Expect the unexpected

Two days before our trip I discovered there was a misunderstanding...the family we are exchanging with arrives a day earlier than anticipated!!! What does that mean? It means we are possibly homeless for one night! What that means for us as well is that we need to move faster to get the house ready one whole day in advance!!!

I contacted the family and they were not very happy with the prospects of coming to a home full of people after a long transatlantic flight. We are not happy either but one thing I realized about the home exchange experience is that you have to expect the unexpected. So, this experience may not be suitable for the faint of heart. Even though I never considered my family or I the adventurous travel type, I realize you do need to be the adventurous type to embark on this kind of adventure!

Luckily, my husband (although not so happy in the beginning) and the kids are very easy going and adapt to new situations rapidly. As the old adage goes 95% of a problem is attitude! (or something like that)

We still love home exchanges and wonder why we did not start doing it sooner!