sounds lovely, wombing. Canadar, here I come! To be honest, Canada's the only place where I could possibly go. I speak french well, but in France people would always know I'm an outsider as soon as I open my mouth. The french I met on my trip were swell folks, and they said I spoke like a native, but after hearing their english teachers speak with heavy french accents, I knew that it was almost impossible to get rid of an old accent. I'd never fit in. At least in Canada they speak english, and they're reputedly accepting of expatriate Americans (quite unlike france), so my chances of integrating there are much better.