Type of Programme
One-to-one, personalised French language tuition living full-board with the tutor's own family and in the tutor's own home, including local visits and excursions, meeting friends, neighbours and professional colleagues etc.

Type of House: Villa

Teaching Qualifications and Experience
Degree and Masters obtained in 1983 and 1984. Extensive experience teaching French as a foreign language to groups and providing individual French lessons, both in France and abroad.

Hobbies and Interests
Sports: swimming, jogging, cycling, hiking. Travel: Europe, Asia, USA

Excursions and Local Attractions
Lyon (20 minutes by train/car), Lyon 'Old Town' and Renaissance buildings, Beaujolais, Dombes, Pérouges (cité médiévale), Parc aux Oiseaux de Villars les Dombes. Other attractions include horse-riding, bicycle riding, golf, hiking and many cultural activities.

Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
A lovely 3-bedroomed villa in a residential neighbourhood, situated in Mionnay, near Lyon, and in a countryside setting. Living room with fireplace and kitchen opening on to the private garden, two bathrooms, each with walk-in shower. A large terrace with barbecue and garden furniture. Satellite TV.

Ideally situated in the Dombes area, well-known for its numerous meres and birds, very close to the Beaujolais vineyards and to Lyon, the second-largest city in France, classified as part of the UNESCO world heritage.

Véronique works part-time as an executive secretary with a local company. Her husband, Farid, is an engineer working from home on flexible time and can therefore also participate in providing French conversation with the student. They have a son (22/01/95). The couple have travelled extensively and have an open-minded view on life. They love to help students discover French language and culture.