I am an administration manager from the London area of the United Kingdom, a property and car owner. I have many spare time interests: these include travelling, mountain walking, reading history, playing football and board games such as 'Diplomacy'; dancing Jive (reasonably well though rusty) and Argentine tango (badly). I have a special interest in Scandinavia and the Nordic languages, and hold the Final Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (a degree equivalent). Though I have certainly got bigger, in truth I have not changed all that much since the black and white photos below were taken!