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Property details
 (ID = 28741)
 

Classic midwestern house with lots of beautiful wood trim, very comfortable

House, urban with 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6, 1 bathroom(s), floor area of 150 m2 (1615 sq.ft), WCs 2, car optional, children OK, NO smoking, air-conditioning, including internet (highspeed), number of travellers: 4

Exchange dates

We are open for all dates, mail us.

Though it seems far away, we are looking for an exchange for summer 2013.

Where we want to go
1) Mexico
2) Wien (Austria)
3) Romania
- We like to go anywhere, surprise us!!

Description of our house
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

It is a classic South Minneapolis home -- 100 years old, lots of wood trim, hardwood floors, huge yard, friendly neighbors. We have recently refinished the basement and kitchen will be redone in the Spring of 2012. You will enjoy staying in Minneapolis. It will be memorable and something different from the crowds in New York.

Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, central heating, sofa, fireplace 
Kitchen and washing:
Grill, freezer, fridge, microwave, dish washer, oven, washing machine, dryer 
Outside:
Garage, terrace, parking, garden, barbecue, bicycles 
Local activities:
Roller blading, hiking, golfing, fishing 
Local places to go:
Galleries/museums, health club, fine restaurants, good shopping, nightlife 
Languages spoken:
English, francais 
Nearest major airport:
Minneapolis st paul intl, 11 km / 7 mile
Other information:
Children ok, no smoking, including internet (highspeed), car optional 

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Our neighborhood
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

Minneapolis is one of the most overlooked cities in the United States. It is an extremely sophisticated, mid-sized city that has the culture, restaurants and nightlife of a much larger city, but that has the friendliness of a small city. It is a rare combination. Plus Minnesota has one of the best park systems in the U.S. and in the north of the State is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area that is the largest wilderness park in the the lower 48 states.

Our house is very centrally located in the city, near to light-rail and buses and close to downtown. You can get around the city pretty well without a car. Minneapolis was just chosen as the most bicycle friendly city in the U.S. However, you would want to car to go out of the city. The lakes, and the Mississippi and the St. Croix Rivers are great. I highly recommend the Boundary Waters Wildness area, The Mall of America, a trip up to Winnipeg, a trip to Chicago -- all day trips. Minneapolis also has a very strong local arts and music community. We have lived in many different places and can fairly say that Minneapolis is an exceptional city. It is a great place to visit. Check out these web sites about Minneapolis:

http://www.vimeo.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.canoecountry.com
http://www.coolhunting.com
http://www.minneapolisparks.org

Something about ourselves
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

I am a high school English teacher who is married and has two boys, 17 and 13. I speak fluent French and some Spanish. I have traveled outside of the U.S. a lot. We like sailing, museums, reading, camping, and many other things. We consider one of the best aspects of this kind of exchange is the chance to meet and interact with local people in a non-touristy way. Visiting monuments and museums is nice, but the people will always be the highlight of the visit. You will meet our neighbors. We want to meet yours.

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