Lovely single family home with private yard and patio. Double car garage with remote control electric door, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Master bedroom has king-size oak bed with matching furniture and private bath with bidet. The second bedroom has a double bed and is furnished with antiques. The third bedroom is set-up as an office with desks and a printer for your use. Ceiling fans in the bedrooms and patio. The laundry room has a high capacity washer and dryer. There are grapefruit and lemon trees that provide citrus fruit from January to November. Satellite TV with 600+ channels, including music, high speed internet, and local telephone are all included. There is an office with printer and 2 desks. The kitchen is fully equipped with a 4 burner gas range and high capacity oven, a new refrigerator and dish washer. The dining area seats 6-8 or you may choose to eat on the patio where there are ceiling fans and a misting system. There is central heat and air conditioning. The living room has a 42 inch Plasma TV, stereo and leather furniture.

Tucson, Arizona is a city of approximately 800,000 people in the Grand Canyon State, heart of the "old west". The city is situated in a valley surrounded by mountains on 4 sides, offering excellent sightseeing, biking, hiking, camping, bird watching and picnicking opportunities. Our home is in a quiet neighborhood within walking distance of numerous restaurants, shopping areas, bookstores, parks and the University of Arizona Medical Center. The Sonoran Desert offers a huge variety of plant and animal life found nowhere else in the world. There are numerous museums and old west attractions close by including the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Saguaro National Monument and Old Tucson amusement park and movie set. There are 20 golf courses in the Tucson area offering greatly reduced summer prices for world class accommodations. A 1 hour drive south takes you to Old Mexico, 30 minutes NE takes you to our 9,000 foot Mount Lemon alpine ski area, 6 hours north takes you to the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert and Petrified forest, 2 hours east takes you to Tombstone, Arizona (home of Wyatt Earp and the OK Corral) and 6 hours west takes you to southern California's beaches. See it all while you are here or just relax and enjoy Summer living in the Southwest.

Would like to exchange any time from June 30 to October 1, 2012.

Would consider any exchange in Europe, preferable northern Italy or southern Germany

We are a retired couple (Jay-USAF retired pilot and Harriet-Nurse Practitioner) who live 6-8 months per year in Mexico and 4-6 months in Tucson. We have 2 standard poodles who will be staying with a friend while we are away. Our hobbies include community theater acting, playing music, following sports, playing cards and we do a karaoke show for charitable events.

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