Our house, built in 1911 has three bedrooms (sleeps up to 5), a large quite elegant study, living room, dining room, a comfortable den TV/room and a large remodeled kitchen with gas cooking, dual sink, breakfast nook espresso machine and more. It has a very large covered front porch which serves in summertime as the scene of many meals that go deep into the night!

It is furnished in a casual but elegant fashion, designed to highlight its beautiful oak woodworking, the type that you simply do not find in newer homes.

It has a spacious basement for and a stand alone garage, small wooded back yard and an outdoor gas barbecue off the kitchen.

Master bedroom on the first floor.Tthe children's bedrooms are on the second floor.

It is very comfortable and easy to navigate

We live in a very spacious home in the most stylish neighborhood of the City of Hartford, a place of Victorian architecture and tree-lined streets. Elizabeth Park, designed by the renowned landscape artist Frederick Law Olmsted, is only a five minute walk from the front door.

Within a 1 meter radius (in the other direction form Elizabeth Park) there are several good restaurants (Mexican, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian, Ethiopian), a market with fresh fish daily, a wine store, two schools with open playgrounds for the kids, a public soccer field, and the historic Mark Twain House (now a museum) where the famous American author lived and wrote for several for the last several decades of his life. It is a nice place, a neighborhood feel quite fortunate to live in.

if you are interested in having a base for exploring New England and the Northeast corner of the US, there are few better places than Hartford. Driving by car (or in a bus) one can be in New York City in 1.5 hours, Boston 1.5 hours, New Haven (Yale University) 45 minutes, Connecticut's beaches 1 hour, Boston's Northern Beaches 2.0 hours, Vermont 1.5 hours, New Hampshire 1.5 hours, Cape Cod 2.45 hours, Maine Beaches, 2.5 hours, Montreal 4.5 hours, New York's Hudson Valley 1.25 hours.

The city of Hartford is also a very agreeable and interesting place, with a rich variety of ethnic communities (Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Puerto Rican, Peruvian, Russian, Korean) and a strong offering of a good, reasonably priced restaurants. There are ample green spaces with in the city and venues for hiking, kayaking, golfing and swimming within a 15-25 drive from the house.

I am looking to to do two exchanges in the coming year.

The first is a short term (7-10 days) exchange in January to any of Lisbon, Minorca, Sardinia, Berlin, Istanbul or Tunisia (Carthage-Sidi Bou Said, Bizerte or Jerba).

The second would be for the month of July 2013 in either the Spanish or French Basque Country (including Bearn) or alternatively, French Catalonia, either on the mountain or the Coast. Also open to an exchange for this period in Sardinia, Sicily, Tunisia (especially the Mediterranean north) or the Turkish Coast.

Non simultaneous exchanges are also very possible as the house may very well be available this year October-December. October is a fantastic time in New England with the brilliant Fall colors.

Open to any dates

I am looking to to do two exchanges in the coming year.

The first is a short term (7-10 days) exchange in January to any of Lisbon, Minorca, Sardinia, Berlin, Istanbul or Tunisia (Carthage-Sidi Bou Said, Bizerte or Jerba).

The second would be for the month of July 2013 in either the Spanish or French Basque Country (including Bearn) or alternatively, French Catalonia, either on the mountain or the Coast. Also open to an exchange for this period in Sardinia, Sicily, Tunisia (especially the Mediterranean north) or the Turkish Coast.

Non simultaneous exchanges are also very possible as the house may very well be available this year October-December. October is a fantastic time in New England with the brilliant Fall colors.

I am a single college professor with three children (20,18,and 16). The oldest two will probably not be traveling with me this summer as they will be working in the US to earn money in preparation for University.

We have all have traveled quite a bit, especially in the Iberian Peninsula and South America. all three are thoughtful, well-behaved young people with a great deal of curiosity about the world. They feel especially comfortable in the Iberian Peninsula and the Southern Cone as all three studied in those places school as elementary school students.

Engaging in, and encouraging cultural exchange is perhaps the most persistently pursued goal of both my personal and professional lives. I see home exchanging as being a way to further enrich the life of my family.

Catalan, English, Italiano, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brasil), Español