Chimera

I think living in the country is the best way to learn a language. Do you think in French? I'm not studying other languages but I lived in Germany for 3 years a long time ago and so I can scrape by in German.

Yes wonderful memories of Paris - getting German measles (very cosmopolitan!), getting left at the airport entrance when it was time to go home (I was only 14 and thought I'd never see home again) and in my anxiety nearly causing a security scare by leaving a 2 foot chocolate rabbit at the x-ray machine. As you say it depends who you stay with - I'm glad I went though as it was a fantastic experience.

Did you enjoy London? I love visiting it - we stayed in Kensington last year and it was great having so much within walking distance. I'd love to live there just for a year.