Gayle Smith PadgettGayle Smith Padgett, a UCLA graduate, has two master's degrees, neither in French. After studying in Mexico and South America, she worked as a language specialist in California and Virginia, and later, as a management analyst and US government liaiso in Heidelberg, Germany. She and her husband, Ralph, loved exploring Europe but fell in love with France. In 2011, they moved to Provence, where they continue to crack French cultural codes. Read More Read Less