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Meet Nathalie. She came to London in 1992 from South West France, for merely a change of scenery. Nathalie was born in Northern France but grew up in the village of Cruet La Chapelle, 600km away, on the Swiss border. She liked London but after a short while homesickness got the better of her and she packed her bags and bought her ticket, ready to head home. But fate intervened; a night in a disco in Clapham changed everything and 30 years later she is still here. Listen to her describe an idyllic Alpine childhood, the moment she knew she was comfortable using English, how she has learned to love certain British food cupboard staples and why she feels it's important to keep crafts and crafting alive in the very youngest school children.
By I came to LondonMeet Nathalie. She came to London in 1992 from South West France, for merely a change of scenery. Nathalie was born in Northern France but grew up in the village of Cruet La Chapelle, 600km away, on the Swiss border. She liked London but after a short while homesickness got the better of her and she packed her bags and bought her ticket, ready to head home. But fate intervened; a night in a disco in Clapham changed everything and 30 years later she is still here. Listen to her describe an idyllic Alpine childhood, the moment she knew she was comfortable using English, how she has learned to love certain British food cupboard staples and why she feels it's important to keep crafts and crafting alive in the very youngest school children.