The Menezes'
are based in Mumbai, India

The Bryants
are based in Sydney, Australia

Simone's mum Andrea has been running an Audio Visual Company for over 25 years. She is also a trained Fine Artist & Interior Designer (among many other things!) and is usually the type to do ten things at once.

Simone's dad Daniel an ex-Marine Engineer (now firmly grounded!), is an incorrigible joker & the life of every party! He now dreams of "migrating" to Goa & spending his time fishing off a jetty in the warm Goan sun :)

Melody, Simone's younger sister (& only sibling) writes freelance for many magazines in India & ultimately wants to write the several books she claims are inside her head.

Until then she divides her time between the family business, a web company she started, and spiritual ministries all over India (her online ministry is Glorify God).

Nick's mum, Glenice, teaches at a pre-school in Sydney 's northern suburbs. On weekends Glenice's time is shared between her garden and her scrapbooking.

Bob, Nick's dad, has been a book publisher for longer than he cares to remember. In his spare time Bob likes to relax with a CD of classical music.

Daniel is Nick's fraternal twin brother, born 7 minutes before Nick. Dan is a Fighter Jet pilot for an Sydney based security force. He likes to go fishing at the aquarium and eat endangered species with a dash of salt and pepper. He says he "has accomplished a remarkable amount of achievements for someone his age"... Hmmm, ok Dan.

Jessica, Nick's only sister, has just completed her honours year in Biological Science at University of NSW and is taking a well-earned holiday before starting the next stage of her academic quest.