Charming family. Charming house. Great location in a fun part of the city. Used bicycles to go everywhere in Vancouver, both day and night. All se...
Read More...Karine
France
Jul 9, 2017 - Jul 26, 2017
Became a member in: 2009
Renewal Date: 31/May/2018
We are a family of four--two teenagers. Both parents are professors (English and sociology). We love the outdoors (hiking, biking, etc.) and the indoors (museums, theatre, etc.).
Additional languages spoken
French, Spanish, German
Affinities
Tennis,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Wine Lovers,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
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Karine
France
Charles & Sandi
United States
Charming family. Charming house. Great location in a fun part of the city. Used bicycles to go everywhere in Vancouver, both day and night. All se...
Read More...Charming family. Charming house. Great location in a fun part of the city. Used bicycles to go everywhere in Vancouver, both day and night. All services within walking distance. Convenient to park to go for runs. We had another great exchange using Homelink!
Read Less...Jeffrey
Canada
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Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
We would like to offer for exchange our five bedroom character home in Vancouver's artsy Commercial Drive neighbourhood.
We are interested in an exchange of several weeks somewhere in the US, UK, or Canada in June and/or July of 2018, although we are somewhat flexible.
We have a 1912 three-story character home with hardwood floors and a large lovely backyard. The house has 5 bedrooms, and a children's play area downstairs with a plasma-screen TV with an X-box.
Our Street: Very friendly and welcoming. We are adjacent to a lovely small park, which serves as the local gathering place. It's an ideal place for your children to connect with Canadian kids.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Our Neighbourhood: The Commercial Drive area is one of Vancouver's best and features a wide variety of cafes, restaurants, bakeries, delis, boutiques, and lots of street life.
Our City: Tons to do year round: We are a ten minute walk from the Skytrain station (the ride downtown takes fewer than ten minutes); a fifty minute drive from the ferry to the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island (Victoria); a thirty minute drive from excellent skiing and hiking on the North Shore mountains and a fifteen to twenty minute drive from the beach and Stanley Park; a two and half hour drive to Seattle; a two and a half hour drive to Whistler-Blackcomb and Mount Baker.
We are a cycling family and have bikes to offer as well.
We are a bilingual (French/English) family. We speak some Spanish and German.
For more about our neighbourhood, check out:
http://www.commercial-drive.com/
or more about Vancouver check out:
http://www.vancouverscenes.com/swf/index.html
http://www.tourism
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Leisure
Cultural Activities
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Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We are interested in an exchange of several weeks somewhere in Québec in June, July or August of 2018, although we are somewhat flexible.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2009
Renewal Date: 31/May/2018
We are a family of four--two teenagers. Both parents are professors (English and sociology). We love the outdoors (hiking, biking, etc.) and the indoors (museums, theatre, etc.).
Additional languages spoken
French, Spanish, German
Affinities
Tennis,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Wine Lovers,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
University Professors
Profession
Professor/Professor
Karine
France
Charles & Sandi
United States
Charming family. Charming house. Great location in a fun part of the city. Used bicycles to go everywhere in Vancouver, both day and night. All se...
Read More...Charming family. Charming house. Great location in a fun part of the city. Used bicycles to go everywhere in Vancouver, both day and night. All services within walking distance. Convenient to park to go for runs. We had another great exchange using Homelink!
Read Less...Jeffrey
Canada
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