Hi Grecian, I've been living in the Auvergne since July 2006, my wife works in a University and I'm renovating our property... I can only echo the comments already posted, but would add that the key to any success in employment is to learn the language well. Fortunately, I get paid here to take french lesson at 'Greta', but sadly, even with a French wife, my language skills are appalling :)) I'm 49, ex-print industry but I have a varied employment history in the UK. If you want to continue in print (I don't) you will need excellent french language and grammer. There are normally opportunities to do 'stages', but imho they are simply a cheap labour source for the locals. Regardless of the minor pitfalls I wouldn't change my life and return to the UK!
