Well, I had a one to one at French class this afternoon, being the only person who turned up.  Valerie had a lovely holiday in Antigua where she had found she was the only French person and Alfredo the only Italian, amongst mostly Americans and Canadians.  She was upset that the staff in their hotel could not understand her English!   She also mentioned the extra large toilets that had been installed for the extra large Americans – big enough apparently for a small child to drown in.

We went through some exercises I had completed at home but spent the majority of the lesson practising conversation, which is something I need.  After 2 hours, she told me that if only one or two people show up, the lesson is usually cancelled, so I was very lucky.