“Surprisingly, we found the ideal exchange partners only 3 weeks before we actually made the exchange. 15 E-mails later it was organised! Both parties were driving, so we arranged to meet and greet them at our house before we left. Dinner was ready for their arrival. Not essential, but I thought it would be a nice touch. Keys and mobile phone numbers were exchanged and the following day we arrived at their lovely home. We were provided with the pass for their private underground parking space in central Paris which was fantastic. They had arranged for a lady to clean the house on a weekly basis during our stay which was much appreciated. We waited for their return before we left, shared brunch together, and handed back the keys. On our return we found our house immaculately clean, as if no-one had even been there in our absence! A lovely family - we have left an open invitation for them to feel free to visit us in the future. It was an amazingly good experience for our first time.”
