I was born raised, educated and worked in the London area of the UK for most of my life. 7 years ago my wife and I left our UK jobs to look for new adventures, we first spent 5 years in Malta and have been in France for 2 years. We now have a beautiful Maison d' Maitre in the North Dordogne in south west France and are running it as a Chmbre d'hote. Interests include restoration of old houses, good food, wine, music (blues and rock), I am also a beekeeper. I thought that after living in France for 2 years that I would pick up the language as time went by, my still very basic French language skills have shown that I have probably learnt as much as I can without putting myself out to study in a structured way. I am using 'italki' and 'Memrise' to help me achieve this.