We live in a quiet and very safe neighbourhood on the slope of Grouse Mountain, which offers winter sports as well as a big variety of summer activities. The gondola/tram going up and down the mountain is a 5 minute walk from our home. We also live minutes away from public transport. We have a play park for children and tennis court around the corner. North Vancouver is a hiker's paradise and various hiking trails are literally on our doorstep. The ocean is also close by - 10 minutes by car. With lots of natural creeks, inlets and ocean water around, rowing, kayaking and canoeing are popular summer activities. Downtown Vancouver is easily accessible and Whistler ski resort (home of 2010 Winter Olympics) is a mere 2 hour drive away Vancouver offers every opportunity and facility imaginable from culture and arts to fine dining and shopping We have other tourist attractions in close proximity e.g.Capilano Suspension Bridge, Cleveland dam, Edgemont Village for shopping, Lonsdale Quay and Market, and the Seabus to downtown Vancouver. Vancouver International Airport(YVR) is about half an hour's drive from the North Shore. Photos will be posted soon!

We are a family of three originally from South Africa. We moved to Canada in 1999 and have been living in North Vancouver for the last 10 years. Dirk is a pathologist at the BC Cancer Agency. I, (Erna) have a home-based floral design business. De Wet, is a 22 year old Biology/ Ecology student at UBC The fourth member of our family is a very affectionate ginger cat, named Simba. He loves company.
We are always eager to see and experience new places. We so far had a very enjoyable and successful exchange with a Dutch couple from Amsterdam We are looking forward to many more exchanges. We are quite flexible with dates and are open to many different destinations. Please e-mail us!