City Berlin

Star sign Virgo

I come from Berlin which is the capital of Germany.

It's an old city, so there are a lot of historic buildings, but there are also many exciting new places.

I study German, English, French, Italian, maths, geography, history, biology, chemistry, physics, sport, music, arts and religious education. I spend between two and three hours every day doing homework.

My second language is French, my third is English and my fourth is Italian. I also learn Spanish and Latin.

My friends and I like to shop, go to the cinema or hang out in coffee shops. Sometimes we hang out at a friend's home and cook.

When I'm not with my friends, I like to read, and listen to music. I usually spend my holidays with my mum. We travel to Bavaria or sometimes we go abroad to places like London, Austria, Italy, France and Vancouver.

My mum and I are vegetarians, so we eat many different kinds of vegetables. I also love pizza and other Italian food, sushi and Chinese food. We usually prepare meals together.

As well as cooking, I need to help with the housework. I do laundry, tidy my room and clean the bathroom. I also have to look after my pet tortoise, Chloe.

I love fashion and buy my clothes myself. I'll either wear jeans and a T-shirt or something extremely fashionable. I have a lot of bags, shoes and accessories - I think I'm a very original dresser.

What I like most about Germany is the beautiful landscape and the weather - it's never too hot or too cold. I also like the freedom we have to say and wear what we want.

I can be a shy and introverted person sometimes, but I can also be loud and funny. And I've been known to talk too much.

I listen to nearly all kinds of music. At the moment, my favourite singer is Maria Mena, but this changes nearly every day.

I like classic movies like Breakfast at Tiffany's, but I also love new releases. I frequently go to the cinema because I love films so much, and I love being in front of a huge screen.

Teenagers in Germany are very open-minded and do not worry much about the future. They tend to live only for the moment and try to have a lot of fun.

After I finish school, I want to go to university in England and become a journalist.

The biggest festival in our country is Christmas. Germans celebrate for several days at the end of December and the whole family comes together. The streets are covered with lights and amazing decorations.

While I had been to many different places around the world, I'd never been to Hong Kong before joining the AFS Intercultural Exchanges programme.

But many of my relatives had visited and told me a lot of nice things about the city, so I decided to see for myself!