We are a family of four and we are all British, even though we live on Australia. Sam, my husband, is a freelance musician who plays several instruments and composes music for TV and film. I used to be a History teacher in the UK, but I felt like a change, and now I'm nearing the end of my first novel! Our girls are called Jemima and Annabel and they are six and eight years old. We lived in Surrey in the UK until July 2014. That was when we moved to the most beautiful part of the world that we had ever visited - the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We had completed a few exchanges on the East Coast of Australia the previous year, and after that holiday we knew that we had left our hearts by the ocean. However, we still love the UK and plan to visit every year in six week stretches, which is the main reason why we've decided to do more home exchanges. We used to complete several swaps per year in the UK and found that it opened up the world for us - we can't wait to start exploring again!