to be a supportive and caring person. She is excited to not only share her own culture and customs, but learn about yours as well! |
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Ali
| Turkey | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Computers, basketball, game design
| Ali (Bartu) is a 15 year old boy from Turkey. He enjoys computer programming and playing basketball. When he is older, he would like to study digital game design or software engineering. He is excited to learn a new way of life and share his own culture with others! |
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Maksymilian
| Poland | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Swimming, biking, soccer
| Maks is a 17 year old boy from Poland. He enjoys being active, and participating in activities like swimming, bike riding, soccer, and working out. He is excited to learn how to cook typical American dishes and also share his Polish traditions. |
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Salma
| France | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Swimming, gymnastics, hiking, cooking
| Salma is a 16 year old girl from France. She enjoys swimming and gymnastics – which she does competitively – as well as cooking, hiking in the snow, and going to the movies. While she is here, she would like the opportunity to swim on a team, but she is more interested in trying out typical American sports such as cheerleading, lacrosse, and football. |
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Armin
| Poland | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Airplanes, swimming, police cars
| Armin is a 15 year old boy from Poland. He is interested in American Law Enforcement, specifically their cars and utilities. He also likes video games and airplanes. He also enjoys swimming, and goes to a school specifically for swimming. When he is older, he would like to bee a pilot. |
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Jannik
| Germany | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Tennis, architecture, ping pong
| Jannik is a 16 year old boy from Germany. He enjoys tennis, ping pong, and listening to music. When he is older, he would like to study architecture. He is excited to spend a year in the United States after his friend told him what a great experience he had. He is excited to learn about school spirit, and teach others about his culture. |
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Nuria
| Spain | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Soccer, music, theater
| Nuria is a 16 year old girl from Spain. Her four favorite things in life are BTS, Marvel, Tom Holland, and Harry Potter. She also enjoys soccer and musical theater. When she is older, she would like to be an actress. |
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Mohammad
| Libya | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Swimming, chess, soccer, mac ‘n cheese
| Mohammad is a 17 year old boy from Libya. He swims competitively, and also enjoys rowing, soccer, chess, and of course, mac n cheese. He would like to try many new things while he is in the United States like baseball or hockey. He would like to either become an English teacher or a software engineer when he is older. |
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Dawid
| Poland | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Badminton, music, theater
| Dawid is a 15 year old boy from Poland. He enjoys playing squash, badminton, and table tennis. He also is passionate about music, and loves going to concerts, theatre, and opera performances. He is excited to experience the American way of life instead of just seeing it as a tourist. |
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Camille
| France | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Reading, being outdoors, volleyball
| Camille is a 16 year old girl from France. She plays competitive volleyball, and enjoys reading, sewing, and doing outdoor activities with her family. When she is older, she would like to go into the ophthalmic field! She is excited to bring her French touch to everyday American life. |
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Vianney
| France | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Sports, dogs, reading
| Vianney is a 17 year old boy from France. He is a very sporty kid: he plays handball, tennis, volleyball, and more! He also enjoys math, science, and economics. When he is older he would like to be a scientist or economist. He also loves playing with his dogs and is quite outgoing! |
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Kosma
| Poland | Age 18 | Male |
Interests: Pottery, law, tennis
| Kosma is an 18 year old boy from Poland. He enjoys tennis, pottery, and learning about law. When he is older, he’d like to be a criminal lawyer. He loves politics and is excited to see United States politics in action while he is here! |
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Yasser
| Tunisia | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Chess, cooking, animals
| Yasser is a 17 year old boy from Tunisia. He loves all animals, but especially his cat Belly. He also enjoys chess, cooking, volunteering, and camel riding! While he is in the United States, he is looking forward to going on family outings, ice skiing, and experiencing American football. |
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Carlos
| Spain | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Falconry, soccer, games
| Carlos is a 16 year old boy from Spain. He enjoys sports, specifically soccer. He has played soccer since he was 6 years old. He also enjoys playing video games, traveling, and hanging out with friends. His father has trained falcons for 20 years, and Carlos recently joined him! |
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Lluisa
| Spain | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Robotics, basketball, painting, reading
| Lluisa is a 16 year old girl from Spain. She enjoys basketball, reading, and robotics. When she is older, she would like to study criminology. She is excited to make new friends and learn about different cultures while she is in the United States! |
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Sadiia
| Turkey | Age 15 | Female |
Interests: Gymnastics, cooking, volleyball, soccer
| Sadiia is a 15 year old girl from Turkey. She enjoys gymnastics, volleyball and soccer. She has never met a school subject she doesn’t like, but her favorite one’s are physics, chemistry, English, and math. When she is older, she would like to be a medic. |
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Gaspard
| France | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Violin, karate, fashion
| Gaspard is a 16 year old boy from France. He does competitive handball and kung fu, and also enjoys playing the violin. He likes fashion, especially sneakers and other accessories. While he is in the United States, he would like to try typical American sports like football, basketball, and baseball! |
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Johanna Marie
| Germany | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Water sports, gardening, nature, animals
| Johanna Marie is a 16 year old girl from Germany. She loves water sports – specifically waterskiing, surfing, swimming, and kayaking. She loves nature, and spending time outside, whether that’s water sports or gardening! She is looking forward to preparing typical German meals for her host family. |
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Klara
| Poland | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Horses, reading, badminton, music
| Klara is a 16 year old girl from Poland. She is a horseback rider and has been riding competitively for nine years. She loves horses, but her other hobbies include reading, music and playing badminton. |
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Alberto
| Spain | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Basketball, soccer, games
| Alberto is a 15 year old boy from Spain. His passion is basketball, he has played competitively for five years. He also loves soccer and playing video games. He loves sports and wants to go into a sports related field when he’s older. |
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Thanapat
| Thailand | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Guitar, basketball, drawing, movies
| Thanapat (Mark) is a 15 year old boy from Thailand. He loves sports, specifically soccer and basketball. He also has been studying music for 5 years and plays both the guitar and the drums. When he’s older he would like to be a doctor, business man, or a soccer player. |
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Alexander
| Germany | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Guitar, swimming, drawing
| Alexander is a 16 year old boy from Germany here for a semester. He enjoys swimming, drawing, and playing guitar. While he is here, he would like to play American sports like baseball and football. When he is older, he would like to become an engineer. |
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Titouan
| France | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Biking, water sports, drawing
| Titouan is a 16 year old boy from France. He enjoys handball, kitesurfing, and biking. He loves doing water sports, especially with his grandfather. He also likes drawing and reading comics. He is excited to visit North America for the first time, and spend a year learning about new cultures and ways of life. |
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Leonel
| Spain | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Rugby, movies, football
| Leonel is a 15 year old boy from Spain. He enjoys playing rugby, watching movies, and hanging out with friends. While he is in the United States, he wants to try typical American sports like football! |
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Ana
| Spain | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Golf, shopping, volleyball
| Ana (Paula) is a 17 year old girl from Spain. She enjoys playing golf and volleyball. She also likes traveling, shopping, and spending time with friends. Her dad also came to the US on an exchange, and so she is excited to experience what he calls the best decision of her life. |
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Krystian
| Poland | Age 17 | Male |
Interests: Soccer, cats, fashion
| Krystian is a 17 year old boy from Poland. His biggest passion is soccer. He has been playing for 11 years, and his goal is to become a professional soccer player. If he can’t do that, he is also interested in law, being a language teacher, or starting his own clothing store. |
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Gor
| Armenia | Age 15 | Male |
Interests: Outdoors, wrestling, yoga
| Gor is a 17 year old boy from Armenia. He enjoys wrestling, yoga, volunteering, gardening, and spending time with his family. He loves studying and learning about new cultures, and is excited to spend time experiencing new cultures and traditions in the United States. |
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Ralfs
| Latvia | Age 16 | Male |
Interests: Cooking, sports, engineering
| Ralfs is a 16 year old boy from Latvia. He really enjoys engineering, and wants to study at a Technical University to be an engineer when he’s older. He also enjoys cooking new foods, playing sports with his friends, and travel. He is excited to spend a year in the United States and learn about how life is in a different country. |
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Celine
| Lebanon | Age 15 | Female |
Interests: Basketball, reading, 80’s-90’s music
| Celine is a 15 year old from Lebanon. She enjoys playing basketball, reading, listening to music, and spending time with my family and friends. She particularly loves ’80s and ’90s music! She would like to become an international lawyer or a translator when she is older. She is excited to learn about American customs and our different way of life. |
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Isabella
| Germany | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Judo, cooking, dance, cheerleading
| Isabella is a 17 year old girl from Germany. She enjoys judo, dance, cooking, and baking. While she is in the United States, she would like to try out cheerleading and join the theatre program at her school. She is excited to build lifelong friendships and have a unique experience with her host family. |
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Claudia
| Spain | Age 15 | Female |
Interests: Tennis, cooking, swimming
| Claudia is a 15 year old girl from Spain. She enjoys cooking and playing sports like tennis, volleyball, swimming, and soccer. She also enjoys traveling, and has been to many different countries including the USA! She is excited to learn about American history, traditions, food, and the educational system while she is here. |
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Zainab
| Morocco | Age 16 | Female |
Interests: Reading, cooking, poetry
| Zainab is a 16 year old girl from Morocco. She has numerous interests, such as reading books, watching movies or documentaries, cooking, crocheting and writing poetry. She is excited to share both her cooking skills as well as her poetry with her future host family! |
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Arianna
| Italy | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Tennis, music, volleyball
| Arianna is a 17 year old girl from Italy. She plays competitive tennis, and enjoys volleyball, swimming, and listening to music. She also enjoys singing, even if she’s out of tune. When she is older, she would like to study criminology. |
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Adelia
| Kyrgyzstan | Age 17 | Female |
Interests: Volleyball, dancing, reading, new sports
| Adelia is a 17 year old girl from Kyrgyzstan. She plays competitive volleyball, dancing and volunteering. When she is here, she would like to try tennis, swimming, learn American dances, and read books by Toni Morrison. |