As a follow up to my last toot about my proficiency in French - here's a potted life story.
I left school in 1971 with three failed French GCE results - I loved French but was useless.
I took my bike to France and cycled on my own for a couple of weeks ( https://gaylers.me/travel/2025/01/France1972) - speak French or starve!
After taking the children to France camping and later going to Marocco I decided - in my 50s - that I wanted a piece of paper to make up for those failed exams.
So I started a Diploma in French with the Open University.
I was persuaded (I may have been drunk) to turn the diploma into a full degree at a Summer School.
That's how I ended up with a BA in Humanities (French & Art History) graduating after I'd retired, and speaking a bit of French on the way.
That degree was the best thing I ever did!
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