Claire is English and has lived in London for the last 6 years. Although a qualified lawyer, at present she works in the human resources department of a multinational engineering company. Claire studied history at university, specialising in Renaissance history and spent 3 months studying in Venice. This experience in Venice aroused an interest to live and work abroad as an English teacher in Italy and Poland. As a conseqence she has always had a lot of friends from different countries who share her great interest in learning about different cultures and traditions.