My name is Lena S. I am 19 years old and I come from Oberaula which is a small village in the north of Hessen. I passed my A-levels at the Melanchthon-Schule Steinatal in Willingshausen near Schwalmstadt in June. In October I begin to study French and Business Studies or Fashion-Textile Design. In my free time i do a lot of sports like jogging or playing tennis, meet with friends or start to sew my first own clothes. Morevoer foreign languages and cultures are an important part of my life. Several years ago I became a member of the Partnerschaftsverein Oberaula which is an association that organises exchanges with our partner-village Marsanne in the South of France. The voluntary work in this association helped me discover my passion for French as a language and for other cultures. During the last years I took part in many camps and visits in Marsanne and got to know very interesting young people from other cultural backgrounds than mine. I would love it to learn more about the French and Chinese culture and I am looking forward to meeting friendly German, French an Chinese people in Melun and Berlin.