We are a family of four living in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England which is a city near to the countryside and coast of Northumberland. We are looking for a family with whom to arrange a language and cultural exchange. We love travelling, learning languages and meeting new people. My husband Nick and I used to travel and live in various countries before we had children. Now we would love to bring this passion into our family life in a way that gives our children the chance to experience other cultures and languages. <br /> <br /> I am a speech and language therapist, voice and expression therapist, and Nick is a marine biologist working in environmental conservation. We have a five-year-old boy, Kester and a baby boy, Raefe. We are vegetarian, except eating fish occasionally. We like walking, cycling, yoga, playing music, reading, films, games, singing and dancing. Our boy Kester loves animals, imaginative play , climbing trees and being a big brother to little Raefe. He is outgoing, inquisitive and loves being around people. <br /> <br /> As a speech and language therapist I have skills to be able to offer quality English lessons for children and/ or adults. I would be happy to offer these either as paid lessons or as an exchange with member(s) of the host family. Can also offer music lessons / voice for health. <br /> <br /> We are hoping to travel this Spring / Summer 2021 while Nick is taking parental leave, hoping that the covid 19 situation improves. <br /> <br /> During our visit or your visit, depending on when it is, one or other of us may be working on certain days. You will join us as part of our home, and will be free to come and go as you please. We can recommend places to visit and when we are free we can arrange to make trips together. We love visiting the beautiful nearby countryside and beaches as well as venues in the city such as a trampoline park, centre for life science museum, seven stories children's literature centre, aquarium, cinema and theatres (when they are open again!) <br /> <br /> <br /> We look forward to hearing from you to plan our exchange!<br /> <br /> Kind regards, <br /> <br /> Holly-Maya <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />