At 56 years old and retired, I like to have the stimulus of learning when I am not looking after BGD. Having finished Horticulture and Garden Design qualifications and designing my own garden, I now want a new challenge. I have been looking into learning a language abroad; I am often on my own when my husband does his cycling holidays with the MAMILs, love that he has a passion. Don’t want the commitment of a night school programme as it’s limiting on the diary and I love residential courses, having done many over the years when I was a businesswoman. Has anyone experienced such courses or have any other suggestions? I want it to be comfortable and age appropriate but not extortionate. I want to meet new people to learn with in a great environment. Do you know any websites with good holidays for me on my own which have a similar age demographic and are not for explorers? Have travelled so extensively I don’t want to just kick around eating and drinking and sightseeing, even though I like to do these things.