I am a retired German/French teacher with over twenty five years experience in our local school district. My wife and I have traded homes when I was a Fulbright Exchange teacher in Germany on several occasions and we have also done house and pet sitting on several occasions. We are both non-smokers. I trained police dogs while serving in the USAF and we had our cat, Liner, for twenty years so we are experienced with animals. My wife Gisela is the plant and garden specialist. We are especially interested in the Berlin, Germany and Portland, Oregon areas where our sons live, but we are open to other areas as well because we love to travel and meet new people. Contact us via for a list of references.