Our exchange in Mt. Waverly, Australia, was wonderful. Julie and Pete have a lovely home. We felt comfortable right away. There home is located a 5 minute walk to the train station. We found it very easy to navigate the train schedule. We took advantage of this transportation almost every day. The walk to the train took us by lovely scenery and birds singing in the trees. I tried my best to see what birds were singing, but no luck. You may be more successful. There were nice places to eat close by, and that is very important to us. After a long walk or a train ride to the CBD (Central Business Center) we could relax in their home and watch a movie on Netflix. While we were in Melbourne, we took the train to the city to experience the "Moomba" festival. There was lots of food, music, activities for children and water skiing competitions. While in Melbourne, we visited the Immigration Museum located near Flinders Station. We found it interesting and learned a lot about early history of Melbourne. We would recommend it. We also spent the day at the Melbourne Zoo. Some animals were resting (it was a warm day) but we did get to see a koala bear in a tree and a kangaroo taking a nap. Many animals were being cared for after the fires that consumed lots of areas earlier. It was a nice day. Another day we took the train to the CBD and walked to Fitzroy Gardens. The grounds were beautiful and we were able to visit the family home of Captain Cook, who figures in the history of Australia.The home was Captain Cook's fathers home. It was dismantled in England and brought to Australia brick by brick and reassembled in Fitzroy Gardens. We were able to visit the Melbourne harbor. We had heard that there were little penguins that come ashore at dusk. We took pictures. It was a highlight of our trip. There is a trolley system in downtown Melbourne. We used this transportation on occasion and were able to visit Docklands area. There were very nice restaurants and shops. This exchange was one of our favorites and we would recommend it to anyone.

Thank you so much for your guidance with our first exchange. We loved your immaculate home, excellent location and so much information left for us! Loved our welcome goodies and coming home to a lovely card and gift. So close to everything we wanted and more. We would love to return again.

We loved this location,in mt.waverly,as it was close to stores, catholic church,coffee shops,train station. julis, and Pete were extremely helpful in providing information,leaving gifts,outlining helpful information regarding the neighborhood,places to go etc. We loved the home,friendly neighbors and environs. We would stay again, if the opportunity came up.Thank you so much for your kind hospitality. Maureen,Ken Dawson