We are Susan and Charles, in our late 60's. We moved 5 years ago to this rural home from Santa Cruz city, and almost daily we discover anew how much we enjoy country living. Our two children are now adults and living on their own, one in San Francisco and one in Washington DC. After working 17 years as a labor and delivery nurse, Susan completed a PhD program in nursing and has been teaching at at San Jose State University for the past 8 years. She's now technically retired but still teaches part-time. Charles retired (fully!) as the manager of a municipal water district several years ago and now spends most of his time working on the property and engaged otherwise non-productively. We both love travelling, and we've now had twelve very successful house exchanges (10 outside the States - Tuscany, London, French Alps, Norway, Pamplona, Lake Como, Ireland, Vicenza, Verona, and the Loire Valley). We've also traveled some in South America, Asia, and north Africa, and we're definitely open to exchanges anywhere in the world. Typically we like "long" exchanges of 3-4 weeks, but we are also open to shorter exchanges for several days to a week within California, nearby states, or the East Coast.
