Hello everybody!
I am new here and don't really know how to move, so I hope I don't so anything inappropriate, be patient!

I have to write a motivation letter in order to apply to a mobility program with a scholarship offered by my university here in Italy; since it is the first time I do something like that I am a bit confused, hope someone can help me by saying if it is good or not, I'm posting it right away, thank you all!
Dear Sirs,
With this letter I would like to candidate for the Univesitá di XXX mobility program offering a scholarship for studying at XXX XXX university for a period of a semester beginning August, 2011.
When I was 19 I was asked to choose my future by picking an university, I was both thrilled and terrified, but most of all insecure. In my confusion the only thing I did know was that I wanted to travel and explore as much world as possible, so I applied to "mediazione linguistica per le imprese e il turismo" in XXX, not only because of its prestige in the Italian scholastic system, but mainly for its international opportunities.
I chose to study Spanish and English, because these are the most widely spoken languages in America, that is where I want to build my future.
I already took advantage of Erasmus program spending a semester in Spain in order to acquire a good knowledge of spanish culture and language, and now I think it's time to improve my english too.
By now I'm finalizing my first cycle of studies and I would like to use what I have learned so far to do an investigation about the italian stereotype in touristic promotion in US market; I think this scholarship would be a great opportunity to do an on field research.
Going through the XXX XXX University academic offer and talking with a professor I found a couple of courses that would suit perfectly my target, such as "Research and writing", that would teach me how to write an essay properly, and "popular american culture", that would give me an insight point of view.
As you can see in the study plan attached I am already in possession of the required linguistic level, as I have already took my finals english exams equivalent to C1 internation level.
I hope to hear from you soon, thank you very much for your attention.
Yours Sincerely,
XXX XXX